The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has demanded full disclosure of the agreement between the Federal Government and global meat-processing giant JBS over its proposed $2.5 billion investment in Nigeria, warning that the project must not proceed without rigorous environmental and multi-sectoral scrutiny.The environmental rights organisation said it was not opposed to foreign investment, job creation or industrial development, but insisted that the proposed JBS project must be subjected to transparent negotiations, independent environmental assessments and effective regulatory oversight to ensure that Nigerians and host communities do not bear the cost of the investment.Deputy Executive Director of…
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The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has commenced a two-day capacity-building programme for its Female Special Force (FSF), with a renewed emphasis on intelligence-led operations, evidence-based research and strategic security response. The workshop, which opened in Abuja on Wednesday, 2 September, 2026, is designed to strengthen the operational capacity of State Commanders and selected officers of the female formation across the country, particularly in the protection of Critical National Assets and Infrastructure (CNAI). Flagging off the programme, the NSCDC Commandant General, Prof. Ahmed Audi, said the increasing complexity of contemporary security challenges made the effective participation of women…
The Federal Government has raised the alarm over a growing mental-health crisis among children displaced by conflict, revealing that nearly eight in every 10 affected children suffer post-traumatic stress disorder, while more than four in five battle depression. The government said the crisis was no longer only a humanitarian concern but a threat with potential consequences for Nigeria’s education system, public health and national security if the psychological wounds of childhood displacement were left untreated. Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Dr Bernard Doro, disclosed this on Wednesday in Maiduguri, Borno State, at the National Dialogue on the Psychosocial…
The German government has announced a series of measures against Russia following what it described as a Russian hybrid attack involving drones at Leipzig Airport. German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul, speaking at a joint press conference with Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt on Tuesday, said the incident was part of a broader pattern of Russian attempts to destabilise Europe through disinformation, threats, sabotage and aggression. Wadephul said Russia’s leadership was treating Germany with “blatant hostility”, stressing that such a state of relations was not in the interest of the German government. He said Germany had repeatedly expressed its desire to end…
The Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen.Buba Marwa (Retd.), has charged investigators and prosecutors of the agency to intensify efforts at tracing, seizing and recovering the proceeds and instrumentalities of narcotics trafficking, saying the war against drug cartels can no longer be won through arrests and drug seizures alone. Marwa gave the charge on Wednesday, 2 September, 2026, while declaring open an Advanced Capacity Building Programme on Financial Investigations, Asset Tracing, Forfeiture, Recovery and Management of the Proceeds and Instrumentalities of Narcotics Trafficking and Related Organised Crime in Abuja. The NDLEA Chairman said drug…
Motorists should expect to pay more for petrol as the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) on Thursday, 3 September, 2026 announced that filling stations across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) will begin reviewing the product pump prices in the coming days. The development comes after Dangote Refinery increased its gantry, or ex-depot, price from N1,165 per litre to N1,185, N1,200 and N1,265 within the last week. The increases have been reflected in petrol pump prices across filling stations in the FCT. The National Publicity Secretary of IPMAN, Chinedu Ukadike, who made this disclosure during an interview with the…
Following a review of its business, Uber on Wednesday, 2 September, 2026 announced the shutdown of its operations in Nigeria, with the ride-hailing company saying it will cease operations in the country effective Wednesday, 2 September, 2026. The company, however, did not disclose further details on the reasons behind the decision to wind down its Nigerian operations in the notice to drivers. The announcement brings an end to Uber’s operations in Nigeria and marks a major development in the country’s ride-hailing industry, where app-based transportation services have become an important part of urban mobility. The company, which made this disclosure…
The Rivers State Police Command on Wednesday, 2 September, 2026 announced the dismissal of three of its officers linked to the killing of a graduate of the University of Port Harcourt, Anthony Obodo, along Ada George in Port Harcourt on Thursday, 27 August, 2026. Also, the command said a member of the team, an inspector who fled after the shooting of the victim, has been declared a deserter. The state Commissioner of Police, Olugbenga Adepoju, who made this disclosure on Wednesday, 2 September, 2026 while parading the three officers before newsmen in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, said the action…
In its bid to defeat the All Progressives Congress (APC), in 2027 general elections, the Tanimu Turaki-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has joined the G-100 group, reports thegazellenews.com. The G-100 is a group of opposition leaders determined to remove the APC from power in 2027. Ini Ememobong, National Publicity Secretary of the Interim National Working Committee of the Turaki-led faction, who stated this through a statement said the decision to join the group followed what he described as the wailing of Nigerians. “The Peoples Democratic Party, @OfficialPDPNig, as a responsible opposition party, has endorsed the G-100 (a group…
In the early hours of Tuesday, 1 September, 2026, gunmen invaded Beli village, Rogo Local Government Area of Kano State, killing at least one person and abducting the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC in the area, Alhaji Audu Fanka Salisu Yahaya, reports thegazellenews.com It was gathered that the gunmen rinvaded the community at about 1 a.m. Tuesday, fired sporadically, shot a resident and whisked away the APC Chairman. Yahaya was said to be a close associate of the Speaker of the Kano State House of Assembly, Jibril Ismail Falgore, who is a native of the local government area. A…