As IGP Reassures Nigerians on Better Security The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, psc(+), NPM, fdc, has inaugurated a high-powered Committee to review documents from the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) and provide necessary information for the effective functioning of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in...
Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto state has indicated that his administration will soon embark on the authentication of all primary schools teachers in the state. Gov. Tambuwal stated this on Thursday while distributing instructional materials to the 23 local government education departments in the state held at the State...
In an effort to reposition the Nigerian Army (NA) for operational efficiency and proficiency, the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya has approved the posting and appointment of some senior officers of the Nigerian Army to command, instructional and staff appointments across NA formations and units. Those affected...
The minority caucus of the House of Representatives has joined its Senate counterpart to hand President Muhammadu Buhari a six-week ultimatum to fix insecurity or face impeachment in the National Assembly. Minority leader of the House of Reps, Ndudi Elumelu, revealed this after a closed door meeting of the joint...
The Ogun State government has enacted a law which has empowered it to demolish any house providing safe haven to cultists. The state governor made this known while speaking at the 90th birthday celebration of Alhaji Teslim Dawodu, held on Thursday in Sagamu. He said his administration would deplore all necessary...
President Muhammadu Buhari says the degenerate welfare and working conditions of the nation’s judiciary, are “serious and would be treated as such,” even as he cautions on the dire state of the country’s economy “currently battling insecurity, corruption and economic challenges,” aggravated by the COVID-19 and the war in...
Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has said that the Wednesday shooting at the yard of the Craneburg Construction Company in Owo was aimed at destroying some of their equipment and not to maim or kill anyone. Governor Akeredolu, who visited the construction site in company of Heads of...
Members of the armed forces have assured President Muhammadu Buhari of adopting a new strategy to deal with terrorists and bandits who wreak havoc across the country. This was disclosed by the National Security Adviser (NSA), Major General Babagana Monguno, who briefed reporters after a Security Council meeting on Thursday...
as govt moves to shutdown unregistered markets The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said that his administration is concluding plans to commence the issuance of identification cards to residents across the 18 Local Government Areas of the state as part of measures to check insecurity. The governor disclosed...
UNICEF, WHO, others acknowledge Gov's strides in health sector Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Thursday flagged off the state's Community Health Influencers, Promoters and Services (CHIPS) programme to strengthen access to primary healthcare in the state. "Part of the efforts at revitalising the system is demand generation for the...