By Ahmed Abba The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has intercepted 21 minors, suspected to be victims of trafficking at the Geidam border post in Yobe. The Yobe State Comptroller of the NIS, Mr. Sani Sule-Jega disclosed this while handing over the children to the National Agency for the Prohibition ofContinue Reading
By Hamza Suleiman Cynthia Rowe, Development Director for the British High Commission in Nigeria says military action alone is insufficient to address terrorism and violent extremism in the Lake Chad Basin region. Rowe made the statement during the launch of the Community-Based Reconciliation and Reintegration (CBRR) Policy and Transitional JusticeContinue Reading
By Kelechi Ogunleye Ali Muhammad Ali, Managing Director, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has charged the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) FCT Command to improve on its intelligence gathering in the territory. Ali said this during a visit by the NSCDC FCT Commandant, Olusola Odumosu, to hisContinue Reading
By Isaac Aregbesola The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has approved the promotion of 900 officers, and pledged a robust welfare package for its members of staff. The commission also reinstated life and property insurance for its operatives. EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, revealed this at the commission’s 2024 RewardsContinue Reading
Smugglers By Oladapo Udom The Forward Operating Base (FOB) of the Nigerian Navy, Badagry has foiled the activities of suspected PMS smugglers in Tongeji Island in Lagos. The suspected smugglers were preparing several jerry cans on Tongeji Island for onward movement to Benin Republic. The Western Naval Command’s spokesman, Cdr.Continue Reading
By Hamza Suleiman UK Minister of State for Defence, Lord Vernon Coaker has reaffirmed the longstanding defence partnership between his country and Nigeria in the fight against terrorism and counter insurgency operation in the North-East. Coaker, who is on a working visit to Nigeria, stated this at the Headquarters ofContinue Reading
By Diana Omueza The United States Institutes of Peace (USIP) has urged the Nigerian military to explore non-kinetic community-based approach to fight the war against insurgence in the country. Dr Chris Kwaja, the Country Director of the Institute said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)Continue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje Prof. Ayo Omotayo, Director-General, National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), has called for harmonisation of data for all agencies of government to utilise in addressing national security and developmental challenges. Omotayo made the call at the opening of the Leadership Course in Data Mining andContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo/Emmanuel Olorniruha Experts in the security sector, on Monday, held a peer review meeting to assess research report on the changes in the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) since the enactment of the 2020 Police Act. The workshop, which was organised by International Alert in Abuja, was supported byContinue Reading
By Hamza Suleiman German Ambassador to Nigeria, Annet Günther and Nigeria’s UNDP Country Representative, Elsie Attafuah, have unveiled 1,900 resettlement houses and an Information and Communications Technology (ICT) centre in Monguno Local Government Area of Borno. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the projects were undertaken by theContinue Reading
