Author: Saint Augustine

The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has solicited collaboration with the Nigerian Army (NA) in capacity development. The Commandant General, NSCDC, Dr. Ahmed Audi made the appeal when he led senior officers of the Corps on a courtesy call on the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya in Abuja yesterday. In his remarks, Dr Audi acknowledged the cordial relationship existing between the NA and the NSCDC, adding that this will be improved upon. He further stated that such collaboration is inevitable given the current security challenges confronting the nation. The Commandant General recalled that having…

The Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) has concluded plans for its Compliance team to work in synergy with the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) 100 percent Compliance team in monitoring activities on the cargo clearing chain. The National President of ANLCA, Iju Tony Nwabunike who disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday stated that this initiative became imperative for both groups to share intelligence and vital information in order to check the excesses of agencies saddled with the statutory duties of cargo clearance at the seaports, airports and land borders. Nwabunike notes that…

… Says idea should be jettisoned entirely A former National President, National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF), Dr. Eugene Nweke has objected to the request made by the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) calling for a 90 day grace period before the new Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s policy on e-valuator and e-invoice should be implemented. Nweke who raised his objection in a statement made available to our correspondent in Lagos on Monday stated that the idea should be jettisoned forthwith as the informal sector viewed the policy as a designed conspiracy against the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS).…

… Says Group to partner NSE to harness the best in the trade The Group Executive Vice Chairman, SIFAX Group, Dr. Taiwo Afolabi has extolled the the contributions of the former Governor of Osun State and Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola to the engineering profession in Nigeria. Afolabi in a speech at the official commissioning of the newly-built Rauf Aregbesola Engineering Resource Tower by the Nigerian Society of Engineers NSE, Ikeja Branch on Monday, observed that the laudable project was named after a great engineering icon whose passion and drive for engineering skills, development and local content cannot be…

Troops of 120 Task Force Battalion, Sector 2, Joint Task Force (JTF), North East (NE) Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) in consolidating on their operational feat against Boko Haram(BH) and Islamic State West Africa Province Terrorists (ISWAP) have eliminated the criminal elements in a fierce encounter at Goniri, Yobe State on Saturday 29 January, 2022. According to a statement issued on . Monday by Brig. Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, Director, Army Public Relations, troops recorded this feat in conjunction with members of the Civilian Joint Task Force(CJTF). The statement noted that in a clearance operation codenamed “Operation DOMINANCE I”, along the insurgents’…

Assistant Commissioner of Police of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), ACP Amabua Ashe Mohammed has been appointed the Police Adviser for the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) in N’Djamena, Chad. With this appointment, ACP Amabua becomes the first female Police Officer in history to hold the tasking position of coordinating policing activities, ensuring discipline and professionalism and providing advisory on the management and improved peace-building efforts in the fight against Boko Haram insurgency by the Multinational Joint Task Force. The Officer, who has a commendable professional record and vast experience in International Peacekeeping Operations has served in several peacekeeping missions…

In compliance with global best practices, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has again fulfilled all requirements by the International Organisation for Standardization (ISO) and has therefore been recertified for ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System Standards in Road Safety Administration and Traffic Management by the Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON). According to Bisi Kazeem, the spokesperson of the Corps, the recertification came after a successful audit of FRSC processes and procedures by System Auditors from SON among other mandatory activities carried out towards the recertification of the Corps. It would be recalled that in the quest to bring its processes…

The Oyo State Government over the weekend, launched a mobile app designed with many features including having access to details of chosen landed property without necessarily visiting the Ministry of Lands. According to the Commissioner for Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Olayiwola Olusegun, the mobile app otherwise known as Ilè D’olà Exchange under the Private Networks Nigeria Limited (PNN) initiative is the first of its kind in Nigeria and would avail residents of the state the opportunity to make enquiry and suggestions on government services and getting faster responses. The Commissioner said this during a two-day retreat organised for top…

The Commander, Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), Nigerian Army, Major General SO Olabanji has charged cadets of Short Service Course 47 (Army) to, upon passing out of the Academy and subsequent commissioning as Officers in the Nigerian Army, to always engage themselves in activities that would make them stay physically and mentally fit for the rigorous task of defending the territorial integrity of the nation and subduing all threats to national security. Major General Olabanji gave the charge to the cadets at the Nigerian Army Table Hill, Kachia during the Battle Inoculation and Firepower Demonstration phase of Exercise Camp Highland…

Three trans-border drug traffickers have been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) while trying to smuggle 48,000 tablets of 225mg Tramadol through Mubi, Adamawa state to Cameroon Republic just as over 1,500 kilograms of imported Loud and other illicit substances have been intercepted in raids across Lagos and Edo states. A statement signed by Femi Babafemi, NDLEA Director, Media & Advocacy and made available to NAOSRE, the agency stated that the suspects: Mohammed Hussaini, 32; Adamu Bella, 18 and Mohammed Umar, 18 were arrested at Tsamiya Junction, Madanya Road, Mubi, Mubi North LGA, Adamawa State…