Nigeria’s Defence College Trains Senior Officers to Tackle Nigeria’s Evolving Security Threats

Nigeria’s Defence College Trains Senior Officers to Tackle Nigeria’s Evolving Security Threats

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja The National Defence College (NDC) in Abuja has opened the second edition of its Strategic-Level Defence and Security Management Course, aimed at improving coordination among security agencies and strengthening Nigeria’s response to evolving threats. Declaring the programme open, the college’s Commandant, Rear Admiral Abdullahi Ahmed, called on participants to challenge existing security strategies and develop practical, innovative solutions to the country’s defence challenges. He urged senior military […]

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Customs Sharpens Operational Edge as 50 Officers Graduate from NCCSC Gwagwalada

By Zainab Uzomah| Abuja Fifty officers of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) have completed the three-month Junior Course 25 at the Nigeria Customs Command and Staff College (NCCSC), Gwagwalada, Abuja, marking a key advancement in their professional leadership careers. Speaking as the Special Guest of Honour at the graduation ceremony on Friday, 28 August 2026, Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC) Adewale Adeniyi charged the graduates to uphold integrity, sound judgment, […]

August 30, 2026 12

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Drug War Is Generational Task, Marwa Tells NDLEA Officers

By ZZainab Uzomah The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (retd.), has urged officers and personnel of the agency to remain resilient, describing the fight against illicit drugs as a generational responsibility. Marwa spoke on Thursday at the 12th Chairman/CEO’s Commendations and Awards ceremony held at the NDLEA headquarters in Abuja. The ceremony saw the agency honour 274 […]

August 14, 2026 14

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Customs CG Adeniyi Bags Lifetime Achievement Award Honours Outstanding Officers

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja The Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, has received a Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his contributions to public relations, strategic communication and institutional reforms in the Nigeria Customs Service. Adeniyi received the honour at the Award Dinner Night marking the conclusion of the 2026 Nigeria Customs Service Public Relations Conference in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Thursday, 23 July. The award highlighted the Customs chief’s efforts […]

July 27, 2026 26

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Customs Inducts 70 Public Relations Officers to Strengthen Strategic Communication

By Zainab Uzomah| Abuja The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has inducted 70 Public Relations officers into the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), marking its first mass induction into the professional body in over a decade. The induction ceremony, held at the Service Headquarters in Abuja, is part of efforts to strengthen strategic communication and build a corps of certified professionals to effectively project the Service's reforms, operations and achievements. […]

July 14, 2026 25

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NIS Reaffirms Leadership Development as 62 Officers Graduate

By Zainab Uzomah | Abuja The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has graduated 62 senior officers from its 13th Command Course, reaffirming its commitment to strengthening leadership capacity and improving institutional effectiveness. The officers, drawn from commands and formations across the country, completed a three-month intensive training programme in strategic leadership, border security and migration management at the Immigration Command and Staff College (ICSC), Sokoto. Speaking at the graduation ceremony on […]

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Customs Graduates 50 Senior Officers, PR Personnel Sweep Top Academic Honours

By Zainab Uzomah| Abuja The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has graduated 50 senior officers from the Nigeria Customs Command and Staff College (NCCSC), Gwagwalada, with two officers from the Service's National Public Relations Unit emerging as the Overall Best and Second Best Graduating Students in Senior Course 14/2026. According to a statement by the Service, Chief Superintendent of Customs Ridwan Yusuf emerged as the Overall Best Graduating Student, while Chief […]

June 28, 2026 21

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NHRC Trains Officers to Safeguard Digital Rights in Nigeria

By Toffa Momoh | Abuja The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) is continuing its training for Legal and Investigation Officers to strengthen protection of digital rights as Nigeria’s online space expands. At the third cohort of the programme held at the Commission’s Abuja headquarters, NHRC Executive Secretary Dr. Tony Ojukwu, OFR, SAN, told officers they now act as frontline defenders of digital rights. He said their role goes beyond traditional […]

May 22, 2026 20

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Customs Officers’ Wives launch nationwide tree planting drive, target 1,000 trees in one hour

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja The Customs Officers’ Wives Association has launched a nationwide tree planting campaign with a target of planting 1,000 trees within one hour across several locations in Nigeria on Thursday, April 30, 2026. The initiative, tagged under the COWA Green Borders sustainability drive, is aimed at promoting environmental sustainability, community participation and climate action through coordinated tree planting exercises nationwide. According to the association, volunteers, stakeholders, community members […]

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