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The Nigerian Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has said the Troops have neutralised more than 6,886 terrorists, arrested 6,970 suspects, and rescued 4,488 kidnapped victims and other criminal elements across the country. The Director of Defence Media Operations (DDMO), Major General Edward Buba disclosed this at the end-of-year media briefing on Friday in Abuja. He said the Troops also successfully recovered 3,320 assorted weapons, 39,075 assorted ammunition, 100,316,600 litres of crude oil, 60,339,426 litres of AGO, 3,465,450 litres of DPK and 3,544,990 litres of PMS. According to Gen. Buba, "The application of...

By Okosun Dennis Digital financial payment systems have been described as making a huge positive impact on the Nigerian economy hence there is a need to implement strategies to mitigate risk. In a keynote address at the 2023 Conference organised by the Finance and Business Online Publishers (FiBOP), held over the weekend at Orchid Hotels in Lekki-Ajah, Lagos, the representative of Mr. Bello Hassan, Managing Director of Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), Ms. Hawwau Gambo, the Assistant Director, Media Relations, NDIC, said digital financial payments have revolutionised easy payments for...

Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has said that air strikes against terrorists, militants, and oil thieves will continue unabated across the nation, which is in an effort to deny criminals the freedom to cause mayhem and havoc against innocent civilians, the environment, and the economy. In a bid to achieve the mandate of the Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), air strikes were conducted near Arina Woje earlier today, September 1, 2023, as it was confirmed that terrorists and their injured cohorts have continued to use the location, which is...

…ORDERS WATERTIGHT SECURITY, APPEALS FOR CALM The Acting Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has expressed deep concerns about recent developments regarding planned nationwide protests by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC). While being mindful of the right to peaceful protest, as enshrined in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the IGP urges all parties involved to ensure that the planned demonstrations are conducted peacefully to prevent being hijacked by miscreants, owing to the previous ugly experiences of such protests in most major...