NSA tasks security, intelligence agencies on tackling insecurity

  By Sumaila Ogbaje The National Security Adviser (NSA), Malam Nuhu Ribadu has urged all security, intelligence and  other relevant Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to take responsibilities in protecting lives and property of Nigerians. Ribadu made the call at the briefing of Service Chiefs and Heads of Agencies onContinue Reading

Military total radar coverage of Nigeria necessary for national security – CAS

  By Sumaila Ogbaje The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, says military total radar coverage of Nigeria’s airspace is  necessary for national security. Abubakar said this at the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) 2023 Communication Information Systems (CIS) Conference, on Wednesday in Abuja. He said thatContinue Reading

Return payment for passport to remita platform, CSO urges NIS

By Dorcas Jonah The Initiative for Citizens’ Rights, Accountability and Development (ICRAD) has called on the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to return the payment for international passports to the remita platform. The Executive Director of ICRAD, Hassan Luqman, said this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. He said thisContinue Reading

Illicit small arms smuggling responsible for insecurity South-east – IPCR

By Sarafina Christopher The Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR) on Tuesday attributed the security challenges in Nigeria’s South-Eastern zone to the smuggling of illicit small arms and light weapons. Director General of the institute, Dr Joseph Ochogwu said this in Abuja during a Policy Roundtable on the SecurityContinue Reading

Imperatives of responsible security reporting

  By Kayode Adebiyi, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Recently, a security intelligence and risk management company, Beacon Consulting, released a rejoinder disclaiming a newspaper report on the security situation in the country. In the rejoinder, the organisation questioned the newspaper’s alleged increase in the activities of non-state actors andContinue Reading

Nigeria, UK explore threats posed by drones to aviation security

  By Sumaila Ogbaje The National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), on Tuesday convened a workshop to explore the threats posed by drones and terrorists to aviation security. The workshop with the theme, “Aviation Threats and Counter-Drone Threat”, was organised in collaboration with the UK Government through the Department for Transport.Continue Reading