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The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, has directed vice-chancellors, rectors and provosts across Nigeria to dismiss any student found culpable, after due investigation, of involvement in kidnapping or other related crimes. A statement signed by the minister’s Special Adviser, Media and Communications, Ikharo Attah, said Alausa also ordered the heads of tertiary institutions to strengthen…
The Nigeria Customs Service on Tuesday released the final list of successful candidates for its 2024/2025 recruitment, with only 3,852 applicants securing places out of 573,680 people who applied for the available positions. The Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, who announced the release of the list during a press briefing in Abuja, said the recruitment…
The Federal Government has directed all Ministries, Departments and Agencies to comply with the Nigeria Data Protection Act, 2023, as part of efforts to strengthen responsible data governance and build public trust in government. This is contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday by the Head of Legal, Enforcement and Regulations, Nigeria Data…
The Nigeria Customs Service has announced a major shift in its recruitment policy, declaring that future recruitment exercises will be conducted annually instead of at irregular intervals. The Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, disclosed this during a press briefing on the release of the final list of successful candidates for the 2024/2025 recruitment exercise at…
A senior legal practitioner and human rights advocate, Hamza Dantani, has called for a sweeping reform of Nigeria’s security architecture, urging the Nigeria Police Force, the Nigerian Army, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and other law enforcement agencies to institutionalise compensation for innocent Nigerians wrongfully arrested, unlawfully detained or injured during security operations….
President Bola Tinubu will receive the Executive National Policing Bill for review on September 3, the Presidency revealed on Monday. This was as it unveiled a public information portal through which Nigerians can submit memoranda and position papers to shape the legislation before it is reviewed by the President and transmitted to the National Assembly….
Residents of Ayetoro Community in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State have renewed calls for urgent government intervention to save the coastal settlement from environmental devastation, warning that the community is gradually disappearing due to the impact of oil exploration and rising ocean surges. The appeal was made during a Community Dialogue and Training…
The Nigeria Police Force has intensified its ongoing special clearance operation across forests and suspected criminal hideouts in Edo State as part of efforts to deny kidnappers and other violent criminals safe havens. Addressing journalists in Benin City, the Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) in charge of Zone 5, AIG Monday Agbonika said the operation…
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has condemned the alleged ethnically charged conduct of some police officers captured in a viral video, describing their actions as unacceptable and contrary to the values of national unity and mutual respect. In a press statement signed by its Director of Communication and Media, Bala Musa, the agency expressed concern…
Operatives of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested two suspected drug traffickers and recovered 1,359kg of cannabis and cannabis seeds in a raid on a warehouse in Illushi, Esan South-East Local Government Area of the state. The state NDLEA Commander, Dr Mitchell Ofoyeju, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Benin.Nigerian…