President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to improve surveillance and control around the nation’s borders to check the activities of criminal elements in the country. The President gave the directive on Thursday at the virtual inauguration of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) Technology Building in Abuja. Buhari instructed all security agencies to improve their performance in the protection of lives and property, with a mandate that the country’s Global Security Index...

ABUJA — The Minister of Defence, retired Maj.-Gen. Bashir Magashi has restated the Federal Government’s commitment to strengthening bilateral and multilateral ties with friendly countries to support the ongoing military operations across the country. A statement by Magashi’s Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mohammad Abdulkadri, said he made the remarks during a visit by the United Arab Emirates Ambassador to Nigeria, Dr. Fahad Al-Taffaq, on Thursday in Abuja. He said that such cooperation would...