Tag: Security Challenges
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Again, Buhari summons security chiefs, others over security challenges
President Muhammadu Buhari has again summoned security chiefs for crucial meeting to address the security challenges in some parts of the country. The president had on April 30 and May 4 met with the same earlier met with the security chiefs and heads of intelligence community as part of ongoing critical engagements to meant to…
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Asking Buhari to declare state of emergency not solution to security challenges – Gov Masari
Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari has said that the declaration of a state of emergency on security cannot solve the myriads of challenges facing the country. Briefing journalists on Thursday after meeting with the Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Professor Ibrahim Gambari at the State House in Abuja, Masari said the military is…
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Security problems deeper than change of Service Chiefs, By Ezomon Ehichioya
By Ezomon Ehichioya Many Nigerians were nonplus when President Muhammadu Buhari promised that he would soon effect changes in the security system of the country. They’d heard that song over and over! Particularly lately, the president would express dissatisfaction and even displeasure with the performance of the service chiefs, and the people would expect him…
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ICC, Amnesty International, others aggravating Nigeria’s security challenges – FG
The Federal Government says the International Criminal Court (ICC) and some human rights organisations have colluded to aggravate the security challenges facing the country. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, made the accusation at a New Year media briefing he addressed in Lagos He stressed that while the security agencies continued to…
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Why we can’t give specific time to end security challenges in Nigeria – Presidency
The Senior Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mr Femi Adesina, has urged Nigerians to continue to exercise patience with the Federal Government especially with regards to issues of insecurity in the country. Adesina said this in a monitored programme on Channels Television on Sunday when asked how much longer Nigerians…
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Join hands with Buhari to tackle security challenges – Omo-Agege tells Nigerians
Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has called on Nigerians, irrespective of their political leanings, to join hands with the present administration to solve the security challenges facing the country. The Deputy President of the Senate who specifically called on politicians to stop politicising security issues, stressed the need for all hands to…
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Dizengoff advocates smart solutions to tackle cyber, physical security challenges
Dizengoff a leading communications company in Nigeria has urged businesses and governments in the country to take a cue from trends across the world by adopting smart solutions to tackle growing security challenges in the economy. The company gave the advice during a security conference organized recently by the company in Lagos. Guy Rabinovich, General…
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Edo Govt., Army want PPP model logistics to tackle security challenges
The Edo Government and the Nigerian army on Wednesday called for the adoption of the Public Private Partnership (PPP) model logistics support to address the nation’s security challenge. Edo governor, Godwin Obaseki, said for the nation’s fight against terrorism and other crimes to succeed, all hands must be on deck to support the Nigerian army…
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Northern governors meet over security challenges, restructuring
The Northern State Governors Forum on Thursday began a meeting in Kaduna to discuss various security challenges in the region and the issue of restructuring. The chairman of the Forum, Gov. Kashim Shettima of Borno, said at the opening of the meeting that as elected representatives of the people, the governors must dispassionately address the…
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Inadequate funding responsible for increasing security challenges in Nigeria – Dogara
The Speaker of House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara has identified inadequate funding as one of the challenges hindering security agencies in the country from performing their duties effectively. Dogara spoke on Saturday at the opening of a two-day security retreat organisd by the House Committee on Army in conjunction with a German-based NGO, “Konrad…