By NAN 20 April 2023 | 11:45 am The 3 Division, Nigerian Army, Rukuba, near Jos, has organised a training on Basic Driving Course for its personnel. Lt.-Col. Ishaku Takwa, the Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations of the command, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Jos. Declaring the training open, Maj.-Gen. Abdusalam Ibrahim, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the… Nigerian Army The 3 Division, Nigerian Army, Rukuba, near Jos, has organised a training on Basic Driving Course for its personnel. Lt.-Col. Ishaku Takwa, the Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations of the command, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Jos. Declaring the training open, Maj.-Gen. Abdusalam Ibrahim, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the division, said the training was timely. Represented by his Chief of Staff, Brig.-Gen. David Kurmi, the GOC said the exercise was initiated to build the capacity of personnel in the transportation of troops and equipment required during operations. Earlier, the Commander 73 Supply and Transport Brigade, Brig.-Gen. N.M. Sabo, explained that the training was organised to enlighten and update the knowledge of the participants on basic driving, ethics of driving, practical driving in all weather conditions and terrains. ”Having observed the high rate of accidents due to drivers’ carelessness and recklessness, the need for the course to train our soldiers became necessary. ”The participants are drawn from different units and formations in Cantonment and we are optimistic that at the end of the course, the participants will be equipped with the requisite knowledge needed on the field,” he said. 14 mins ago The 3 Division, Nigerian Army, Rukuba, near Jos, has organised a training on Basic Driving Course for its personnel. Lt.-Col. Ishaku Takwa, the Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations of the command, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Jos. Declaring the training open, Maj.-Gen. Abdusalam Ibrahim, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the… 29 mins ago The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in Gombe State, said it received no fewer than 48 complaints of alleged human rights violations between January and March. The Public Relations Officer of NHRC in the state, Ali Alola-Alfinti stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Gombe on Thursday. Alola-Alfinti said… 34 mins ago Dr Ugochukwu Chukwulobelu, Programme Manager, Anambra State Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Buruli Ulcer Management, says the state ranks highest in Childhood Tuberculosis (TB) contribution in Nigeria. Chukwulobelu made the disclosure at the ongoing stakeholders’ engagement organised by the Federal Ministry of Health, in partnership with the KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation and Breakthrough Action Nigeria, on Thursday in… 35 mins ago The chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, expressed concern over the unrest in Sudan and urged all Nigerians living in Sudan, especially students, to be calm and security vigilant. Reports said 200 people have been killed and 1,800 wounded in a weeks-long power struggle that erupted on Saturday between the Sudanese… 49 mins ago The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) has decried the monthly loss of over N130 million revenue due to use of “illicit meters” by some electricity consumers. Mr Oluwatoyin Akinyosoye, IBEDC Regional Manager for Osun, condemned the practice at a stakeholders’ town hall meeting on Wednesday in Osogbo. Akinyosoye said that the town hall meeting was…
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