Border security
26 May
The Denmark Ambassador to Nigeria, Amb. Sune Krogstrup, has called for more public awareness and improved border security to curb human trafficking and irregular migration from Nigeria. Krogstrup made the call on Sunday while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sideline of a documentary premiere titled “I wish I Knew” in…
21 Apr
Federal government has said that it will be installing 33 electronic passports gates, (e-gates), at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, (MMIA), Lagos and the three other international airports in Nigeria as part on ongoing effort to secure the nation's borders.
22 Mar
The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, says President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to total security of Nigeria’s borders is not a rhetoric.
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A Russian court on Friday sentenced a singer who burned his passport in protest at Moscow's Ukraine offensive to five and a half years in prison. Eduard Sharlot, 26, was found guilty of "publicly insulting" the religious feelings of believers and "rehabilitating Naziism" by a court in the Volga city of Samara in a case…
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The Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, has approved the appointments of two new traditional rulers for Ora Igbomina and Ijesha Land. Prince Adesuyi Haastrup and Prince Johnson Adekanmi Abikoye were approved by the governor as the new Owa Obokun Adimula of Ijesha Land and the new Asaoni of Ora Igbomina, respectively. The appointment of…
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The Federal Government has expressed its commitment towards the revamping of the Gongoshi grazing reserve in Mayo-Belwa, Adamawa. The Minister of Livestock Development, Alhaji Idi Muktar-Maiha, said this on Friday during a working visit to underscore the grazing potential of the reserve. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Gongoshi grazing reserve is one…