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FG reaffirms crackdown on drug abuse, trafficking
The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to every initiative aimed at preventing illicit drug use, dismantling trafficking networks, expanding access to treatment and rehabilitation, and promoting the wellbeing of all Nigerians. The assurance was given by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume at the opening ceremony of the ongoing National Drug Use Summit themed…
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Tinubu sets up presidential panel to draft National Policing Bill
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday inaugurated the Presidential Working Group on the National Policing Bill, marking a major step towards the implementation of state police across Nigeria. Represented by his Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, Tinubu said the committee would prepare the legal framework required to operationalise the proposed dual policing system following the…
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Tinubu orders ICPC to probe fake presidential council
…… President gives commission 30-day deadline President Bola Tinubu has directed the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to investigate the activities of a purported “Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council” (PFIPC), describing the body as fictitious and unknown to the Federal Government. The President in a statement on Tuesday by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser on Information and…
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Senate urges FG to stop Boko Haram reintegration scheme
…demands tougher actions against terrorists, kidnappers The Senate has asked the Federal Government to suspend the rehabilitation and reintegration programme for Boko Haram members, urging security agencies to intensify efforts to arrest and prosecute terrorists and other criminal elements responsible for attacks across the country. The resolution was adopted during the plenary on Tuesday following a motion sponsored by Senator…
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US Consulate, FBI commend EFCC over anti-sextortion efforts
The United States Consulate in Lagos and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have commended the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for its sustained efforts in tackling sextortion and other transnational financial crimes. The commendation was made on Monday during a courtesy visit by Assistant Law Enforcement Attaché of the U.S. Consulate, SSA James Smith, and SSA Thomas Pepper…
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Masari joins African leaders at business summit in London
Special Adviser to the President on Political and Other Matters, Alhaji Ibrahim Kabiru Masari, joined African leaders, policymakers and business executives in London recently for the 16th African Business Leadership Awards (ABLA), where participants discussed strategies for accelerating economic growth and sustainable development across the continent. The summit, held at Chatham House, Westminster, brought together serving and former Heads of…
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FG presents letters of credence to 11 ambassadors-designate
The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Sola Enikanolaiye, has presented Letters of Credence to 11 Ambassadors and High Commissioners-designate ahead of their deployment to Nigeria’s diplomatic missions abroad. The ceremony, held on Monday, saw the minister formally hand over the credentials required for the envoys to assume their assignments in their respective host countries. The diplomats include former…
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Tinubu unveils tech-driven strategy to tackle insecurity
President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to deploying emerging technologies to combat insecurity and protect lives across Nigeria. Speaking on Monday in Port Harcourt at the grand finale of the 2026 Nigerian Army Day Celebration and African Land Forces Forum (ALFF), the president said the government was modernising the Armed Forces through investments in advanced hardware and personnel…
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Deregulation not licence for profiteering, Lokpobiri warns oil marketers
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, yesterday warned that the Federal Government would not tolerate profiteering in the downstream petroleum sector under the guise of deregulation, insisting that marketers must adjust petrol prices to reflect the recent decline in global crude oil prices. Speaking at a stakeholders’ meeting on cost-reflective pricing of Premium Motor Spirit…
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Russian airstrike kills Nigerian medical graduate in Ukraine days before graduation
Nnani Adaobi Marian, a 23-year-old Nigerian medical graduate of Kharkiv National Medical University, has died after sustaining severe injuries in a Russian airstrike in Kharkiv, Ukraine, days before her graduation. Reports indicate that Russian forces dropped aerial bombs on the Kholodnohirskyi district of Kharkiv on June 29, killing 14 people across the Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kharkiv regions and injuring 98…
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