WorldStage– The Army Council has approved the promotion of 105 senior officers to the ranks of Major General and Brigadier General respectively.
This, is in a bid to strengthening leadership capacity and enhancing ongoing military operations across the country.
The Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Lt.-Col. Appolonia Anele, made this known in a statement on Friday in Abuja.
Anele said that 28 Brigadier Generals were promoted to Major General, while 77 Colonels were elevated to the rank of Brigadier General.
According to her, those promoted to Major General include Brig.-Gen. Ojogbane Adegbe of the Defence Intelligence Agency; Brig.-Gen. Samaila Uba, Director Defence Information; and Brig.-Gen. R.E. Hedima, Acting Chief of Military Intelligence (Army).
“Others are Brig.-Gen. R.T. Utsaha, Deputy Director Defence Operations; and Brig.-Gen. A.M. Umar, Commandant Warrant Officers Academy.
“They also include Brig.-Gen. S. Sulaiman, Deputy Military Secretary; Brig.-Gen. I.O. Bassey, Director Army Operations Centre; Brig.-Gen. C.A. Ekeator of the Nigerian Army School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering; Brig.-Gen. S.Y. Yakasai, Acting Director Procurement, and Brig.-Gen. W.L. Nzidee of Army Logistics Department, among others.
“Brig.-Gen. Z.A. Saidu was promoted posthumously,” she said.
Anele listed those promoted to Brigadier General as Colonels Y. Ibrahim; N.N. Gambo; A. Saidu; A. Ali; I. Waziri; M.M. Sani; A.A. Alkali; A.O. Ndah; I.B. Sheriff; K.R. Apata; and several others across formations and units nationwide.
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu, congratulated the newly promoted officers and urged them to justify the confidence reposed in them through enhanced professionalism, leadership and commitment to duty.
Shaibu charged them to provide bold, innovative and decisive solutions to Nigeria’s evolving security challenges, while maintaining absolute loyalty to the Constitution and the defence of the nation’s territorial integrity
Nigeria’s first female-owned airline, Binani Air set for operation
WorldStage– Binani Air, a new airline, owned by Senator Aishatu Binani, the richest woman in Adamawa State and the North East will start commercial operations on Monday with initial routes including Anambra, Lagos, Kano, Maiduguri, and Port Harcourt.
Chukwudi Iwuchukwu, an official of the airline said it received its Air Operating Certificate (AOC) in July 2024.
According to Iwuchukwu, Binani Air will be the first airline in Nigeria owned by a woman, which is a historic landmark for the country and a representation to the girl child that her dreams matter.
Binani Air, he further disclosed, also has a female CEO – Aminatu Dahiru Chiroma, which is another first for the young airline.
“It is the first airline in our country with a female owner and a female CEO,” the stament said.
Iwuchukwu stated that one of the E170s on the airline’s fleet had made a test flight ahead of the planned start of commercial operations next week, showing that the airline is ready to fly.
