NAN recalls that the Federal Government, through the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), in November 2019, announced the suspension of petrol and diesel supply to filling stations within 20 kilometres radius to all Nigerian borders.
The people of the area have since been complaining that the policy is having adverse effect on them; saying it has paralysed economic activities in their areas.
On many occasions, they accused security agencies involved in the Exercise Swift Response of swindling
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), Thursday conducted a counter insurgency operation exercise at Ipetun Ijesa, Osun State with a warning to terrorists and other criminal groups terrorizing the peace in the south west to stay clear or have themselves to blame.
The exercise codenamed ‘Buje Ekun’ took place along the Akure-Oshogbo Expressway.
Chief Of the Air Staff, Air Marshall Sadiq Abubakar who gave the warning, said the NAF, was more than ever before ready to rid the South West region and indeed the country of criminals.
He has therefore warned all those in the habit of breaching the peace of …
Maj. Victor Olukoya, an Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, said this in a statement in Akure on Tuesday.
He said that the official flag off of the exercise would take place at the Brigade Super Camp on Lawyer Oke Street, Okitipupa, Ondo State.
According to him, the exercise will last from Nov .8 to Dec. 23.
“This exercise is in line with the Nigerian Army’s constitutional role of acting in aid to civil …
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says it will conduct a simulation exercise on counter-terrorism along Minna-Zungeru Road on Friday.
Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, who announced this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, said the exercise is nicknamed “EXERCISE BABBAN NAUSHI”
“This is to inform the public, especially residents of Pandogari, Zungeru, and Minna areas of Niger State, that the Nigerian Air Force will conduct a simulation exercise on counter-terrorism nicknamed EXERCISE BABBAN NAUSHI along Minna-Zungeru Road on Friday, Nov.8.
“Accordingly, there will be a movement of military aircraft, vehicles, equipment, personnel as …
A company identified as Bricks told its staff “that residents should move around with valid means of identification, and obey all directives by security agents,” as the army was about to launch a nationwide “Operation Positive Identification”
The operation, according to the statement, will start from November 1, 2019, and lasts until December 23, 2019.
The army said the information contained
In a bid to meet up with the recapitalisation target set for the insurance industry, Industrial and General Insurance (IGI) Plc has commenced its process, by slashing its operating expenses in a restructuring exercise that will allow it meet the deadline.
The insurance firm allegedly laid-off about 60 staff recently so as to reduce cost. However, this development did not go well with the affected staff as they staged a protest last week to express their grievances over the issue.
Distressed employees warned the management to rescind its decision to retrench the majority of them or face industrial action. The …
