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Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command in the early hours of January 28, 2023, at about 0440hrs, foiled an armed robbery attack in the Kabusa area of the FCT. According to the Spokesperson of the Comand, DSP Josephine Adeh, in a statement, said the police prompt intervention follows a distress call to the Kabusa Police Division about an armed robbery incident in the ECWA 2 Community of Kabusa Village. She said some of the exhibits recovered from the scene include one Barreta Pistol, one round of 9mm...

Towards digitisation and digitalisation of the Nigerian ecosystem, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has continued to engage with foreign partners on digital inclusiveness to accelerate the development of a digital economy for Nigerians. Director General and CEO of NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa, has said the Agency is leaving no stone unturned in the implementation processes of its Strategic RoadMap and Action Plan (SRAP 2021-2024). He gave this assertion during a virtual session with CDA Lead for Africa, Clayton Naidoo. He said NITDA has continued to collaborate with CISCO since...

The General Officer Commanding (GOC), 81 Division, Nigerian Army, Major General Obinna Ajunwa on Friday, January 27, 2023, inaugurated students of Senior Leadership and Staff Officers Course (SLSOC) 1/23 and Logistics Staff Officers Course 20/23. The event took place at the Nigerian Army College of Logistics and Management (NACOLM) permanent site, Ojo, Lagos. In his welcome address, the Commandant NACOLM, Major General Adekunle Adeyinka said that the College has remained a centre of excellence for logistics training and general manpower development for the NA and other subscribing Services and agencies....

In line with the Inspector-General of Police’s zeal to sanitize and standardize all sectors of the Nigeria Police Force, including the Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC), IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has invalidated the existing PCRC Identity Card with effect from December 2022. Force Spokesperson, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a statement, said the IGP also ordered the redesign and re-issuance of new PCRC ID cards from the Force Headquarters, Abuja, and through judicious screening of membership across the board. According to the statement, the Inspector-General of Police further directed all eligible...

The Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa, has said the pervasiveness nature of Information Communication Technology could also be deployed and adopted in the sporting industry. According to Inuwa, Africans can leverage Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, and other Emerging Technologies to create games with African characters, culture, and core values because most of online sporting games are not in accordance with African culture. The NITDA Director General expressed this when hosting the President of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Ibrahim Musa Gusau, on a working visit...

In an attempt to eliminate the bottlenecks associated with Hajj processes in Nigeria, the newly established Hajj Institute of Nigeria (HIN), an institution under the supervision of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), has indicated interest to partner with the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) on digitising its processes. In a meeting at the NITDA Corporate Headquarters in Abuja, both NITDA and National Hajj Institute agreed that such a partnership between the two organisations would help in strengthening Hajj exercise in the country. Speaking, the Director General of...

Ecobank Ellevate has partnered Ananse Africa and MasterCard Foundation to train fashion entrepreneurs and creatives in Nigeria. Ecobank Ellevate is a proprietary service offering designed for businesses owned by women, managed by women and those with a high percentage of female board members or employees, as well as companies manufacturing products for women. Head of Consumer Banking, Ecobank Nigeria, Korede Demola-Adeniyi, in her welcome address at the hybrid event which took place at the Ecobank Pan Africa Centre (EPAC) in Lagos on Thursday, said the bank’s support is in line...

The Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has tasked Police Mobile Force (PMF) Commanders to teach their men to be professional, firm and decisive while deployed for the 2023 General Elections security management. The IGP gave the charge during the closing ceremony of a two-week combat training/seminar for heads of Police Mobile Force Squadrons and formations nationwide which held at the Police Mobile Force Training College, Ila-Orangun, Osun State on Monday, January 23, 2023. The IGP, who was represented by the Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge...

Commander of the U.S. Sixth Fleet, Vice Admiral Thomas Ishee, arrived in Lagos, Nigeria for the opening ceremony of Exercise Obangame Express (OE23), the largest multinational maritime exercise in Western and Central Africa, on January 27, 2023. The visit to Lagos, held in conjunction with OE23, included engagements at the Western Navy Command, Naval Airbase Ojo, and the Joint Maritime Security Training Center. The meetings focused on enhancing relationships with senior government and military leaders and underscored the longstanding importance of U.S.-African maritime cooperation on mutual security interests within the...

Following recent redeployments and postings of senior officers across Nigerian Army Formations, Major General Mayirenso Lander David Saraso has assumed Office as the new Commander Sector 2 Joint Task Force (JTF) North East Operation HADIN KAI. He took over command on Friday, January 27, 2023, at the Sector Headquarters in Damaturu the Yobe State after he was conducted round various troops' locations within 27 and 29 Task Force Brigades by the outgoing Sector Commander. Speaking during the Handing and Taking over ceremony at the Sector Conference Room, the outgone Commander,...