The Central Bank of Nigeria says that its most recent project, redesigning the naira, will help the country’s many security problems, which range from terrorism to kidnapping, get better. Shamsudeen Imam, Senior Manager, Currency Operations Department, CBN, stated at a programme on Tuesday at the Gombe International Market that circumstances where criminals demanded ransom would Read More…
Rauf Aregbesola, Minister of Interior, once again has assured Nigerians that the Federal Government plans to evict terrorists and bandits in the country by December, 2022. Aregbesola made the promise at a joint press conference in Abuja where he, along with Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, Maj.-Gen. Bashir Magashi, Minister of Defence, as Read More…
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the heightened state of insecurity in the country is intensified by fake news and misinformation. The president who was represented by the Minister of Information and Culture, Ahlaji Lai Mohammed, at a summit organised by the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) titled “Summit for National Integration, Peace and Read More…
The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, CP Abiodun Alabi, on Wednesday, said that there was a partial lockdown of the state by security agencies due to the threat of attacks by unknown gunmen. Alabi disclosed this in Lagos during the Lagos State Stakeholders’ Forum on Police Accountability (SFPA)’s quarterly meeting and awards. Alabi gave Read More…
The Nigerian Army has moved to tackle the country’s security challenges by reorganising itself. The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, approved the posting and appointment of some top officers to command, instructional and staff positions across formations and units. The appointments were announced in a statement issued by the Director, Army Public Relations, Read More…
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has re-invigorated the ‘G7” security operations to secure the territory. The ‘G7’ security operations involve collaboration and partnerships with states that are contiguous to the territory. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Anthony Ogunleye, Chief Press Secretary to the FCT Minister. The FCT Commissioner of Police, Read More…
The Call to Bar Ceremony for new lawyers will now hold at the Body of Benchers Secretariat, Abuja. Candidates were earlier notified that the graduation ceremony would hold at the Nigeria Law School Bwari But, following security threats and attacks around Bwari, legal practitioners raised concerns about holding the event there. The new venue was Read More…
The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), has warned that a rise in food prices is imminent. The farmers told Nigerians to prepare for doubled food prices from August. The prices of staple menu like beans, rice and garri may jump by as high as 50 per cent from next month, they warned. According to Read More…
The Miners Association Nigeria has condemned the Federal Government’s plan to ban mining activities in the country, saying it would render thousands of youths jobless and further worsen the insecurity.The National Security Council on Thursday announced that it was considering the nationwide ban on motorcycles and mining activities to check crime. The meeting presided over Read More…
I PASSED in front of the University of Abuja, UNIABUJA Staff Quarters on Sunday, October 31, 2021 on my way from the Nigeria Media Merit Award programme in Lokoja. As I did, my mind raced back to the issue of insecurity I had raised three days earlier during my keynote address to the Academic Staff Read More…