As part of a significant move to strengthen border security and improve regional capacity, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), in collaboration with the World Customs Organization (WCO) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), has launched the first-ever WCO Expert Master Trainer Programme on Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) in West Africa. The week-long programme commenced on 2 June 2025 in Abuja, drawing participants from Customs administrations across the region. The training aims to equip officers with the technical know-how to deploy geospatial technologies for mapping, analysing, and monitoring border activities. Declaring the programme open, Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi, emphasised…
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By Miriam Humbe The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Communication Satellite (NIGCOMSAT), Engineer Jane Egerton-Idehen has said that her agency would continue to render excellent services to National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in the area of satellite television broadcasting. Caroline Embu, NYSC’s Acting Director Information and Public Relations disclosed this in a statement signed on Wednesday. The NIGCOMSAT boss made the statement during a courtesy call on the Director General, NYSC, Brig Gen Olakunle Nafiu in his office. Briefing her host on the bilateral relationship between the sister organizations, Engineer Egerton-Idehen disclosed that NIGCOMSAT had been beaming…
By Miriam Humbe The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has called for feedbacks from financial services industry stakeholders in the country, policy makers and the public towards the ongoing revision of the International Association of Deposit Insurers (IADI) Core Principles for Effective Deposit Insurance System. This was contained in a press statement by the NDIC’s Head, Communications & Public Affairs, Hawwau Gambo. The NDIC said that the IADI Core Principles were used by jurisdictions, including Nigeria, as a benchmark for assessing the quality of their deposit insurance systems and for identifying gaps in their deposit insurance practices and measures to…
By Miriam Humbe The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, hosted a delegation from the World Bank at its headquarters in Abuja as part of an ongoing high-level mission focused on Disaster Risk Management (DRM) in Nigeria. The mission, led by Mr. Francis Samson Nkoka, Senior Disaster Risk Management Specialist at the World Bank, seeks to strengthen technical collaboration with Nigerian institutions to bolster national resilience against climate and weather-related hazards. In his remarks, Professor Charles Anosike, NiMet DG/CEO and Permanent Representative of Nigeria with the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), emphasized that strengthening climate advisory services requires…
By Miriam Humbe The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has reiterated that the fight against insecurity and corruption cannot be left in the hands of security agencies alone. Dele Oyewale, EFCC’s Head, Media & Publicity disclosedthis in a statement signed on Tuesday. Olukoyede stressed that every Nigerian has a critical role to play in securing the nation and promoting good governance. The EFCC helmsman was speaking in Abuja on Tuesday June 3, 2025, at a high level national forum organized by the Voice of Nigeria (VON). Represented by the Director of Public…
By Miriam Humbe The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, arraigned one Ewulum Chimeze Felix on an 11-count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence, stealing, possession of fraudulent documents and forgery to the tune of N23,500,280 (Twenty-Three Million, Five Hundred Naira Two Hundred and Eighty kobo) before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos. Dele Oyewale, EFCC’s Head, Media and Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Tuesday. Chimeze allegedly promised to help the petitioner obtain a United Kingdom visa, work…
By Miriam Humbe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested a fake Journalist, Ernesto Chukwudum Chukwukamma for alleged extortion, impersonation and obtaining N2,000,000.00 (Two Million Naira) under false pretence to influence the investigation of the sum of $4,500,000,000.00 (Four Billion, Five Hundred Million United States Dollars) alleged Petroleum Trust Fund, PTF, Fraud. Dele Oyewale, EFCC’s Head of Media & Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Tuesday. Chukwukamma, 63, was arrested for allegedly threatening the life of a petitioner and receiving financial inducement from him to stop the investigation of $4,500,000,000.00 alleged Petroleum Trust Fund, PTF, Fraud. The…
***Hosts Nigerian Shippers Council By Miriam Humbe The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olukayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has again reaffirmed the commitment of the Nigeria Police Force to providing adequate security to boost economic activities in the marine and blue economy sector of Nigeria. ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Force Public Relations Officer FPRO, disclosed this in a statement signed on Tuesday. He made this known on Tuesday, 3rd June 2025, when he played host to the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council, Dr. Akutah Pius Ukeyima, and his delegation at the IGP Smart Conference Room, Louis Edet House, Force Headquarters,…
***As IGP Reaffirms Commitment to Public Safety, Crime Reduction By Miriam Humbe The Nigeria Police Force, through multiple coordinated efforts in Abia and Kogi State Commands, has recorded significant success in the fight against crime with the rescue of trafficked children and the interception of illegal arms. ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Force Public Relations Officer FPRO, disclosed this in a statement signed on on Monday. These developments underscore the Force’s renewed dedication to ensuring the safety and security of lives and property across the country. Recently, Officers of the Kogi State Police Command intercepted a green-colored Sharon vehicle that ran…
By Miriam Humbe In a sustained show of commitment to the safety and security of all Nigerians, the Nigeria Police Force has once again recorded multiple victories in the fight against violent crimes, successfully rescuing multiple victims of kidnapping in Niger and Enugu States. ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Force Public Relations Officer FPRO, disclosed this in a statement. These operations reflect the unyielding resolve of the Force to tackling criminality head-on and restore peace to our communities. Recall that on 20th February 2025, at about 10:00 p.m., suspected kidnappers launched an attack on Hayin-Dogo and Dangunu villages in Sarkin-Pawa, Munya…
By Miriam Humbe The Force Commander, Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), Major General Godwin Michael Mutkut has highlighted the crucial role of education in tackling the security challenges in Nigeria’s North East region. Chief Military Public Information Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Olaniyi Osoba disclosed this in a statement signed on Monday. The FC made the statement during the commissioning of 270 classroom chairs donated by the African Union (AU). General Mutkut stressed that education was a key instrument in diminishing the recruitment potential for terrorist groups like Boko Haram, which frequently target uneducated youths. Represented by the Commander 19 Brigade Brigadier…
By Miriam Humbe Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Kaduna Zonal Directorate have arrested nine suspected internet fraudsters in the Sabo area of the state capital. Dele Oyewale, Head, Media & Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Tuesday. The suspects were arrested on Monday, June 2, 2025 following actionable intelligence that linked them to fraudulent internet activities. Items recovered from them include nine iPhones, 17 android phones, four power banks, three necklaces, two bangles and one headphone. They will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded.