Appraising the Lagos State security Trust Fund Model

A few days ago, the Lagos State Government held the 11th Town Hall Meeting on Security which coincided with the 10th anniversary of Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF).

Militancy, Political Uncertainty Seen as Key Risks for Nigeria, Others

Sequel Nigeria’s exit from recession in 2017, investor sentiment across West Africa is likely to experience uplift in 2018, a report has stated. The report, however, pointed out that political uncertainty ahead of Nigeria’s 2019 presidential elections and on-going security concerns were among the key risks for businesses operating in the region.

Imperativeness Of Fixing Nigeria’s Comatose Health System

I shoot straight. The essay submits that ‘’Operation Quality Healthcare’’ for Nigerians is as imperative as ‘’Operation Python Dance’’ or ‘’Operation Crocodile Smile’’. It is trite to say that the healthcare system in Nigeria is to say the least, comatose and not fit for purpose. Scores of Nigerians die incessantly from preventable, curable diseases while political leaders and affluent Nigerians embark on ‘’medical tourism’’ to treat mundane health challenges that can be treated in Nigeria.

66% of Nigerian Prisons Inmates Are Awaiting Trial – Prison Authorities

The Nigerian Prison Service, NPS, has confirmed that majority (66 per cent) of inmates in Nigerian prisons are awaiting trial as at December 15, 2017.

Four Dead As Suspected Boko Haram Insurgents Ambush World Food Programme Convoy in NE Nigeria

BAUCHI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Four people were killed when a United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) aid convoy was ambushed in northeast Nigeria, a WFP spokeswoman said on Sunday, in the latest attack in the region as the conflict with Boko Haram nears its ninth year.

Attacks on aid workers are relatively rare in the conflict with the Islamist insurgency, compared with assaults on the military and civilians in Nigeria’s northeast.

Nigeria Sitting On Time Bomb As 6,000 ISIS Fighters May Join Forces With Boko Haram –Experts

Security experts have warned that Nigeria is sitting on a time bomb as the African Union alerted recently that over 6,000 Africans who fought for the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq could soon be returning to the continent.

Boko Haram Supremacy Battle: Abubakar Shekau Loses Grounds To Albarnawi Faction

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Factional Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, has reportedly lost grounds to Abu Mus’ab Albarnawi after days of clashes between the two terrorists factions in remote areas of Borno State, Daily Trust reliably gathered. 

National Security: Nigeria Plans To Spend N25.5b On Hi-Tech Surveillance Equipments in 2018

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has proposed to spend N25.5 billion on hi-tech gadgets to achieve surveillance activities across Nigeria next year, according to the details of the 2018 Appropriation Bill he transmitted to the National Assembly.

Boko Haram Insurgents Attempt Taking Over Military Base In Borno, NE Nigeria

Daredevil Boko Haram insurgents battled Nigerian soldiers for about an hour on Wednesday as they tried to take over a military base, in the latest attack against Nigerian troops in the restive northeast.

DFID Says Nigeria Lost $32bn To Corruption Under Godluck Jonathan

About $32bn was lost to corruption during the six-year administration of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development said on Monday.

Boko Haram Kill Ten Nigerian Soldiers During An Ambush

Reports have it that Boko Haram terrorists on Sunday ambushed a convoy of Nigerian troops on Maiduguri-Damboa Highway on Sunday, killing at least 10 soldiers.

Muslims In Nigeria Protest Trump's Declaration Of Jerusalem As Capital

Three thousands Muslims in Nigeria took to the street to express their rejection of United States President Donald Trump’s declaration of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

UN Migration Agency, IOM Urges Social Media Platforms To Rein In People Smugglers Luring Migrants

The United Nations’ migration agency, IOM, is calling on social media giants to do more to crack down on people smugglers using their platforms to lure West African migrants to Libya. 

Is Nigeria’s Security Architecture Degenerating Into a House Of Cards?

Director General of the Directorate of State Security, DSS, Lawal Daura accused the acting Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, lbrahim Magu of corruption and makes it official by sending his report to both president Muhammadu Buhari and the National Assembly (NASS).

Internet Security in Africa ‘Non-Existent’, Experts Warn

Data protection experts pushing for earnest legal frameworks for the privacy of Nigerians on the Internet have warned that there is no security in the African web space.