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The Federal Government has called for stronger partnerships and increased private-sector investment to close Nigeria’s climate adaptation gap, saying government alone cannot deliver the level of resilience required to protect communities, infrastructure and the economy from the growing impacts of climate change. The Minister of Environment, Balarabe Lawal, made the call in Abuja at the…
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has commenced a nationwide Emergency Preparedness and Fire Prevention Awareness campaign to equip Nigerians with practical skills for responding to fire outbreaks, building collapses, workplace accidents and other emergencies. The initiative, according to the Board, is aimed at reducing avoidable deaths and losses by improving safety awareness…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has deployed 10,210 personnel and specialised tactical units to Osun State ahead of the governorship election, as security agencies intensify preparations to ensure a peaceful, free and credible poll. The Commandant General of the NSCDC, Prof. Ahmed Audi, ordered the deployment of 10,000 personnel drawn from 10…
The Edo State Police command said four kidnapped victims have been rescued following a coordinated rescue operation by its operatives and other security stakeholders. In a statement, the command spokesperson, ASP Eno Ikoedem, said the victims were kidnapped on July 30th at about 10:40 pm by men who were dressed in vigilante uniforms. The statement…
The Edo State Police Command has rescued a kidnap victim, neutralised one suspected kidnapper and recovered N1.5 million ransom during a joint security operation in Esan South-East Local Government Area of the state. The operation, carried out on Thursday, August 6, 2026, at about 9:20 p.m., involved operatives of the Nigeria Police Force from Ubiaja…
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), in partnership with the European Union (EU) and the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA), has launched a dedicated Media Corps to strengthen the capacity of journalists to investigate and report sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in Nigeria. The initiative, unveiled…
The recent controversy surrounding the freezing of the Osun State Government account by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), and the subsequent intervention of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, deserves a more sober and dispassionate examination than the political interpretations it has attracted. At the centre of the controversy are three important questions: Did the…
The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has approved the deployment of new Commissioners of Police to eight state commands and several strategic formations across the country. The new Edo State Commissioner of Police is Patrick Daaor, who takes over as the police chief in the state. The deployment, announced on Thursday by the Force Public…
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned the trio of Jacob Acheneje Okolo, Yakubu Wisdom Onu Solomon and Issa Aloba Lateef for an alleged N652.18m theft before Justice Olubunmi O. Abike-Fadipe of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos. The defendants, alongside two companies, Upper-Level Energy Resources…
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ikoyi, Lagos, has handed over the sum of N125,000,000.00 (One Hundred and Twenty-five Million Naira) to the victim of an alleged land fraud, Akinsewa Akiode. The recovery of the funds, handed over in Sterling Bank drafts, followed a petition submitted by Akiode, who alleged that one Olufemi Omoola Fashehun defrauded…