The Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Nigeria, Bengt van Loosdrecht, today, said that unemployment is a greater push factor for young Nigerians seeking to migrate abroad than insecurity. The ambassador said findings from the Youth Pulse Survey, conducted among more than 100 young Nigerians, showed that young people were primarily...
•The protesters carrying placards The #TakeItBack Movement today staged protests in Lagos, Abuja and other parts of the country over worsening economic hardship, insecurity, inflation and what the organisers described as political repression under the Bola Tinubu administration. The protests, held under the banner of the “Festival of the Oppre...
•Dr. Chike Okogwu The National Leader of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Dr. Chike Okogwu, has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to place governance above politics by confronting the economic hardship and security challenges confronting Nigerians. Responding to the president’s recent remarks on politi...
•The two aircraft The Oyo State government has taken delivery of the two long-awaited security surveillance aircraft. The two aircraft, which arrived at the Samuel Ladoke Akintola Airport, Ibadan, today, are expected to support aerial surveillance, intelligence collection and rapid security response across Oyo State and adjoining areas, report...
•Tinubu and Trump The Northern Elders Forum (NEF), today, condemned the latest wave of deadly attacks in Zamfara and Kaduna states, warning that the killings underscore the need for intensified security operations despite recent international recognition of Nigeria’s progress in the fight against terrorism and insecurity. The forum’s reaction ...
•The participants The Kogi stakeholders today called for urgent reform of the global financial system for Africa’s sovereign debt burden which has deprived citizenry of health, education and other basic services. The stakeholders made the call during the Freedom from Debt campaign championed by AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF Nigeria) at Sarki...
•Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State Oyo State governor and Allied Peoples Movement (APM) presidential candidate for the 2027 election, Seyi Makinde, has lamented that state governors are routinely blamed for insecurity despite lacking constitutional authority to direct security agencies operating in their states. Makinde made the remarks durin...
•Nigerian Senate The Senate has approved a total of ₦403.1 billion for the Nigerian Police Trust Fund to strengthen policing and support the fight against terrorism, kidnapping, and other security challenges across the country for two consecutive years. The upper chamber approved ₦170.1 billion for the Police Trust Fund’s 2025 fiscal year, as ...
Hundreds of supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Samo Village, Tambuwal Local Government Area of Sokoto State, today defected to the African Democratic Congress (ADC), citing worsening economic hardship, insecurity and declining public confidence in the ruling party. The mass defection took place at the ADC State Secretariat in...
•Soldiers on firing training The Nigerian Army has announced plans to recruit and train an additional 28,000 soldiers as part of efforts to boost its manpower and strengthen ongoing operations against insecurity across the country. The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Waidi Shaibu, disclosed this today during a press briefing in Abuja to herald [...
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