security Archives — Page 5 of 11

October 27, 2021 No Responses

Anambra: FRSC Implores Personnel On Collaboration With Other Security Agencies

The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi, has directed operatives of the corps deployed to cover the Anambra governorship election to ensure effective collaboration with other security agencies. A statement issued by the Corps Public Education...

October 26, 2021 No Responses

Navy Takes Delivery Of Four Ballistic Gunboats

Nigerian Navy on Monday, took delivery of four ballistics gunboats to boost its fight against oil theft and sea robbery which has been commonplace in the Niger Delta. The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Leo Irabor, said at the induction...

October 25, 2021 No Responses

GUO, Luxury Bus Owners Decry Recurring Fake Hijack News, Urge Police, DSS To Identify Sponsors

Inter-state luxury bus owners and operators have cried out to the Police and other security agencies in the country to investigate the sources of frequent hoax Online News reports about the hijack of their vehicles and kidnap of passengers by...

September 10, 2021 No Responses

SON Distributes Confiscated Phones To Security Agencies In Kano

Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has distributed confiscated phones and accessories worth N100 million to security agencies in Kano. Speaking at the occasion, Director-General of SON, Malam Faruk Salim, said that the gesture was aimed at improving securi...

September 4, 2021 No Responses

NPA Partners UK Border Force On Port Security

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) is set to partner with the United Kingdom Border Force on port security. The partnership is also designed to facilitate the legitimate movement of persons and goods at all seaports in the country. NPA’s acting...

August 24, 2021 No Responses

FRSC Boss Insists On Minimum Standards For Trucks, Seeks Data Base For Traffic Control

Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, reiterated on Monday that 90 percent of articulated trucks plying the roads are overaged vehicles that are not roadworthy. Speaking on Monday during his working visit to Nigerian Shippers Co...

August 16, 2021 No Responses

NAFDAC DG: DRUG ABUSE POSES A REAL THREAT TO MENTAL HEALTH, NATIONAL SECURITY

The future of Nigeria depends largely on the nature and quality of youth that the country produces today, the Director-General of the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, Prof Moji Adeyeye has warned. A statement issued by.....

July 28, 2021 No Responses

Minister Seeks Increased Women Participation In Military Operations

The Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Pauline Tallen, has called for participation of more women in military operations and other engagements in line with gender policy of the Armed Forces of Nigeria. Tallen made the call when she paid a...

July 27, 2021 No Responses

Nigerian Navy Deploys Ships, Helicopters For Sea Exercise

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...

June 16, 2021 No Responses

Army Clarifies COAS Service Record

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...

June 11, 2021 No Responses

Buhari Inaugurates New Maritime Security Assets, Secures Ten Convictions

By citybusinessnews@yahoo.com — The Federal Government has secured 10 convictions for various maritime offences since the Suppression of Piracy and other Maritime Offences Act was signed into law in June 2019. President Muhammadu Buhari disclo...

May 18, 2021 No Responses

Buhari To Inaugurate Maritime Security Project In June

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, said on Monday that President Muhammadu Buhari would inaugurate the Maritime Security Project in Lagos in June. Amaechi made the disclosure when he received the Belgium Ambassador to Nigeria ...

May 18, 2021 No Responses

Traditional Rulers Laud Danbatta’s Role In Security, National Development

Traditional rulers and concerned community leaders have commended the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta for his role in boosting security and supporting other initiati...

April 30, 2021 No Responses

Army Expresses Concern Over Spate Of Piracy In Gulf Of Guinea

The Nigerian Army has expressed serious concern over piracy in the Gulf of Guinea which it said posed a serious threat to the peace and stability of Nigeria as a sovereign nation. The Chief of Training, Nigerian Army Headquarters, Maj.-Gen...