A two-week extension for the ongoing recruitment of 50,000 police constables has been announced by the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and the Police Service Commission (PSC). As a result, the application portal's December 15, 2025, opening date has been extended to February 8, 2026. According to a statement from PSC spokesperson Torty Njoku Kalu, the commission decided to grant the extension after receiving more than 400,000 applications and a study that revealed notable differences in state participation.

Africom's deputy commander told AFP that as part of a larger American effort to collaborate with African militaries to pursue extremists connected to the Islamic State, the US military is stepping up material delivery and intelligence sharing with Nigeria. According to Lieutenant General John Brennan, the Pentagon has also maintained open channels of communication with the armed forces in the junta-run Sahel nations of Burkina Faso, Niger, and Mali.

Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested two suspected members of a sea piracy syndicate in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, following intelligence reports of an imminent maritime attack in the Gulf of Guinea. The suspects were apprehended on Saturday at a hotel located on Tenacious Street in the Edepie area of the city, where security operatives said they were concluding plans for a major operation.

Governor Uba Sani on Wednesday visited Kurmin Wali in Kajuru Local Government Area following the abduction of worshippers by suspected bandits, assuring residents that all abductees would be safely returned. Leading a delegation of senior government officials and security chiefs, the governor said his administration was working closely with the military, the DSS, the police and the Office of the National Security Adviser to secure the victims' release. He pledged not to relent until they were brought home.

Lt. Gen. Waidi Shaibu, the Chief of Army Staff, has pledged to continue allocating personnel and operational resources to address security issues on the Plateau and throughout the nation. As part of his operational and familiarization tour of Army units in the state, Shaibu made the guarantee on Tuesday during a courtesy visit to Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang.

During an unexpected visit to the Nigerian Immigration Service headquarters in Gwagwalada, Abuja, on Tuesday, Minister of Interior Tunji-Ojo denounced the hold-up in passport processing and issued a warning against illegal charges. He emphasised that incompetence in service delivery will no longer be accepted and that Nigerians are not allowed to pay more than the rates that have been officially authorised. The minister spoke with immigration staff and passport applicants while touring the VIP and Children division of the passport office, asking why so few people.