Tag: security
US, Nigeria set up groups on security, economy, corruption
The United States and Nigeria on Wednesday agreed to establish working groups focused on strengthening security cooperation, the economy and…
Brussels Attack: FAAN tightens security at airports
Following Tuesday’s terrorist attack on the Brussels Airport in Belgium, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has beefed up…
#RiversRerun: Peterside calls for improved security
Dr Dakuku Peterside, Director-General, Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), said insecurity had remained a major challenge to free…
#RiversRerun: Wike satisfied with security situation
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers has expressed satisfaction with the security situation in the state as the people vote to…
Bloody Rivers: Another security personnel killed
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt A security personnel was killed when a joint security team consisting of the army, police and DSS…
Rivers, Zamfara govs visit COAS on security matters
ratai Amidst deteriorating security situation in their respective states, the governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, and his Zamfara State…
Military, Police collaborate on security in Lagos
Cyriacus Izuekwe The Nigerian military and the Lagos State Police Command have reiterated their commitment and readiness to partner in…
Abuja security is paramount to us – Minister
The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello, has given assurance that the FCT Administration will continue to support the security agencies…
Lagos partners Finland on security, energy
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has struck a bilateral agreement to partner with Finland in key areas of security,…
Don’t put profit above Nigeria’s security, Buhari warns telcos
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abu Dhabi urged telecommunication companies operating in Nigeria not to place their desire for…
Warri traders want adequate security for Igbudu Market
Traders in Igbudu Market, Warri, have appealed to the Delta Government to provide adequate security in the market to save…
GOtv Boxing Night: Organisers assure on adequate security
Fans coming to watch top class boxing action at the fifth edition of the GOtv Boxing Night have been assured…
Traders lament poor patronage at Calabar Festival Village
Traders at the Calabar Festival Village have decried the poor patronage being experienced since the commencement of commercial activities at…
Southern Ijaw: PDP slams JTF over security breach
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Bayelsa Restoration Campaign Organization, RCO, working for Governor Seriake Dickson has taken a swipe at the…
Work with me in nation building, Buhari tells Reps
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday urged the legislature to collaborate with the executive arm of government to secure the country…
Bayelsa to decide amidst water-tight security
Jethro Ibileke/Yenagoa As the countdown for Bayelsa governorship election wind down people of the state are getting geared up for…
Security remains my top priority, Ambode assures Lagosians
…Hosts outgoing and incoming members Of State Security Trust Fund Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday evening restated his…
Independence: IGP places policemen on red alert
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, says the police have been placed on red alert as the nation…
Armed robbery: Karu residents call for increased security surveillance
The residents of Uke in Karu Local Government area of Nasarawa state, have appealed to the police in the area…
Lagos government set to acquire 2 new helicopters
Eromosele Ebhomele The Lagos State government will acquire two new helicopters for safety and emergency rescue purposes between now and…
Eid el-Kabir: Tight security in Jos
Security was beefed up in many parts of Jos metropolis and Bukuru, Plateau, on Thursday as Muslims in Nigeria joined…
Buhari to meet with Hollande, French Ministers on defence, security, economic relations
President Muhammadu Buhari will leave Abuja for Paris tomorrow, Monday, September 14, 2015 to begin a three-day official visit to…
Yola Blast: Buhari orders tighter security at IDPs camps
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed authorities to tighten security measures in all camps harboring internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the…
Rivers partners Britain on security, agric, education
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has agreed to partner with the government of Great Britain on security,…
PMB 100 Days: What Nigerians say about Buhari’s performance on security
Kazeem Ugbodaga & Cyriacus Izuekwe Nigerians have expressed mixed feelings over President Muhammadu Buhari’s performance in the area of security…
NSCDC To Train Private Guards On Crime Prevention
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Thursday said it was set to train private security guards to…
APC can use state facilities, security for campaigns, says Gov. Dickson
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Following the mass defection of prominent members Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Bayelsa state to the All…
Wike, security expert disagree over deteriorating security in Rivers
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt A security expert and former officer of the Department of State Security, DSS, Chief Anabs Sara-Igbe and…
Buhari Initiates Moves To Produce Weapons Locally
President Muhammadu Buhari, Friday in Abuja, directed the Federal Ministry of Defence to produce a plan for the establishment of…
Nigeria, Cameroon Vow Closer Cooperation Against Boko Haram
The leaders of Nigeria and Cameroon pledged on Thursday to improve the exchange of intelligence and security cooperation along their…