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Insecurity: NHFSS hails Kogi Govt on recruitment of 1,050 hunters

BY isaac aregbesola June 20, 2024 June 20, 2024

Defence/Security

The Nigeria Hunters and Forest Security Service (NHFSS), has commended Kogi Government on the recruitment of 1,050 young men and women to join its fold to boost security in the state.

U.S., Nigeria plan first energy security dialogue– Envoy

BY Tosin Kolade June 19, 2024

Foreign

By Mark Longyen Amb. Geoffrey Pyatt, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Energy Resources, said the U.S. and Nigeria are working closely toward convening a maiden Energy Security Dialogue (ESD) in 2024. Amb. Pyatt announced this at a digital news conference on Wednesday following a U.S.-Angola energy security dialogue to strengthen U.S.-Af

Hunters’ body begs Tinubu to give assent to NHFSS bill

BY isaac aregbesola June 10, 2024 June 10, 2024

Defence/Security

The Nigeria Hunter and Forest Security Service (NHFSS) has called on President Bola Tinubu to consider the Nigerian Hunters and Forest Security Bill before him for assent to give it legal backing.

I-G tasks regional police chiefs on collaboration to tackle insecurity

BY Tosin Kolade June 8, 2024

Foreign

By Mark Longyen The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has called on West African police chiefs to collaborate and devise innovative ways to tackle emerging complex security challenges facing the ECOWAS bloc. Egbetokun made this known at a meeting of the West African Police Chiefs Committee (WAPCCO) technical sub-committee on training a

We shall prevail against insecurity – Tinubu

BY isaac aregbesola May 30, 2024

Defence/Security

By Sumaila Ogbaje President Bola Tinubu has said that the country would prevail against the adversaries undermining it peace and security with myriads of security challenges. Tinubu, represented by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, gave the assurance while inaugurating the Headquarters of the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA), on Thurs

Security has improved in Nigeria since Tinubu assumed office, says CSO

BY isaac aregbesola May 30, 2024 May 30, 2024

Defence/Security

By Sumaila Ogbaje Stayalert Human Right Awareness Initiative (SHRAI), a Civil Society Organisation (CSO)has said the nation’s security challenge has improved since President Bola Tinubu assumed office. The Director of Publicity of SHRAI, Mr Amechi Onyema, said this while addressing a news conference with theme, “One Year of Tinubu/Shettima:

Tinubu’s economic, security policies and Yoruba proverb on tribal marks

BY Ismail Abdulaziz May 27, 2024 May 27, 2024

Features

By Ismail Abdulaziz, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) A popular Yoruba proverb says, “Tita, riro la a kola, boba jina tan, a doge”; meaning, tribal marks are incised with serious pains, when it heals, it becomes fashionable. Tribal marks in those days were meant for identification and mostly for fashion. However, the process of incision [&h

NIS boss advocates adequate protection of troops during operations

BY isaac aregbesola May 13, 2024

Defence/Security

The Comptroller General, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Kemi Nandap, says there is need to keep adversaries in the dark in planning and launch of operations to protect troops from harm during operations.

Groups identify strategies for improved women’s participation in democracy

BY Tosin Kolade May 8, 2024

Gender

By Justina Auta Women Advocates Research and Documentation Centre (WARDC) and Women for Women International have identified social and cultural norms as barriers to women’s freedom of speech and participation in democracy in Nigeria. They made this known on Tuesday in Abuja at a roundtable on the publication of a research project titled ”Listen to

When stakeholders converged to discuss counter-terrorism measures for Africa

BY Ismail Abdulaziz April 30, 2024

Features

By Kayode Adebiyi, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Between April 22 and April 23, the Nigerian government hosted a High-Level African Counter-Terrorism Meeting in Abuja with the theme “Strengthening Regional Cooperation and Institution Building to Address the Evolving Threat of Terrorism”. The summit brought together several presidents across Africa a