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Army chief Attahiru threatens to blacklist Norinco after hitches with new vehicles

New general and chief of army staff Ibrahim Attahiru has warned Norinco that it could be excluded from future equipment supply contracts after mobile units it supplied ran into technical problems shortly after they were delivered to the army last November. [...]

Published on 18.03.2021 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Nigeria turns to Russia after being deprived of its US helicopters

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Who are Nigeria's new military top brass after Buhari purge?

President Buhari has put an entirely new team at the helm of the Nigerian military. Both public opinion and the military itself have welcomed the overhaul, while national security adviser Babagana Monguno has kept his job and could even consolidate his influence.

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Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari with the new army heads on 26 January.

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