Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Sunday morning paid a visit to the leader of the Pan-Yoruba socio-political organization, Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, in Akure, Ondo State, to console him over the killing of his second daughter, Funke Olakunrin by suspected bandits.
The Commandant General of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, (NSCDC) Abdullahi Muhammad has disclosed that his organisation will deploy not less than 1,500 personnel under the Agro-Ranger operation in this year’s farming season to give security to farmers in the crime-prone areas of the country.
The Federal Government of Nigeria on Friday 12th July 2019 directed all foreigners in the country to register with the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) within six months under the migrant e-registration programme of the agency. Issuing the directive, President Muhammadu Buhari, stated that any alien who failed to comply would be declared an illegal migrant.
Original inhabitants of the Federal Capital Territory on Thursday warned members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN, otherwise known as Shiites to desist from disturbing peace in the Territory or risk confrontation.
Worried by the increasing cases of suicide in the country, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has announced the ban on the sale of Sniper and other brands of agricultural formulations of Dichlorvos. The directive was issued by the Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Moji Adeyeye, in a statement made available to the press.
As part of efforts to ensure availability of the Nigerian e-passport, President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday 11th July 2019 cancelled all e-passport printing contracts abroad. The job will now rest on the oars of the Nigerian Security Printing & Minting Company (NSPMC).
