Terrorism – City Business News

May 7, 2026 No Responses

Customs Strengthens Fight Against Money Laundering, Terrorism Financing

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has reaffirmed its commitment to combating illicit financial flows and terrorism financing through a sensitisation programme on Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) held at its Headquarters in Maitama, Abuja.The engagement form...

April 14, 2026 No Responses

SEC Freezes Assets Of 13 Terror-Linked Individuals, Entities

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has directed an immediate freeze on the assets of 13 newly identified entities linked to terrorism financing within Nigeria’s capital market.The directive, titled “Commission’s Sweeping Compliance Directive Is...

December 26, 2025 No Responses

U.S. Bombs ISIS In Nigeria

The President of the United States of America, Donald Trump has announced on Christmas Day that the Department of War carried out airstrikes against ISIS-affiliated militants in northwest Nigeria.Trump made the announcement in the Truth Social, a social media,...

October 30, 2025 No Responses

Tinubu To Service Chiefs: No More Excuses, Defeat Terrorists, Bandits

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has charged the newly appointed service chiefs to intensify efforts to defeat terrorism, banditry, and other criminal activities across the country, emphasising that Nigerians expect results, not excuses.President Tinubu delivered t...

February 10, 2025 No Responses

DSS Partners EFCC On Terrorism Financing

The Department of State Services, DSS has called for stronger collaboration with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, regarding intelligence sharing, especially in the area of terrorism financing in Enugu State.This call was made recently in Enu...

September 25, 2021 No Responses

Buhari Lauds America’s Support For Nigeria’s Fight Against Terrorism

President Muhammadu Buhari says the support by the United States of America has made a great difference in Nigeria’s efforts to stamp out terrorism within its borders. The President’s spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, in a statement late Friday, said that....

May 28, 2021 No Responses

Expert Tasks New COAS On Terrorism

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Zoom Security Consult, Lagos, Mr Dennis Amachree, has called on the newly-appointed Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Maj.-Gen. Farouk Yahaya, to ensure that the military is equipped with sophisticated tools necessary to beat terro...

April 7, 2019 No Responses

Buhari Reiterates Commitment To Defeat Banditry

President Muhammadu Buhari has reassured Nigerians that ending banditry remains a key priority of his administration and he would do whatever it takes to ensure the country’s security system confronts these public enemies with merciless determination. Reacti...

January 28, 2018 No Responses

‘Terrorism financing must be curbed’

President Muhammadu Buhari has emphasised the need to curb the flow of terrorism financing. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, in a statement issued in Abuja, said Buhari was speaking at the meeting of...

May 23, 2017 No Responses

19 killed, 50 injured in Manchester Arena blast

(BBC) Nineteen people have been killed and about 50 injured in a suspected terror attack at Manchester Arena. The blast happened at 22:35 BST on Monday following a pop concert by the US singer Ariana Grande. PM Theresa May said...

October 21, 2016 No Responses

New National Counter Terrorism Strategy underway in Nigeria

(NAN) The Federal Government on Thursday said it had put in place the needed structures for the full implementation of the National Counter Terrorism Strategy (NACTEST). The National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno, said this in Lagos at the opening of...