The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has approved the promotion of 264 Deputy Route Commanders to the rank of Route Commanders.xhttps://d7f6126b13a907f3b488249d95594b29.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-38/html/container.html The FRSC Board also promoted 181 Assistant Route Commanders to the rank of Deputy Route Commanders, bringing to 445 the total number of personnel promoted. FRSC Board Chairman, Alhaji …

The Consulate-General of Nigeria in New York says it is making arrangements to enrol Nigerians within its jurisdiction for the National Identification Number (NIN) in line with the directive from the Federal Government. The Consul-General, Amb. Lot Egopija, stated at a hybrid Town Hall meeting held at Nigeria House in …

The Zamfara State Police Command, on Tuesday, refuted reports claiming that armed bandits abducted 60 passengers along the Sokoto-Gusau highway on July 25. A statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Muhammad Shehu, however, confirmed the abduction of 11 passengers on the highway, with two of the abducted …

The Nigerian missions will soon commence delivering passports to its nationals through courier to eliminate the stress Nigerians go through to visit the missions to keep interview appointments, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said. The Permanent Secretary, Amb. Gabriel Aduda, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in New …

The Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation have disclosed that its agencies are working hard to ensure the Nigerian military becomes self-reliant in the production of hardware to contain insecurity. The minister, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, stated this, yesterday, at a mini trade fair for the official visit of the Organisation …

Clash on Tuesday between soldiers and ticket touts at the popular Ladipo auto spare parts market in Lagos has left a number of persons dead. But the casualty figure is uncertain. While some said three persons were killed by the soldiers, others put the figure at five. A trader said, …

The report of the 28-member Judicial Panel of Inquiry constituted to investigate police brutality, human rights abuses and extrajudicial killings by the disbanded police unit, the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), in Edo State, has been submitted to Governor Godwin Obaseki. While receiving the report yesterday from the Chairman of the …

Officials of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted three major interstate drug cartels allegedly supplying illicit substances to some states in the northern part of the country. Agency spokesman Femi Babafemi said in a statement on Tuesday that seven suspected members of the syndicates have been arrested in …

Five persons, three of them policemen, have been shot dead in Anambra State by some gunmen. Three vehicles were set ablaze by the assailants, who stormed Abatete, Idemili North local government area Tuesday night. One unidentified young man from Uke was kidnapped, after the gunmen shot him many times but …

In a fresh attack yesterday, gunmen suspected to be herdsmen, invaded communities in Zangon Kataf and killed eight persons. They also razed many houses. Among the houses burnt down were that of the Angwai Atyap, Dominic Yahaya, and a former ECOMOG Commander, Maj-Gen. Shekari Biliyock (rtd.) Sources told journalists that …