NSCDC
30 Mar
Created with sole aim of ending the asymmetric war, where rogue elements attack and go into hiding such as seen in many cases of kidnapping of schoolchildren, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Rapid Response Female Squad
29 Mar
The FCT Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Mr Olusola Odumosu, has inaugurated the Corps Female Strike Force to protect schools in the territory.
28 Mar
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has deployed 35,000 personnel to provide security nationwide as Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
28 Mar
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Anambra Command, said that 1,051 personnel have been deployed to secure national assets and infrastructure during the Easter festivities across the state.
27 Mar
The Nigerian Navy, Forward Operating Base (FOB), Ibaka, Akwa Ibom, has arrested a suspected oil thief en route to Cameroon with 15,500 litres of suspected Premium Motor Spirit (PMS). The Commanding Officer, Capt. Uche Aneke disclosed this at Ibaka while handing over the suspect and the seized product to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense…
27 Mar
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested five suspected oil thieves for allegedly siphoning 500,000 litres of crude oil from pipelines in Rivers. The Spokesman, NSCDC command in Rivers, SC Olufemi Ayodele, announced this in a statement released to newsmen in Port Harcourt. He revealed that the breakthrough occurred during a successful…
27 Mar
Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command, has deployed 5,250 officers to beef up security in the nation's capital ahead of the Easter celebrations.
27 Mar
Operatives attached to the Commandant General’s Special Intelligence Squad of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Rivers State Command have uncovered 10 illegal refineries at Odagwa Community in Etche Local Council of the state.
26 Mar
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has kept mum over allegations of insider threats and collusions in the routine vandalisation of the country’s electricity transmission network, which has in two years cost N12.8 billion to fix.
23 Mar
The Plateau Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), have arrested seven suspects for vandalising railway tracks and slippers in the state.
22 Mar
Benue Governor, Hyacinth Alia, on Friday inaugurated 30-man mining marshals to curb illegal mining of solid minerals across the State.
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Dr. Umar Ganduje, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has said that the party would provide solutions to the challenges bedevilling the country. Ganduje stated this during the APC grand finale campaign and the presentation of party flags to the 11 local council chairmanship candidates, on Wednesday in Gombe. The News Agency…
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Nigerian chess master and founder, ‘Chess in Slums Africa’, Tunde Onakoya has returned to Nigeria after he broke the Guinness World Record for the longest time playing chess without losing a game. Onakoya broke the record of Norwegian players, Hallvard Haug Flatebø and Sjur Ferkingstad, who played for 56-hour, 9-minute in 2018. He made his…
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The Rivers Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Isaac Kamalu, resigned his appointment on Wednesday. He is the second commissioner to resign from the cabinet on Wednesday after Gov. Siminialaye Fubara, announced a slight cabinet reshuffle on Tuesday. The first to resign was Prof. Zacchaeus Adangor, Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice. In the cabinet reshuffle, the governor…
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In furtherance of efforts to sanitize the mining sector, the federal government has revoked 924 dormant licences spanning exploration, mining, small-scale mining, and quarrying Licenses, six months after revoking 1,663 licences. The revocation licences include 528 exploration licenses; 20 mining licences; 101 quarry licenses, and 273 Small Scale Mining Licenses (SSML). Minister of Solid Minerals…
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Donning hijabs and floor-length abaya gowns over shorts and tank tops, Chinese students at an e-commerce school perform into a smartphone camera as they learn how to sell the clothes to overseas TikTok users. It is the final day of a two-week course on selling products abroad via the short video app -- which despite…
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The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) said over 2.5 million Nigerian students have so far enrolled on its Tertiary Education, Research, Applications and Services (TERAS) platform. Executive Secretary of the Fund, Arc. Sonny Echono stated this on Wednesday in Abuja at the Second Registrar's workshop and 75th business meeting of the Association of Registrars of…
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The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has said that a father has been arrested alongside his son who is a candidate by the Police for impersonating his son during the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede disclosed this while on an inspection tour of the UTME centres in…
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The Enugu State Government has banned all forms of illegal tolls and extortion of motorists by touts, warning that violators would face the full wrath of the law. The government also announced the cancellation of all existing produce and haulage revenue collection contracts by various Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs), saying those responsibilities would now…