The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba on Wednesday launched the SmartForce Database Management System (DMS) to ensure the digitalization of personnel records and biometric capturing of Nigeria Police Force (NPF) personnel. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, adding that it is projected to ease administrative bottlenecks, issue Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Cards for identification of personnel, and assist in tracking transfers and postings.

In preparation for the 2023 general election, President Muhammadu Buhari has directed that the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) should tighten security around the country’s borders. This was disclosed on Tuesday by the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola during the inauguration ceremony of the Service’s Katsina state headquarters, adding that the primary duties of the Service are border control and migration management, not passport issuance.

The federal government through the office of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has assured Russian investors of improved security for Russian investments, noting that the federal government is also solving bureaucratic challenges hindering Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) into the country. The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, NIDCOM, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, at a business forum organized by Nigeria in Diaspora Organization (NIDO), Russian chapter, said Nigeria remains the investment destination for FDIs, pointing out that there is nowhere in the world without challenges assuring Russian investors that bureaucratic challenges and insecurity are being tackled.

The Federal Government has revealed that 309 Nigerians have renounced their citizenship in the last 16 years, with over half of them renouncing last year, as disclosed by the Ministry of Interior. “Down to those Nigerians who renounce their citizenship, so far we have registered a total of 309,” said Shuaib Belgore, the permanent secretary of the interior ministry. Mr. Belgore, addressing journalists at the State House in Abuja on 26th January 2923, disclosed that between 2006 and 2021, 150 Nigerians renounced their citizenship while 159 renounced in 2022 alone.

Following the incident of train derailment along the Ajakouta-Itakpe train line, the Nigerian Railway Corporation, NRC has suspended Warri-Itakpe rail services until further notice. Yesterday, Sunday, 22nd January 2022 an incident was recorded where a train from Warri derailed at kilometer 30, Ajkouta-Itakpe where about 148 passengers were hurt while over 300 were stranded inside Kogi forest amidst the insecurity in the zone. 

Suspected bandits attacked a community opposite the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp at Abagena, Makurdi Local Government Area of Benue in the late hours of 19th January 2023, killing scores. An eyewitness in the community revealed that the attack which took place at about 2100hrs claimed the lives of eight persons, including women and children, as well as scores of persons seriously wounded. “Some of the victims were beheaded and their heads were taken away. The bushes are still being combed in search of more victims. “A man, his wife, and four children were all wiped out in the attack.