Mr Lawal said security agencies have focused too much on tracing funds within the radar, noting that most of the terrorists and funds mostly move outside the radar of the financial intelligence units. Read More
One of the suspects, Ibrahim Lawal, who is also known by the alias Abba Kala, is an alleged notorious car thief. He had been arrested at least twice for sundry offences including armed robbery.
Similarly, in order and security, Nigeria is the second worst country in the sub-Saharan region as it is ranked 33rd out of 34 countries. Read More
Oil Theft: Navy deploys 10 warships, helicopters to Nigeria's waters
"This exercise will be used to exercise and demonstrate the capacity and capability of our ships at sea, to secure Nigeria's maritime space and the Gulf of Guinea.
The lawmakers noted that the federal government made several financial interventions in the sector, yet Nigeria does not have an adequate electricity supply.
The motion sought to urge the Ministry of Education to declare 2023 and 2024 WAEC, NECO and JAMB examinations registration free to enable the common man have a direct benefit of fuel subsidy removal palliatives.
"In the past week, 149 incidents were recorded across the Niger Delta. In some areas of the Niger Delta, it's become a warfare of sorts," the NNPCL said. /p>
"Mr President will continue to emphasise the importance of ensuring that our tax authorities are not taxing the seed, but are taxing the fruit. And that will continue to be the focus," the statement said.
Weeks after announcing that she was ready to give marriage a second shot, Iyabo Ojo turned 45 and confirmed their relationship in December, but didn't share intimate details.
The Belt and Road cooperation has made historic achievements and benefited more than 150 countries, opening up a road of cooperation, opportunity and prosperity, leading to common development. The BRI has become the most popular international public good and the largest international cooperation platform in the world today.
The more dangerous dimension in Nigeria is the illegal possession of military grade arsenal by criminals and non state actors. This unlimited and unchecked proliferation of illegal arms has reached the epidemic level in Nigeria in recent times with attendant national security implications . Neither the Executive nor the legislature or the security agencies seem to have mustered the will to tackle it.
The week-long event…saw huge participation from key stakeholders across the financial sector who expressed concerns about the rising cases of fraud and how this crucial issue can be combatted.
The Flutterwave Earth Pledge, a public call to individuals and businesses to incorporate sustainable actions into their core activities, will be launched during the dialogue.
The success of the programme which started as an initiative for Ijebu Region, then Ogun State is now attracting the interest of schools and athletics clubs in the South-west states.
Rasheedat Ajibade scored a second-half equaliser to cancel out Ethiopia's early lead, as the Super Falcons returned to action for the first time since their elimination from the FIFA Women's World Cup in July.
Claim: "All 11 counties have been licked (won) by President George Weah" is a claim being made by the official campaign spokesperson of the ruling Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC), Cllr. Kanio Bai Gbala.
The JET Minerals Challenge is the flagship initiative under the Countering Transnational Corruption Grand Challenge for Development (CTC Grand Challenge). This challenge extends financial and in-kind support, including specialized technical assistance, to the accomplished winners, with funding ranging from $50,000 to $400,000, propelling them toward their revolutionary goals.
The Nigerian government launched the HPV vaccine initiative on Tuesday for girls between the ages of nine and 14 years to guard against HPV types 16 and 18, which cause about 70 per cent of cervical cancer.
The Legal Practitioners and Privileges Committee (LPPC), last month, shortlisted Ms Daudu's name alongside 68 other lawyers for the prestigious SAN rank.
The Minister of Defence commended the leadership and personnel of the armed forces for the successes recorded in the theatres of operation to rid the nation of security threats.
"I don't want to be remembered for addressing the bottlenecks with the issuance of international passports when I leave office. That is not the core mandate of my office. There are so much more. But I want to be remembered for securing Nigerian borders and enhancing internal security..."
"When dealing with a first-generation company owner who is also a four-star-general who has ruled a country like Nigeria twice, you don't always win that battle most of the time; you lose 110% of the time...''
