State Police bill: At least 24 of the 36 state legislatures must approve the bill before Nigeria gets its first constitutional framework for state police. The National Assembly has transmitted…
The shipment lands weeks after Nigeria's Defence HQ moved to clarify reports of a US troop drawdown, insisting cooperation remains intact. The United States has delivered military equipment to the…
The government says security needs have sometimes been considered separately without a common threat assessment or unified capability plan, making coordination and resource deployment more difficult. The Federal Government has…
The presidential committee will assess Nigeria's current and emerging threats and translate its findings into operational priorities, capability requirements and a multi-year defence plan. President Bola Tinubu has given Nigeria's…
Interpol's eight-month operation targeted West African crime networks linked to cyber-enabled fraud, money laundering and other serious offences, with Nigeria among 22 participating countries. An eight-month international operation targeting West…
The Presidential Working Group says the extra time will help stakeholders make more substantive contributions to the reform. The Presidential Working Group on the National Policing Bill has extended the…
UNOWAS chief Leonardo Santos Simão says armed groups are modernising fast and now targeting coastal West African states too The United Nations has warned that terrorist groups operating in northern…
Nigerian troops have killed an Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) cameraman and recovered footage exposing three foreign facilitators operating within the terrorist network in Borno State. Muhammed Goni, acting…
IGP Tunji Disu says state police will improve community policing and intelligence gathering in Nigeria but notes implementation remains at an early stage, requiring consultations, comparative studies and capacity building.…
Lawmakers reject deradicalisation policy following targeted killings of military officers; security concerns overshadow non-kinetic strategy The Nigerian Senate has called on the Federal Government to discontinue its rehabilitation and reintegration…
