Tag: Nigeria Security
Kidnapping Crisis Deepens Across Nigeria as Ransom Payments Hit 7.78 billion...
Kidnapping has grown into an increasingly lucrative criminal business across Nigeria, with armed groups collecting nearly 5.8 million in confirmed ransom payments in just...
Insecurity Renews Push for Police Reform in Nigeria
Nigeria is moving to accelerate changes to its police system as persistent kidnappings, armed attacks and killings intensify pressure on the government to improve...
Tinubu Orders Urgent Rescue of Abducted Niger Residents
President Bola Tinubu has ordered an immediate security operation to rescue hundreds of people feared abducted after gunmen attacked communities and worshippers in Niger...
NDLEA Arrests 101 Year Old Woman, Uncovers Cocaine Hidden in Fufu
Nigeria’s anti narcotics agency has arrested a 101 year old woman accused of selling cannabis and, in a separate operation, intercepted cocaine concealed inside...
Nigeria Hosts International Security Conference as Tinubu Calls for Peace and...
ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria and the Muslim World League are bringing religious leaders, policymakers and security stakeholders together in Abuja on Tuesday for an...
Kwara Governor Receives 163 Rescued Kidnap Victims
Kwara State Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has received 163 residents of Woro community who were rescued after spending months in captivity following a deadly attack...
Tinubu Approves Up to 80 Percent Pay Rise for Nigerian Military
President Bola Tinubu has approved a new salary structure for Nigeria’s Armed Forces, with pay increases of between 30 percent and 80 percent for...
Navy Rescues Three After Sea Robbers Attack Boat
Three people have been rescued after suspected sea robbers attacked a passenger boat along the Oron Calabar waterway in Akwa Ibom State, prompting a...
Police Make Fresh Arrests in Killing of University of Jos Students
Nigerian police have made fresh arrests as investigations continue into the killing of several University of Jos students in Plateau State, authorities said, as...
Tinubu Says Security, Economic Reforms Will Bring Prosperity
President Bola Tinubu has said his administration is restructuring Nigeria's security institutions and implementing economic reforms that he believes will deliver long-term prosperity, despite...
