Tag: Interior Minister

  • Aregbesola urges LGs to generate revenue, drive development

    Aregbesola urges LGs to generate revenue, drive development

    Interior Minister Rauf Aregbesola has urged Local Governments to generate revenue to drive development at that level. This is contained in a statement issued by Aregbesola’s Media Adviser, Mr Sola Fasure, on Tuesday in Abuja. Speaking at a one-Day dialogue with the theme, “2023 and Beyond: Tracking Campaign Promises for Good Governance” organised by NPO…

  • Minister of Interior, Aregbesola advocates for release of 30% of prison inmates

    Minister of Interior, Aregbesola advocates for release of 30% of prison inmates

    Minister of Interior, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, has announced that he would meet with state governors over release of 30 percent of inmates from Nigerian Prison across the country. Aregbesola made this announcement during an interview with Newsmen on Sunday The minister said the interface was necessary as more than 90 per cent of the inmates…

  • Danbazau seeks collective efforts to tackle insecurity

    Danbazau seeks collective efforts to tackle insecurity

    A former Minister of Interior, retired Lt.- Gen. Abdurrahman Danbazau, said the fight against insecurity was the collective duty of all Nigerians. Dambazau, who made the assertion in an interview with newsmen in Daura urged every Nigerian to rise up to the challenge. He said that members of the public should be willing to support…

  • Jailbreaks: Senate summons AGF, Interior minister

    Jailbreaks: Senate summons AGF, Interior minister

    The Senate, on Tuesday, summoned the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami; and the Minister of Interior, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, over the incessant jailbreaks in the country. This followed a Point of Oder raised by Sen. Istifanus Gyang (PDP-Plateau) during plenary. Gyang came under matter of urgent public importance on “terror attacks on two communities…

  • Interior Minister decorates new fire service CG

    Interior Minister decorates new fire service CG

    The Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau on Tuesday decorated, Mr Liman Ibrahim, newly appointed Controller-General (CG), Federal Fire Service (FFS). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the appointment of Ibrahim took effect from March 26, after the retirement of Joseph Anebi, former FFS CG. During the decoration at the Minister’s office in Abuja,…