In a joint operation to rid Nigerian forest of terrorist bandits, the Department of State Services (DSS) and the military have killed about 45 bandits around Kuchi town in Munya LGA of Niger State. The operation, which was meant to be carried out secretly, has made another remarkable victory in the sustained offensives against bandits in the area.
The Controller General of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Sylvester Nwakuche has charged Zonal Coordinators, State Command Controllers, and heads of training institutions to secure all correctional facilities or face strict consequences. The warning came during an emergency virtual strategy meeting convened to address growing concerns over facility safety ahead of the festive season and amid the challenges posed by heavy rainfall. “Every correctional facility must be secured without excuse, and any officer found wanting will be held accountable. “This is not just about concrete walls and iron bars, it’s about trust, duty, and the safety of every Nigerian. The time for complacency is over”, he stated.
Minister of State for Works, Mohammed Goroyo, has yesterday declared that the Federal Government spends as much as N880bn annually for the maintenance of the federal road network nationwide. This is coming after the Managing Director of the Federal Road Maintenance Agency, FERMA Chukwuemeka Abbasi, has raised observation that the template for deducting the road user charge from the prices of petrol and diesel was never implemented by the defunct Petroleum Product Pricing Regulatory Authority, now the Nigeria Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority.
In a continued trial of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the federal High Court sitting in Abuja had yesterday admitted video evidence recorded where the IPOB leader was threatening some prominent Igbo leaders over their stance on his activities.Justice James Omotosho admitted the video recording in evidence and marked as exhibit after Kanu’s lawyer, Paul Erokoro, SAN, did not oppose its admissibility.
Traditional rulers in Benue State have issued a 14-day ultimatum to nomadic herders and individuals suspected of engaging in terrorist activities, instructing them to vacate the state's farmlands or face stringent consequences.
Nigeria’s public debt profile is expected to surge following the N162.025 trillion loan President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sought the National Assembly’s approval for fresh borrowing’. Accordingly, the president has requested the lawmakers to approve new borrowing plans to a tune of $21.5 billion, along with €2.19 billion, 15 billion Japanese yen and a €65 million grant, as part of the federal government’s 2025–2026 borrowing framework.
