Insecurity: Reps Advocates For Basic Security Education From Primary School

Following the unabated security incidences that seem to linger in Nigeria, the House of Representatives are calling for the incorporation of security education as a subject in the Primary and Secondary Schools Curriculum to teach children some basic security tips.. Accordingly, the lawmakers have since mandated its Committee on Basic Education and Services to ensure implementation of the idea soon. 

As South-East Development Commission Bill Scales Second Reading, Ohanaeze Youth Urge President Tinubu For Assent

An apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has applauded the National Assembly effort over the passage of the South-East Development Commission, SEDC, bill to its final stage. Recall, the Senate had on Thursday passed the bill for final reading two months after its passage by the House of Representatives. 

Nigerians Troops Neutralize 5 ESN Fighters In Imo, Rescued 15 Hostages In Zamfara

The Nigerian Army and Navy troops, on Tuesday, neutralised five armed men in a firefight at identified IPOB/ESN camps in Ejemekuru in Oguta Local Government Area of Imo. The Director, Army Public Relations, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, who disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday said the troops overpowered the armed separatists’ resistance with overwhelming firepower and recovered a significant cache of dangerous weapons. According to him, the weapons recovered included one AK-47 rifle, two Pump-action Semi-automatic rifles, one locally fabricated gun, two magazines, and three rounds of 7.62mm Special ammunition.

EFCC: 70% Of Financial Crimes Linked To Banks

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has stated that banks were involved in about 70 per cent of financial crimes committed in Nigeria. This was made known by EFCC’s Director of Internal Audit, Idowu Apejoye who represented the EFCC Chariman, Ola Olukayode at the 2023 Annual Retreat and General Meeting of the Association of Chief Audit Executives of Banks in Nigeria (ACAEBIN).