The Yobe State government has ordered with immediate effect the dismantling of all security checkpoints in Gashua and Garin Alkali, located respectively in Bade and Bursari local government areas of the state. A statement signed by Brig. Gen. Dahiru Abdulsalam (retd), the special adviser to Governor Mai Mala Buni on security a statement, said the decision followed a thorough review of security arrangements in the locations. The statement reads in part: “No security agency should...

Minister of Youth Development, Dr. Jamila Ibrahim says the Federal Government is to embark on a comprehensive review, restructuring, and reform of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, to meet the demands of the future. She disclosed this at the opening ceremony of the maiden meeting of NYSC management with heads of corps-producin institutions in Nigeria, held at the National Judicial Institute in Abuja, on Monday. The Minister also said over 5000 corps members will...

Anambra State Police Command has announced the assumption of duty, CP Obono Itam as the 34th Commissioner of Police of the Command. According to a release by the State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochi Ikenga, the Posting of CP, by the Inspector General of Police IGP Kayode Egbetokun, is following the statutory retirement of CP Aderemi Adeoye on 1/5/2024 for attaining 35 years of service to the nation. According to the release, CP Itam...

…Call On Civil Society Activists, Masses To Challenge Policy The organised platform of the Nigerian Civil Society Movement also known as the United Action Front of Civil Society Movement has expressed support for the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) over plan to picket the headquarters of electricity distribution companies (DisCos) and Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) across the country following the recent unilateral hike of electricity tariffs by government. The group,...