The Commandant-General, Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), Dr Ahmed Audi says the corps’ female squad was set up to provide security to some of the 81,000 schools found to be porous nationwide. Audi said this when he featured on the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum in Abuja. He said that the female squad was set up after a thorough intelligence analysis of all schools in the country. “We conducted a vulnerability analysis test which is a form of research that we commissioned to just have a clue of the numbers of schools we have in this country,…
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Dr Ahmed Audi, Commandant General (CG) of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has described the level of pipeline vandalism in Niger Delta as massive, devastating and sad. Audi who featured on the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum in Abuja, said that in spite of the situation, the Corps has remained committed to tackling the problem. Audi said that the Corps had arrested and prosecuted many of the pipeline vandals. “I had a tour last month to pipeline locations especially in Niger Delta, it is very sad, very, very sad and very devastating. “If you see the…
Scores of political party members in Oyo state on Saturday defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2023 general elections. The defectors were received during a local meeting of the party held at Elekuro High School, Ogbere in Ona-Ara area of the state. The defectors were received by the APC governorship candidate, Sen. Teslim Folarin and the Oyo Central Senatorial Candidate, Dr. Yunus Akintunde. The PDP defectors were led by Mogaji Akinjide, while Elder A Kalejaye led the SDP defectors into the APC. Fatai Ibikunle, the Chairman, National Lottery Commission, welcomed the defectors to the APC on…
The Minister of State, Budget and National Planning, Mr Clement Agba has described the launch of the Nigeria Integrated Financing Framework Report on Sustainable Development (NIFF) as historic. Agba said this while reacting to the NIFF launched by President Muhammadu Buhari on the sidelines of the 77th UN General Assembly in New York. NIFF has been developed to map out a much needed sustainable financing plan for Nigeria to deliver on its commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and national development aspirations. According to the minister, this is the first time in Nigeria’s history that an administration is planning,…
In a bid to engage the senior citizens and make them more productive, The University of Third Age Nigeria (U3A), an online non-conventional university, was on Saturday evening launched in Nigeria. U3A Nigeria was chartered by the Association of International Universities of the Third Age (AIUTA) in France. The first university of U3A was established in 1973 in France with the cooperation of International Labour Organisation (ILO), World Health Organisation (WHO) and UNESCO. It has since been established in more than 75 countries across the six continents of the world. In his remarks at the launching, Mr Babajide Afolabi, the…
The Commandant-General, Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), Dr Ahmed Audi, has pledged to deal decisively with any personnel found culpable in oil bunkering in the Niger Delta. Audi gave the assurance when he featured on the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum in Abuja. He said the corps was investigating reports of alleged collusion between some personnel and oil thieves in the Niger Delta. Audi said that the NSCDC had upgraded its Standard Operating Procedure and Code of Conduct, providing adequate mechanisms of handling disciplinary cases. “We have approved that we will carry out discrete intelligence and investigation…
Nigeria on Friday in New York signed a Protocol of Cooperation with the Republic of Bulgaria. The signing ceremony was performed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, and his Bulgarian counterpart, Nikolay Milkow. Onyeama said that the protocol was aimed at contributing to the development and consolidation of the friendly relations between the two countries. According to him, the protocol was based on the Principles of Mutual Respect for each other’s sovereignty, independence and non-interference in each other’s internal affairs. He said that the Protocol of Cooperation would enable both countries to maintain regular consultations and mutual efforts…
The Executive Director, National Cereals Research Institute (NCRI), Badeggi in Niger state, Dr Aliyu Umar has lauded Federal Government efforts in the development of research in the country. Umar, who made the commendation in an interview in Bida on Sunday, said that the federal government’s efforts for research development are encouraging, while appealing for more funding to the institute to execute more capital projects. “The federal government is doing its best as we have achieved a lot in terms of infrastructure development, among other successes in this institute. “But there is still room for improvement. The government should increase funding.…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed four persons dead and 10 others with varying degrees of injuries in a lone accident in Zanchita village on Bida – Kutigi Road, Bida LGA of Niger. Mr Kumar Tsukwam, FRSC Sector Commander in the state, said in Minna on Sunday that the crash involved a commercial bus with registration number BNK 342 XA conveying 14 passengers. Tsukwam said that the lone accident occurred on Sunday at about 9:25 a.m., where four of the passengers died at the scene. ”The injured victims were rescued and taken to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Bida…
The Hydro Electric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC) has begun the distribution of relief materials to victims of the recent flooding in Niger. The commission also released N15 million to over 8,000 affected households. Abubakar Yelwa, Managing Director of HYPPADEC, started the distribution at New Ketso resettlement site in Mokwa local government area on Sunday. Yelwa said that the distribution was going on simultaneously in all the six HYPPADEC member states. Represented by the Director of Operations, Mr Ilyasu Wara, said that the gesture was part of efforts by the commission to alleviate the sufferings of the affected people. He…