The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has stated that the explosion that occurred on Wednesday, January 24, 2024 at a refuse dump outside the office of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) in Maitama, Abuja was not a bomb explosion as alleged on social media. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the FCT Police Spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh.

The United States Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, in a bilateral meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the presidential villa on Tuesday has promised that the US government will support the administration in its social investment programs to assist in curbing the hardship being faced over fuel subsidy removal. He, however, said the initiatives of the United States would greatly depend on the region’s dependable efforts at ensuring the safety of civilian populations. He said: “Having said that, it’s important that we work to support our partners who are trying to find effective ways of providing security. “We are working to support Nigeria, to support our Lake Chad region partners to strengthen the capacity of their security forces in a whole variety of ways to deal with insecurity. And yes, that does go to equipment and technology for weapons and we’re working on that.

The Senate has revealed plans to summon the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, over the deteriorating security situation in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, that has continued unabated as bandits invade residents to abduct victims.
The Senator representing the FCT, Ireti Kingibe, made this known while lamenting on the worsening security crisis that has continued to throw anxiety amongst residents in the capital city during a Channels TV program on Sunday. 

The FCT Police have rescued the four remaining siblings of late Nabeeha Al-Kadriyah who were victims of kidnap. The FCT Police Command in a statement signed by SP Josephine Adeh said, “The operatives successfully rescued the Victims around Kajuru forest in Kaduna state at about 11:30 pm on Saturday 20th January 2024.The victims who are now reunited with their families, were rescued by the. FCT Police Command Anti-Kidnapping Squad in collaboration with troops of the Nigerian Army following the kidnap incident at Zuma 1 area in the Bwari Area Council on January 2, 2024.

The federal government has announced a major shift in recruitment practices for four crucial security services: the Civil Defence, Fire, Correctional, and Immigration Services. Under the revised guidelines, 35% of all recruits will be women, marking a significant step towards gender equality in these traditionally male-dominated fields. The announcement was made on Friday by Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, after a meeting of the Board of the Civil Defence, Fire, Correctional, and Immigration Services. According to him, the decision aligns with President Bola Tinubu’s “Renewed Hope Agenda” and aims to promote professionalism, gender mainstreaming, and federal character principles within the agencies.

Officials of the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI) on Thursday met in Abuja, to brainstorm on how best to expend its allocation in the 2024 budget. Addressing newsmen during the one-day seminar, the federal commissioner/Chief executive officer of the Commission, Aliyu Tijani Ahmed, said part of the allocation would be used to guarantee food security and protection of the IDPs among other services.