Mr Justine Shaku, the Chairman, Katsina-Ala Local Government Area in Benue, says the continuous activities of criminal elements within the council left many schools, markets and primary health clinics closed for more than one year. Shaku told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday on telephone that all social infrastructure within the council were…

The Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, has been urged to collaborate with the Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Ododo, to persuade President T

The Minister of Defence, Mohammad Badaru, on Friday urged troops combating banditry in the Northwest to intensify their efforts to secure roads for motorists. Addressing the soldiers stationed at Gurbin Baure, a border area between Katsina and Zamfara States, he assured them of the Federal Government's commitment to their welfare and equipment needs. During his…

In a concerted effort to tackle the escalating insecurity in northern Nigeria, Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal and his Katsina State counterpart, Dikko Umar Radda, have engaged in closed-door meetings with key security figures. The two governors met separately with the Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, and the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu,…

This is obviously not the best of times for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who since assuming office on May 29, 2023, has continued to lobby foreign investors. For records, within his first year in office, the president has made at least six foreign

The Minister of Defence, Abubakar Badaru, has urged traditional rulers, religious and community leaders, and heads of security agencies, to work towards tackling the growing insecurity in Plateau. Badaru, who gave the charge at a meeting with the stakeholders, said the gathering was aimed at fashioning out lasting solutions to the rising security challenges, particularly…

This is obviously not the best of times for President Bola Tinubu who since assuming office on May 29, 2023 has turned a globetrotter in search of foreign investors. For records, within his first year in office the president has made at least six foreign trips to countries like France, the United Kingdom, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya,…

Insecurity, high interest rates and multiple taxes were the major factors that weakened business activities significantly in September, the Business Expectations Survey (BES) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) revealed.

The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has lamented that most individuals in Northern Nigeria are unable to afford even a single square meal

Senator Sunday Karimi, representing Kogi West, has facilitated the construction of a military base on the outskirts of Egbe, Yagba West Local Government Area, to address insecurity in the area. Karimi explained at the inauguration on Saturday that the base would assist security agencies in responding faster to threats such as terrorism and kidnapping, particularly…

The Defence Space Administration has urged Nigerian youths to leverage Geographic Information System (GIS) technology to support security agencies in the fight against insecurity. Deputy Chief of Defence Space Administration, Rear Admiral Kehinde Odubanjo, made the call in Abuja at the closing ceremony of the Graduation/Business Pitching/Networking of the Digital Skills Development Program (DSDP) organised…

The Nigerian Army has said that it would continue to adopt kinetic and non-kinetic operations in solving the insecurity the country is grappling with.