By Sumaila Ogbaje The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, says the Armed Forces of Nigeria has attained 27.9 per cent female participation in peace support operations as against the 17 per cent benchmark recommended by the United Nations. Musa made this known at a one-day genderContinue Reading
By Monday Ijeh The Department of State Services (DSS) has warned against comments that could run against public peace and harmony ahead of the Nov. 11 governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi states. This is contained in a statement issued by the Director of Public Relations and Strategic CommunicationsContinue Reading
By Deborah Coker The Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle, has assured residents and electorate in Imo, Bayelsa and Kogi of their safety and protection during Saturday’s off-season elections. Matawalle gave the assurance on Thursday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. “AdequateContinue Reading
By Monday Ijeh The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered the posting and redeployment of 14 Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs) and 26 Commissioners of Police (CPs). The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi said this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Adejobi said theContinue Reading
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
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
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
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
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
By Sumaila Ogbaje Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has called on army Commanders and troops not to let Nigeria down in the on-going efforts to tackle security challenges. Musa made the call on Monday in Abuja at the Army Headquarters Operations Centre after receiving briefs on engagementsContinue Reading
