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The Federal Government is considering a new arrangement that would allow journalists to accompany military personnel during selected operations. The proposal is aimed at improving security reporting, reducing misinformation and giving Nigerians a clearer understanding of the realities faced by troops in counterinsurgency and internal security operations. The Minister of…

Governors of Nigeria’s 36 states have again called for the establishment of state police, saying the Constitution must back any new policing structure and must protect the rights of citizens. The governors made their position known after a meeting of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF, held in Abuja on Wednesday…

Nigeria’s worsening security crisis has pushed lawmakers, security agencies, and state governors into fresh discussions on how to strengthen the country’s intelligence and policing system. Before the House of Representatives are three major security-related bills designed to improve the operations of the Department of State Services, DSS. The bills focus…

Nearly 15,000 schools across West and Central Africa have been forced to close due to violence and conflict, according to UNICEF and the Norwegian Refugee Council. The agencies said the number of closed schools has almost doubled since 2019, rising from fewer than 8,000 to more than 14,800. The crisis…

Nigeria’s North Central region is under renewed security pressure following a fresh wave of attacks, kidnappings and killings across Plateau, Kwara, Niger and Benue states. The incidents have deepened public concern over the worsening insecurity in the region, which remains one of Nigeria’s most important farming belts and a major…