The Lagos State Police Command said it has given permanent contact numbers to the Divisional Police Officers (DPOs) across the Divisions and Area Commands in the state. This was contained in a statement released by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, on his X (formerly Twitter) account on Saturday. According to the statement, the purpose of assigning permanent phone …

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved and announced the names of 10,000 successful applicants for recruitment into the Constable cadre of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). The commission announced the names of the successful applicants yesterday after receiving the report of the Police Recruitment Board. The Nation reports that 9,000 applicants were approved for recruitment for General Duty while …

The Police Command in Jigawa State has said it will build a 100-hectare shooting range to enhance the training of its personnel in the state. The spokesman for the command, Shiisu Lawan, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Dutse, on Monday. He said the Jigawa State government had allocated 100 hectares of land in …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has restated his administration’s commitment to the welfare of members of the Armed Forces and intelligence agencies. He expressed optimism that Nigeria will prevail over the myriads of security challenges facing it. Speaking yesterday at the inauguration of the Headquarters of the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA), the president promised to kit the outfits with other administrative …

The Federal Government said on Thursday that the country was poised to begin local production of military equipment with the recent signing of the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria Bill by President Bola Tinubu. The Minister of Defence, Muhammad Badaru, said following the signing of the bill, the Federal Government had been in talks with about 50 local and internal …

Director-general (DG) of the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON), Major General Aniedi Edet, said the organisation has gone into partnership with over 50 foreign and local partners since President Bola Ahmed Tinubu signed the amended DICON Act into law in November last year. Edet said the partnership, especially with foreign investors, most of whom, are bringing in money and …

The Nigeria Air Force (NAF) has pledged to continue aerial intelligence surveillance in the forests of Bauchi and other threat spots in the state. It also promised to sustain peace mission operations in the North-East, through the air components of the Joint Task Force in Maiduguri and Bauchi and other parts of the region. This was disclosed by the Chief …

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) yesterday handed over 20 newly acquired Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs) to the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) to enhance the professional capabilities of troops of the Nigerian Armed Forces. A statement yesterday in Abuja by the Permanent Secretary in the MoD, Dr. Ibrahim Kana, announced the delivery of the APCs. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports …

In addressing student safety, the National Safe School Response Coordination Centre Commander, Hameed Abodunrin, has highlighted the importance of including off-campus accommodations like student hostels within the Safe School framework. On 9 February 2024, students of the Federal University of Technology (FUTA), Akure, protested against the incessant robbery attacks that had been ravaging the student community. To strengthen campus security, …

The retired Commissioner of Police (CP) in Anambra State, Aderemi Adeoye has recounted how he fought the dreaded Niger Delta militants, the Book Haram terrorists in the North East and the Independent People of Biafra (IPOB), insurgents in the South East and survived all of them without a scar. Speaking during his pullout ceremony at the Alex Ekwueme Square in …