Tag: insecurity
Insecurity: ‘I need more time to disclose spending on security votes,’ Al-Makura tells SERAP
The governor of Nasarawa State, Umaru Tanko Al-Makura has responded to a Freedom of Information request by Socio-Economic Rights and…
Insecurity: Muslim group lauds Buhari’s achievements
A Muslim group, Da’wah and Guidance Bureau of Nigeria (DGBN) has commended President Muhammadu Buhari on the achievements in the…
JNI calls for prayers over worsening insecurity, poverty
The Jama’tu Nasril Islam (JNI), has called on Muslims in the country to use the period of the Ramadan to…
UNGA President arrives Nigeria, meets Buhari over insecurity
Ms Maria Espinosa, President of the United Nations General Assembly arrived Abuja on Monday on a working visit to Nigeria,…
Zamfara killings: Arewa youths protest over insecurity
The Coalition of Northern Nigerian Youths Associations, under the umbrella of Arewa Youths Federation, on Monday held a peaceful protest…
Insecurity: Acting IGP seeks Zamfara traditional rulers’ support
The Acting Inspector-General of Police, Mr Muhammad Adamu, has appealed to traditional rulers in Zamfara to support security agencies with…
Insecurity: Chadian President wants CEN-SAD Secretariat relocated from Libya
President Idris Deby Itno of Chad on Saturday in N’Djamena, advocated for the relocation of the Secretariat of the Community…
Insecurity: Lawmaker seeks reform of police, judicial systems in Nigeria
Rimamnde Shawulu, Chairman, House of Reps. Committee on Army, says reforming the police and judicial systems is the antidote to…
FG approves N27.4bn for victims of conflicts, insecurity, flooding
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved N27.4 billion as intervention funds for states affected by conflicts, insecurity and…
Insecurity: 32,000 Cameroonians take refuge in Nigeria – UN
The UN has said that no fewer than 32,000 Cameroonians fleeing insecurity and violence are currently taking refuge in Nigeria.
Maku promises to end insecurity in Nasarawa
Mr Labaran Maku, Nasarawa State Governorship Candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), has commenced his campaign with a…
Katsina ready to use available means to combat insecurity – Masari
Katsina State Government says it will use all means at its disposal to deal with the security challenges bedeviling the…
High rate of unemployment, threat to national security
An agriculturist, Chief Chidike Ukoh has raised alarm over increasing unemployment in the country, saying it is capable of threatening…
Economy, insecurity, others major problems of ECOWAS
Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday lamented that despite successes recorded by the Economic Community of West African State, ECOWAS, the…
Drug abuse, unemployment responsible for insecurity in Zamfara – Minister
The Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali, says drug abuse, unemployment and governance are responsible for the “deplorable security situation in…