Sentences with phrase «for arms procurement»

The EFCC preferred against Dasuki and four others before the court presided over Justice Baba - Yusuf 19 counts in which the defendants were accused of diverting about N32bn meant for arms procurement.

The EFCC accuse him of receiving N400 million from the former National Security Adviser, retired Col. Sambo Dasuki, believed to be part of a $ 2.1 billion meant for arms procurement allegedly diverted by Dasuki.

Not exact matches

The deal puts the defense tech company in a strong position as it bids for the right to upgrade the U.S.'s ground - based arsenal of Minuteman III nuclear - armed missiles, a procurement program with a value estimated at over $ 60 billion over its expected lifetime.

In France, interestingly, it is the government which so far has shied away from asking for the procurement of armed drones and recently took the decision to procure the unarmed «Heron TP».

The two major objections brought forward against the procurement of armed drones are that it (1) might make warfare «too easy» and thereby increase the likelihood of wars and (2) that these UAVs could be used for targeted killing campaigns as carried out by the CIA in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia.

In Germany, meanwhile, Chancellor Angela Merkel saw a small UAV flown by protesters crash - land in front of her at a political event, and a group of protesters staged a protest during a German parliamentary debate on the procurement of armed drones for the Bundeswehr.

The arm probe panel was inaugurated in 2015 by the Presidency to investigate procurement of hardware and ammunitions in the Armed Forces from 2007 to 2015 and to identify irregularities and make recommendations for streamlining the procurement process in the military.

Following his directive that the Boko Haram insurgency in the North East be brought to an end by December this year, President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the procurement of arms and equipment for the Nigeria Police Force to enable its officers -LSB-...]

I Was Never Invited by Arms Procurement Panel *** Says I Served Nigeria with the Best of Intention — Ex-NSA Dasuki Following damning revelations by the federal government alleging that former National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki and some security Chiefs siphoned hundreds of millions of dollars meant for the purchase of arms and ammunition to -LSB-Arms Procurement Panel *** Says I Served Nigeria with the Best of Intention — Ex-NSA Dasuki Following damning revelations by the federal government alleging that former National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki and some security Chiefs siphoned hundreds of millions of dollars meant for the purchase of arms and ammunition to -LSB-arms and ammunition to -LSB-...]

From the President who has refused to act on investigative reports submitted to him on grievous allegations of diverting over a billion naira meant for resettlement of Internal Displaced Persons (IDPs) by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal under the Presidential Initiative for the North East (PINE) and the miraculous discovery of 13billion naira in an apartment at Ikoyi, Lagos under the supervision of the Director of the Nigerian Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ayodele Oke, to the Head of Service of the Federation, Oyo - Ita Winifred Ekanem, who connived with others to reinstate into active duty and promote Abdulrasheed Maina, the former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team, who allegedly stole over 6billion naira pension fund; the Chief of Staff to President Buhari now renamed the «Thief of Staff», Abba Kyari, who allegedly received a bribe of 500million naira to negotiate a fine reduction for MTN Nigeria, and has continuously been in the heart of every sharp practices in the Presidency; the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu who allegedly received a kickback of 3.8 billion naira in exchange for marginal oilfield using his brother, Dumebi Kachikwu as front; the Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, who was the brain behind the reinstatement of Abdulrasheed Maina; the Chief of Army Staff, General Tukur Buratai who during his time as the Director of Procurement at the Army Headquarters allegedly diverted funds meant to equip the Military into buying choice properties worth millions of dollar in Dubai; the Minister for Solid Minerals, Dr. Kayode Fayemi who allegedly embezled State Universal Education Board (SUBEB) funds as the Governor of Ekiti State; the Minister for Interior, Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau who was indicted by a Presidential investigative committee probing Arm procurement for awarding ghost contracts worth $ 930,500,690 with others while as the Chief of Army Staff between 2008 - 2010 and one of the brains behind the reinstatement of Abdulrasheed Maina; the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi alleged to have stolent 142billion naira as the Governor of RiProcurement at the Army Headquarters allegedly diverted funds meant to equip the Military into buying choice properties worth millions of dollar in Dubai; the Minister for Solid Minerals, Dr. Kayode Fayemi who allegedly embezled State Universal Education Board (SUBEB) funds as the Governor of Ekiti State; the Minister for Interior, Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau who was indicted by a Presidential investigative committee probing Arm procurement for awarding ghost contracts worth $ 930,500,690 with others while as the Chief of Army Staff between 2008 - 2010 and one of the brains behind the reinstatement of Abdulrasheed Maina; the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi alleged to have stolent 142billion naira as the Governor of Riprocurement for awarding ghost contracts worth $ 930,500,690 with others while as the Chief of Army Staff between 2008 - 2010 and one of the brains behind the reinstatement of Abdulrasheed Maina; the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi alleged to have stolent 142billion naira as the Governor of Rivers State.

, who is also facing trial for allegedly diverting the funds meant for procurement of arms to fight the Boko Haram insurgency.

Recall the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday arraigned Bello and his son, accusing them of collecting about N300m meant for procurement of arms for political campaigns but was received from the Office of the National Security Adviser under the guise of using it for «safe houses».

While giving a detailed analysis of what transpired pertaining to the arms procurement, she said that Sambo Dasuki, former national security adviser (NSA), was part of a committee that deliberated on the use of repatriated funds looted by the late Sani Abacha, and that he requested for the deployment of about $ 322m for the military operations, which she processed after receiving assurances that the money would be well - managed.

In a release signed by Steven Chilaka, its «National Secretary» on Sunday, they wanted the Chief of Army Staff to be included among those indicted in the ongoing probe of abuse of funds meant for the procurement of arms simply because he was the Director of Procurement at the Defence Headquarprocurement of arms simply because he was the Director of Procurement at the Defence HeadquarProcurement at the Defence Headquarters (DHQ).

In the light of the ongoing probe into the abuse of the $ 2.1 billion meant for procurement of arms, which has seen the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, indicting some eminent Nigerians, a group, Save the Nation Movement (STNM), had called for the probe of Buratai, saying he was the Director of Procurement at the Defence Headquarters (DHQ), between 20procurement of arms, which has seen the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, indicting some eminent Nigerians, a group, Save the Nation Movement (STNM), had called for the probe of Buratai, saying he was the Director of Procurement at the Defence Headquarters (DHQ), between 20Procurement at the Defence Headquarters (DHQ), between 2012 to 2015.

They were accused of complicity in the illegal diversion of $ 2.1 billion meant for the procurement of arms

«The investigation indicated that about $ 2.1 billion was inexplicably disbursed into the office of the National Security Adviser in procurement of arms to fight Boko Haram insurgency, but was not spent for the purpose for which the money was disbursed.»

So, there was due process for every purchase in line with regulations guiding arms procurement for the Armed Forces.

The BBOG said Buhari should direct the Attorney - General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to set up a special desk with the responsibility for fast - tracking the trials of the arms procurement funds fraud.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has warned all those involved in the alleged sharing of the $ 2.1 bn cash meant for the procurement of arms...

«What did the NASS do for former President Goodluck Jonathan in 2014 when Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor's private jet which was stuffed with $ 9.3 million by Jonathan was smuggled out of Nigeria to South Africa for «procurement of arms»?

«Who appropriated the $ 9.3 million for Jonathan for the procurement of arms in South Africa?

PDP is a clean party that has not taken money meant for the procurement of arms and ammunition or from the Federal Government.

Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, March 9, 2016 dismissed the «no - case» submission brought by the embattled National Publicity Secretary of the People's Democratic Party, PDP, Olisa Metuh, who is standing trial on a 7 - count charge bordering on illegal diversion of funds meant for the procurement of arms preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

According to The Nation, five Israelis, who played major roles in arms procurement for the military in the last six years, are to be invited by the committee set up on Monday by President Muhammadu Buhari.

For the second time in two consecutive days, the Department of State Service failed to produce the immediate - past National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd), before a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Maitama, Abuja, for the continuation of his trial on charges of alleged diversion of funds meant for procurement of arFor the second time in two consecutive days, the Department of State Service failed to produce the immediate - past National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd), before a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Maitama, Abuja, for the continuation of his trial on charges of alleged diversion of funds meant for procurement of arfor the continuation of his trial on charges of alleged diversion of funds meant for procurement of arfor procurement of arms.

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The judge confirmed this on Tuesday during the resumed trial of Metuh and his company, Destra Investments Limited, on seven counts of money laundering involving alleged cash transaction of $ 2m and fraudulent receipt of N400m meant for procurement of arms from the Office of the National Security Adviser.

Jim Clarkson, president of Resource Supply Management, an energy procurement and management firm based in Sumter, South Carolina, is a director of the Institute for Energy Research and IER's advocacy arm, the American Energy Alliance.

The review — which is carried out every three years — was run by Alan Brownlee, the head of claims procurement for QBE's European arm.

• Secured procurement of $ 2,500,000 materiel handling equipment for new 240,000 square foot warehouse distribution centers at Joint Repair Parts Command and General Depot Command • Succinctly managed 71 deployment taskings for Eighth Air Force personnel; always 100 % on - time Deployment Requirement Manning Document delivery to base Installation Deployment Officer • Coordinated with Air Force Global Strike Command on tasking verifications — slashed deployment shortfalls by 50 % • Co-lead with item manager on critical B - 52 brake mission capable issues; production up over 60 % — kept 76 B - 52s combat primed • Spearheaded transfer of 439 Headquarters Eighth Air Force weapons to 2 BW — vital assets valued at $ 290,000 available for redistribution • Remarkable leadership; revamped Eighth Air Force deployment process — slashed late responses by 65 % and reclamas by 25 % • Prepped 175 9MMs and 266 M16s for Combat Arms Training and Maintenance inspection — 100 % compliant for 1st time in 2 years; reorganized annex space — 40 % more • Oversaw 2 peninsula wide Staff Assistance Visits; assessed 5 sites and $ 1,800,000,000 War Reserve Materiel program; 497 findings 98.4 % fixed — Air Support Group prepped to ace Unit Compliance Inspection • Launched premier vehicular support to NASA and FEMA teams during Space Shuttle Columbia crisis • Quickly transitioned flight from Strategic Command exercise to wartime status in aftermath of September 11th attacks — 27,000 gallons of JP - 8 issued to Air Force One and escort aircraft; base efforts lauded by President