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OPERATION WHIRL STROKE NEUTRALISES TWO BANDITS IN BENUE

  Troops of the Joint Task Force, Operation Whirl Stroke, have neutralised two suspected armed bandits during a security operation along the Naka–Makurdi Road in...

NIGERIA CUSTOMS BACKS AFRICA’S FIRST DEFENCE AND SECURITY EXHIBITION …AS NIGERIA PREPARES TO HOST HISTORIC 2026 EVENT

  The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has reaffirmed its strong institutional support for Africa’s first-ever comprehensive Defence and Security Exhibition, scheduled to be hosted by...

US AFRICOM PLEDGES STRONGER SUPPORT FOR NDLEA IN ANTI-DRUG WAR

    The United States Africa Command, AFRICOM, has assured the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, of enhanced collaboration and support in the fight against...

NIGERIAN CIVIL SOCIETY GROUPS RAISE CONCERNS OVER U.S. AIR STRIKE, DEMAND PRESIDENTIAL ACCOUNTABILITY

  A coalition of Nigerian civil society organisations has raised concerns over a reported United States air strike carried out on Nigerian territory on Christmas...

NIGERIA CUSTOMS SEIZES 20 DIVERTED CONTAINERS WORTH ₦769.5M.

  The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted 20 diverted transit containers with a total Duty Paid Value (DPV) of ₦769,533,666 across the axis of...

PRESIDENT TINUBU NOMINATES GENERAL CHRISTOPHER MUSA AS THE NEW MINISTER OF DEFENCE

  President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has nominated General Christopher Gwabin Musa as the new Minister of Defence. In a letter to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, President...

CUSTOMS LEADERSHIP: ADENIYI URGES SENIOR OFFICERS TO CONFRONT INTERNAL WEAKNESSES

  The Nigeria Customs Service has issued one of its strongest internal wake-up calls yet, as Comptroller-General Adewale Adeniyi challenged senior officers to confront the...

CUSTOMS DRUG-FREE PUSH: CUSTOMS ORDERS MANDATORY DRUG TESTS FOR RECRUITS, SERVING OFFICERS

  In a decisive move to strengthen discipline within the Nigeria Customs Service, Comptroller-General Adewale Adeniyi has ordered mandatory drug testing for all incoming recruits—and...

NIGERIAN NAVAL OFFICER, CAPT. AKANO, EMERGES BEST AT SOUTH AFRICAN DEFENCE COLLEGE

In another proud moment for Nigeria’s armed forces, a Nigerian Naval officer, Captain, Abidemi Oluseyi Akano, has emerged as the overall best graduating student...

CAS SUMMONS THEATRE COMMANDERS, CHARTS NEW COURSE FOR SMARTER, HARDER AIR STRIKES.

  The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke, has directed Air Component Commanders across all operational theatres to intensify precision...

PRESIDENT TINUBU RESHUFFLES SERVICE CHIEFS

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved changes in the leadership of the Nigerian Armed Forces as part of efforts to strengthen the nation’s security...

DHQ DENIES REPORT OF COUP ATTEMPT

  The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has dismissed as false and misleading an online report claiming that the cancellation of activities marking Nigeria’s 65th Independence Anniversary...

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INVESTORS SHOW INTEREST IN TOLLING TINUBU’S LEGACY ROAD PROJECTS — UMAHI

  The Federal Government has signed agreements for eight major road projects across the country as part of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s infrastructure renewal agenda. Speaking...

FG SIGNS MAJOR ROAD CONTRACTS TO BOOST CONNECTIVITY, ECONOMIC GROWTH — UMAHI

  The Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of Works, has signed contract agreements with four construction firms for major road projects across the country...

NEPZA BOSS RE-ELECTED TO WFZO BOARD IN PANAMA

    Nigeria’s rising profile in the global Special Economic Zones ecosystem has received another major boost as the Managing Director of the Nigeria Export Processing...

NEITI ILLEGAL MINING: AGENCY WARNS ILLICIT FLOWS THREATEN MINING SECTOR GROWTH

By Kikelomo Okere The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, NEITI, has raised fresh concerns over rising illicit financial flows in Nigeria’s solid minerals sector, warning...