Obasanjo: Nigeria’s Boko Haram Insurgency Has Lasted Longer Than Civil War
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has expressed concern over the prolonged fight against Boko Haram, noting that the insurgency has now lasted longer than Nigeria’s 1967–1970 Civil War. Obasanjo made the remark while assessing the country’s security challenges, stressing that it was troubling that a conflict involving a non-state armed group had outlasted a full-scale war […]
Teams Guest Chat Puts Users At Risk
A newly uncovered issue in Microsoft Teams shows that users lose all Defender for Office 365 protections once they accept a guest invitation, leaving them exposed inside another organization’s tenant. Threat researcher Rhys Downing revealed that Microsoft’s new feature, MC1182004 allowing Teams users to chat with any email address creates an opportunity for attackers who […]
Tinubu Declares Nationwide Security Emergency, Orders Mass Recruitment
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday declared a nationwide security emergency in response to the emerging security situation and ordered a major increase in personnel for the Armed Forces and security agencies. The declaration authorises the Nigerian Army and the Police to recruit additional personnel. The police are specifically mandated to recruit an additional 20,000 officers, […]
Nigeria Must Stay Competitive in Global Energy Market, Says NNPCL Boss
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has urged the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) to intensify efforts in attracting investments, particularly in deepwater oil projects, to ensure Nigeria remains competitive in the global energy landscape. Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPCL, Mr. Bayo Ojulari, made the call in an interview on Wednesday while […]
SGF Convenes Council of State, Police Council on National Security
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, has invited members of the Council of State and the Police Council to a hybrid strategic meeting to address critical national security and policing issues. The high-level gathering is scheduled for Thursday, October 9, 2025, at the Council Chambers within the Aso Villa, […]
NNPCL Targets 1.8M Barrels Daily by Year-End
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) is on track to hit a key milestone in oil production, aiming for at least 1.8 million barrels per day by the end of 2025. This update came from NNPCL’s Group Chief Executive Officer, Bayo Ojulari, during a briefing with President Bola Tinubu at the State House in […]
Economists Fault Tinubu’s Independence Day Economic Appraisal
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assured Nigerians that the country’s most difficult economic phase is now behind it, stressing that his administration’s reforms are beginning to yield positive results. In his Independence Day address commemorating Nigeria’s 65th anniversary, the president acknowledged the hardship citizens have endured over the past two years but insisted that the […]
Parliamentarians Urged to Formulate Laws to Facilitate African Themed Services
ECOWAS Parliamentarians have been urged to formulate laws that would ensure swift implementation of African Developed Artificial Intelligence to meet up with demands of different sectors in the region. This was the position of experts who presented papers on the role of Artificial Intelligence in improving Security, Health Care and Agriculture in West Africa at […]
Shettima Assures Enhanced Security, Mourns Borno Attack Victims
Today, Vice President Kashim Shettima has offered his condolences to the government and people of Borno State following a recent terrorist attack in the Darajamal community of Bama Local Government Area. The attack, which occurred on Friday night, claimed the lives of both civilians and soldiers. Governor Babagana Zulum visited the community on Saturday to […]
Customs Defence Bureau, Test Locally Built Airboat for Anti-Smuggling Operations
The Nigeria Customs Service and the Defence Research and Development Bureau (DRDB) in a bid to strengthen maritime security and enhance anti-smuggling operations, have jointly tested a homebuilt airboat. In a Statement by the NCS on Monday, 08-09-25, The locally developed vessel designed to maneuver in shallow and hard-to-reach waterways, was inspected and taken on […]
People of Amarata Community in Bayelsa Stage Protest Against Cultism in the Area
The residents of Amarata community in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State have called on cult related groups to vacate the area immediately or face the wrath of the law. The people made the call during a massive peace walk to protest the rising cult-related violence and criminality in the community. The people carried […]
APC Solomon Ochunma Pledges Good Governance and Transformational Leadership for Ahoada East
The All Progressives Congress APC chairmanship candidate for Ahoada East local government area in the forthcoming local government elections, Mr. Solomon Ochunma, says, he will focus on providing good governance and transformational leadership that will unify the people. Speaking with our correspondent via telephone, Mr. Ochunma, who identified security as very crucial for development, pleadged […]