Troops of Sector 2, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have eliminated several Lakurawa terrorists and recovered a cache of weapons, ammunition and other items during a major offensive in Arewa Dandi Local Government Area of Kebbi State. The development was disclosed in a statement on Sunday, which said the operation forms...
By ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has successfully concluded the Fourth Combined and Upgrading Course, 2026, with a Passing Out Parade held at the Immigration Training School, Kano (ITSK) and the Digital Bridge Institute. The training was aimed at enhancing the professional capacity of officers and has been successfully completed with the graduation of participants. The Comptroller-General of Immigration, KN Nandap, pcc, fsmn, represented by the Assistant Comptroller-General in charge of Human Resources Management, SU Agba,pcc, FICA while speaking on the occasion congratulated the graduating officers and charged them to uphold professionalism in the discharge of their statutory responsibilities, noting that technology remains an important enabler in addressing contemporary Border Security and Migration Management challenges. The CGIS reaffirmed the Service’s commitment to the continuous training, upgrading and welfare of its officers. The Commandant of the Immigration Training School, Kano, CIS AN Akuneme, pcc in his address disclosed that a record number of cadets were mobilised for the training, making it the largest in the history of the School. He urged the graduating officers to rise to the changing dynamics of Border Management by facilitating legitimate migration flows and preventing irregular migration and trans-border threats. The ceremony featured merit awards to deserving course participants, while the high point was the commissioning of an Ultra-Modern Market constructed by the course participants. The event was attended by representatives of various security agencies, senior serving and retired officers of the NIS.
The Federal Government has launched the Digital Training Academy, a new national platform designed to equip 32,000 Nigerians with digital and professional skills needed to compete in the modern economy. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, who announced the initiative at its launch, said the programme was a...
Troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA have foiled a terrorist attack and rescued two kidnapped victims in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State after engaging fleeing terrorists in two separate gun battles, recovering 157 rounds of PKT ammunition and other items. The Joint Task Force North West disclosed...
Troops of Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), have recorded further operational successes with the surrender of a Boko Haram/Islamic State West Africa Province (BH/ISWAP) terrorist and the arrest of 6 suspected members of a notorious kidnapping syndicate in separate operations conducted in Borno and Adamawa...
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has expressed concern over the poor state of Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) in Nigeria, saying the country cannot achieve meaningful development while its healthcare system remains weak. Obi reacted to a recent report which showed that 97 per cent of assessed...
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) and the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) have strengthened their regulatory cooperation to tackle price fixing, cartel behaviour, product withholding, under-dispensing and other practices capable of distorting competition in the petroleum sector. The two agencies formalised the partnership...
The price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol, has risen further in Abuja following an upward adjustment in the wholesale price of the product by Dangote Petroleum Refinery. The refinery increased its gantry price from N1,265 to N1,350 per litre, representing an N85 or 6.7 per...
Governor Ademola Adeleke has banned the activities of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Osun State following the killing of Mr. Olalekan Oyeyemi, popularly known as Ajagungbade Emir. National Accord reports that Oyeyemi was shot dead on Sunday in Ile-Ife by suspected hoodlums during a violent...
Nigeria’s Falconets have qualified for the knockout stage of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Poland after a dominant 10-1 victory over New Caledonia. The impressive win in Łódź secured Nigeria’s place in the next round of the competition. The Falconets finished the match with four points and...
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced that mobile network operators have completed about 70 per cent of their commitment to expand telecommunications infrastructure across Nigeria. The commission disclosed this in a communiqué issued after its 110th Board Meeting held on September 9, 2026, and signed by its Director...
Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has said the decision by Northern Nigerian Women Ulama to endorse President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a second term was based on his achievements and inclusive style of governance. Sani stated this on Sunday while speaking at a stakeholders’ engagement with delegates of the...
National Chairman of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Ambassador Dr. Godknows Boladei Igali, has expressed deep sorrow over the death of elder statesman and former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, saying Nigeria has lost one of its finest leaders. Igali, in a...
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar have paid glowing tributes to the late elder statesman, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, describing his death as a great loss to Nigeria. In separate condolence messages on Sunday, both leaders praised the...
Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, on Sunday joined Africa’s richest businessman, Aliko Dangote, the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Abubakar Dantsoho, and other dignitaries for the funeral prayers of late elder statesman, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, in Yola. Fintiri disclosed this in a post on his...
Nigeria sustained its compliance with the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) production quota in August 2026 after crude oil output increased slightly from the previous month, according to the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC). The commission disclosed on Sunday that the country produced an average of...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Sunday took centre stage at the ongoing 2026 BRICS Summit, calling for an urgent overhaul of global governance structures and international financial institutions. He called for a more representative, equitable and responsive global governance architecture and international financial system, restating Nigeria’s support for institutions...
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), through the Regiment Training Centre Annex (RTCA), Bauchi, has reinforced its commitment to developing disciplined, resilient and mission-ready Special Forces personnel with a substance abuse awareness lecture for trainees of Special Forces Course 14/2026. Delivered by resource persons from Headquarters 33 Armoured Brigade, Nigerian...
Senegal goalkeeper Édouard Mendy has retired from international football after seven years with the national team. Mendy, 34, earned 60 caps for Senegal and was part of the side that won the Africa Cup of Nations in 2022, the country’s first AFCON title. He also featured in Senegal’s 2025...
Manchester United missed the chance to take advantage of a 10-man Manchester City side as they fell to a 1-0 defeat at Old Trafford on Sunday. City were reduced to 10 men in the 23rd minute when Phil Foden was sent off, leaving United with more than an hour...