Category: Security / Safety

The Nigerian Navy (NN) says that eight ships, two helicopters, Maritime Domain Awareness facilities and elements of the NN Sea Boat Service (SBS) will participate in the  ‘Ex Beni Kekere’ sea exercise.  The Flag Officer Commanding (FOC) Eastern N...

The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, has ordered a clampdown on commercial and articulated vehicles without speed limiting device across the country.  The Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO), Assistant Corps Marshal (A...

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has rescued four female victims of human trafficking in Jigawa State.  The Comptroller, Mr Isma’il Abba, told Journalists in Dutse on Friday, that the victims were rescued on Thursday at Gurai village in Babura Loca...

The Plateau Sector Command of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) will on Monday begin a special patrol tagged “Operation Show Your Driver’s Licence”, in an effort to improve road safety.  The Sector Commander, Mr Alphonsus Godwin, made the disclosure ...

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Maj.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, has approved the appointment of Principal Staff Officers (PSOs), Field Commanders and other key staff officers to provide the needed vigour in his command of the Nigerian Army (NA). The Director...

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) is to partner the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) as part of measures to enhance its operational capabilities within Enugu State.  The FRSC Sector Commander in Enugu State, Mr Joseph U...

The United Nations (UN) has commended Nigeria for playing a leading role in efforts to secure the Gulf of Guinea, saying it will continue to support the country and the region. Secretary General of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Kitack Lim....

The Nigerian Army has clarified that the new Chief of Army Staff, Maj.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya’s service record started on September 22, 1990 when he was commissioned as an officer.The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Mohammed Yerima, made the clarifica...

The Ifo Unit Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ogun State has identified repeated attacks on its personnel on duty by ‘Area boys’ otherwise known as hoodlums as a major challenge confronting it.  Mr Joseph Akinsanya, the Ifo Unit.....

The Chief of Army Staff, Maj.-Gen. Farouk Yahaya, has approved the appointment of Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwaxhukwu as the Director of Army Public Relations, insider sources have disclosed.  Nwachukwu takes over from Brig.-Gen. Mohammed Yerima, who assumed duty...

The  Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC)  has reiterated need for dedicated lanes and routes for cyclists across the country to ensure their safety. The FRSC Sector Commander for Lagos State Command, Olusegun Ogungbemide ,  made the call on Thursda...

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says 90 per cent of trucks in the country are over 30 years.  The FRSC Corps Marshal, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, disclosed this in an interactive session between the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), the FRSC and...

Between April 2 and May 4, 2021, the Kaduna State Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) prosecuted not less than 2,362 traffic offenders   Its Sector Commander, Mr Hafiz Mohammed, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kaduna....