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The acting Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede has assured troops of Forward Operations Base Tangaza and 248 Battalion in Illela, of his full support and encouragement to decisively deplete the activities of terrorists and insurgents in their respective areas of responsibility and the North West zone in general. He charged the troops
Acting COAS charges troops to shun complacency
The acting Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede has assured troops of Forward Operations Base Tangaza and 248 Battalion in Illela, of his full support and encouragement to decisively deplete the activities of terrorists and insurgents in their respective areas of responsibility and the North West zone in general.
He charged the troops to shun any form of complacency that could jeopardize ongoing operations to overcome the security challenges bedeviling the region.
Major General Onyema Nwachukwu, Director, Army Public Relations, in a statement said the Army chief gave the charge on Sunday, 10 November 2024, during his operational tour to Sokoto State in the 8 Division area of responsibility.
The acting COAS on arriving in Sokoto in the early hours of the day, immediately proceeded to Forward Operations Base Tangaza and 248 Battalion in Illela, where he received briefs on the security situation by the General Officer Commanding 8 Division Brigadier General Ibikunle Ajose.
Addressing troops deployed in Tangaza and illela, Gen Oluyede commended the troops for their sacrifice and commitment in the ongoing fight against terrorism and insurgency in the North West zone of the country.
He disclosed that he was on an operational tour to obtain first-hand information and assessment of the security situation and challenges of the troops.
The acting COAS, who later interacted with the Chairman Tangaza Local Government Area, Honorable Bashir Salihu, traditional heads and heads of security agencies at Illela, called for synergy and collaboration with the troops.
He called on the people to support the troops with credible information, adding that it is with their support that the troops will effectively protect them and secure the nation as a whole.
“Nigerian Army is the people’s army and Nigeria belongs to all of us. Without support from the locals, Nigerian Army cannot succeed. We must collectively do all it takes to defend our country,” Gen Oluyede clarified.
Acting COAS charges troops to shun complacency
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Emirates Airlines has resumed its Dubai-Lagos daily flights after a two-year break. The flag carrier of the United Arab Emirates, UAE, resumed flight operations to Nigeria on Tuesday, October 1, 2024. The airline’s flight landed at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport, MMIA, in Lagos on Tuesday afternoon as Nigerians celebrate 64 years of independence from
Emirates resumes Dubai-Lagos flights after two-year break
Emirates Airlines has resumed its Dubai-Lagos daily flights after a two-year break.
The flag carrier of the United Arab Emirates, UAE, resumed flight operations to Nigeria on Tuesday, October 1, 2024.
The airline’s flight landed at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport, MMIA, in Lagos on Tuesday afternoon as Nigerians celebrate 64 years of independence from British colonial rule.
The over eight-hour flight touched down at the airport at 3:32 pm, according to air traffic controllers.
Emirates Airlines suspended its Dubai-Lagos flights in November 2022 over its inability to repatriate trapped funds in Nigeria in the heat of the diplomatic fireworks between the two countries.
Nigeria and the UAE have a long history of restriction of flights between both countries based on certain unresolved issues surrounding the Bilateral Air Services Agreement, BASA.
Visa restrictions later surfaced as diplomatic fireworks continued between Nigeria and the UAE, which is a top destination for Nigerian migrants and tourists.
However, in September 2023, President Bola Tinubu met with UAE President, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, in Abu Dhabi, to smoothen the rough edges in the diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Subsequently, in May 2024, Emirates Airlines said its daily Lagos-Dubai flights would resume from October 1, 2024.
Two months later, the Federal Government of Nigeria reached an agreement with the UAE to allow Nigerian passport holders to obtain visas for travel to the Arab nation.