The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, will today (Monday) launch the first online portal for passport application in Abuja. Tunji-Ojo disclosed this during a demonstration session of the online portal on Friday in company of the Comptroller General, Nigeria Immigration Service, Caroline Adepoju. According to the Minister, an online passport application platform has been set-up for both international and Nigerian applicants, which means Nigerians can apply online for their passport henceforth. 

The Police Service Commission on Sunday said recruitment of Nigerians into the Constable Cadre of the Nigeria Police Force will commence tomorrow, Monday, January 8th 2024, throughout the federation with physical and credentials screening of successful applicants after six weeks period for receiving of applications in line with the requirements of the Federal Character Commission. The recruitment exercise provides vacancy for up to 30,000 youths to join the Nigeria Police Force. A statement by the Chairman of the Police Service Commission, Solomon Arase, confirmed this on Sunday.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu decorated 3 officers key to his security logistics with their new ranks and their spouses in attendance for a brief ceremony which was held on Friday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang has call on the people of his state to avoid giving religious, political or ethnic coloration to the ongoing crises in the state instead should unite against the enemy. The Governor made this call today during a presentation of staff of office to the new Ngolong Ngas, at the Pankshin township stadium, Pankshin LGA of the state. The Governor noted that their strength lies in their unity against the enemy, and therefore should not give room to the enemy to divide them.

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has suspended with immediate effect the activities of the Police Campaign Against Cultism and Other Vices (POCACOV), a community policing initiative and public relations tool under the Force Public Relations Department of the NPF. This development was made known in a statement issued by the Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), Olumuyiwa Adejobi, which stated that this decision was reached in order to conduct a comprehensive review of the Unit and restructure it for improved efficiency and service delivery.

Members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), also known as Shi’ites, converged in number and took to the streets of Abuja on Wednesday to protest the assassination of Iranian military officer Qasem Soleimani and Iraqi military leader Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis by the United States. This demonstration is in commemoration of the killing of its martyrs on 3rd January 20223 under the order of the former US President, Donald Trump. In registering their grieve, the Shi’ites comprising men and women, set ablaze the flags of the United States and Israel, symbolizing their disdain for the countries they hold responsible for the deaths of Soleimani and al-Muhandis, whom they described as ‘global martyrs’.