60 h. ago Beef up security around schools nationwide to prevent kidnapping, Soyinka urges FG

Disturbed by the rising wave of insecurity especially attacks and kidnapping of school pupils, Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has

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4 d. ago Aiyedatiwa approves recruitment of 500 new Amotekun officers to beef up security

After nearly 17 years of dormancy, the Ondo State Government has revived the office of the Justices of the Peace (JPs), giving citizens a renewed role in

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5 d. ago Okpebholo holds security meeting, beefs up surveillance along highways, communities in Edo

Edo State governor, Monday Okpebholo, on Wednesday, held a meeting with security agencies in the state with a bid to beef up surveillance along major highways and boundary communities within the state. The meeting, it was gathered, followed a trending video of an alleged plan by a self-acclaimed bandit to attack some communities in the state. […]

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6 d. ago Imo Set For Safer Yuletide As Police Beef – Up Security Measures

Ahead of the Yuletide celebrations, the Commissioner of Police, Imo State Command, CP Aboki Danjuma, has directed all Area Commanders, DPOs, and Tactical Team Commanders to step up security in their jurisdictions. He cautioned that security breaches or unprofessional conduct will not be tolerated. This was made known through a statement made available to newsmen […]

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7 d. ago Insecurity: Amotekun Corps Launches Border Patrol, School Surveillance In Ondo

To prevent attacks and mass kidnappings of students, the Ondo State Security Network, known as Amotekun Corps, on Tuesday, disclosed that it has commenced border patrols and established security surveillance across boarding schools in the state. The Commander of the corps, Akogun Adetunji Adeleye, made the disclosure during the parade of 16 suspected criminals at […]

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7 d. ago NUT threatens nationwide strike over rising attacks on schools, students’ abductions

The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has warned of a possible nationwide strike, following a recent surge in attacks on schools and the abduction of students by terrorists and bandits in Kebbi and Niger States.

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7 d. ago Teachers Threaten Nationwide Strike Over Growing Attacks On Schools

The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has warned of a possible nationwide strike, following a recent surge in attacks on schools by terrorists and bandits in Kebbi and Niger States. Addressing a press conference on behalf of the National Executive Council (NEC) and NUT members in Abuja on Tuesday, the Union’s National President, Comr. Audu […]

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8 d. ago Insecurity: Police beef up security around schools, worship centres in Lagos

The Police, however, stressed that the crime rate in the state has gone down significantly during the period under review.

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1 week ago After Shutting 41 Unity Schools, Federal Government Denies Nationwide Closure

A day after announcing the shutdown of 41 Federal Unity Colleges over escalating security threats, the Federal Government has debunked a viral message claiming that all schools nationwide have been instructed to close from November 24, 2025. The Federal Ministry of Education, in a statement issued by its Director of Press and Public Relations, Folasade […]

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1 week ago Insecurity: FG debunks rumoured directive on closure of schools nationwide

The Federal Government has dismissed social media report that it directed nationwide closure of

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1 week ago Soyinka Faults Trump’s Threat Of Military Invasion Of Nigeria

Trump declared Nigeria a “Country of Particular Concern” on October 31, claiming that Christians face an existential threat and urging U.S. lawmakers to investigate and take action. The post Soyinka Faults Trump’s Threat Of Military Invasion Of Nigeria appeared first on Channels Television.

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1 week ago BREAKING: FG shuts 41 unity schools over rising student abductions

The Federal Government orders the temporary closure of 41 unity schools nationwide due to rising cases of student abductions and security breaches. Read More: https://punchng.com/breaking-fg-shuts-41-unity-schools-over-rising-student-abductions/

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2 w. ago JUST IN: Tension as Police beef up security at PDP secretariat in Abuja

There is heavy security presence at the Wadata Plaza National Secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja as two factions of the party brace for a possible clash.

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2 w. ago FG’s abolition of indigenous languages as medium of instruction in schools

IN a profoundly shocking, patently illogical and apparently destructive move, the  Federal Government, last week, suspended the use of indigenous languages as a medium of teaching in Nigerian schools, directing teachers nationwide to prioritise English instead. Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, announced the ban during, of all events, the Language in Education International Conference […]

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3 w. ago Apologise to Sunday Igboho over Ibadan residence invasion, Soyinka urges FG

The Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka has asked the Federal Government to apologise to Yoruba nation activist Chief Sunday Adeyemo over the invasion of his Ibadan residence...

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