Tag: Insecurity
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House of Representatives has focused on rising insecurity across the country, calling for urgent government action. These Lawmakers highlighted causes like banditry, political violence, porous borders, and extremist ideology, urging the creation of a National Border Force and community policing. They further criticized weak law enforcement, ransom negotiations, and insufficient funding, advocating for stronger laws…
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President Bola Tinubu has called for meetings of the Council of State and the Police Council on October 9, 2025, in Abuja to address rising insecurity and other national issues. The Council of State, an advisory body with former leaders and governors, will meet at 1:00 p.m., followed by the Police Council at 2:00 p.m.…
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Former Minister of Defence, Adetokunbo Kayode has called on local government chairmen across Nigeria to reside in their council areas and actively work from there to help address insecurity and improve local governance. He criticized chairmen who live in state capitals instead of their communities, arguing that this weakens their role in overseeing security and…
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Over 3,000 survivors of the Yelewata community, displaced by a deadly attack by suspected armed herders on June 13, 2025, are resisting calls from traditional rulers to return home from a temporary camp at the International Market in Makurdi. The camp has been invaded by non-survivors, including market women and criminals, who are consuming humanitarian…
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Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has threatened a nationwide protest over rising insecurity, poverty, and the high cost of living. In a statement, NLC condemned the government’s failure to secure lives and property, citing nearly 700,000 deaths from insecurity in a year and warning of potential famine due to farmers’ inability to access land. The Congress…
