Nigeria, France Deepen Defence Partnership After High-Level Abuja Talks

Nigeria, France Deepen Defence Partnership After High-Level Abuja Talks

By Zainab Uzomah| Abuja Nigeria has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening defence cooperation with France following the conclusion of the fifth Nigeria–France High Defence Staff Talks in Abuja. The talks, held at the Defence Headquarters from 29 to 30 June, brought together senior military officials from both countries to discuss ways of expanding bilateral defence relations. According to a statement signed by the Director of Defence Information, Major General Samaila […]

July 6, 2026 13

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Nigeria, UK Deepen Security Cooperation as Fourth Defence Partnership Dialogue Opens in Abuja

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja Nigeria and the United Kingdom have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral security cooperation as the Fourth UK–Nigeria Security and Defence Partnership (SDP4) Dialogue commenced in Abuja. The high-level engagement brought together security officials from both countries to review progress made since the launch of the partnership in 2022 and chart a path for deeper collaboration in addressing emerging security challenges. Speaking at the opening session, the […]

June 25, 2026 15

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Customs, American Business Council Strengthen Trade Partnership

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja The Nigeria Customs Service and the American Business Council have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening trade relations and addressing challenges affecting business operations in Nigeria. The resolution was reached during a quarterly meeting held at the Nigeria Customs Service Headquarters in Abuja, where both parties discussed ways to improve trade facilitation, enhance security and deepen economic ties between Nigeria and the United States. Speaking at the meeting, […]

June 17, 2026 30

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Chad Basin National Park, UN Seek Stronger Partnership with Military in North-East

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja The Chad Basin National Park and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, UN OCHA, have sought deeper collaboration with the Joint Task Force, Operation Hadin Kai, to strengthen security and improve humanitarian operations in Nigeria's North-East. In a statement signed by the Media Information Officer of Operation Hadin Kai, Lieutenant Colonel Sani Uba, the Conservator of Parks, Chad Basin National Park, Innocent Asuquo, […]

June 8, 2026 15

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Nigerian Navy, UAE Strengthen Maritime Security Partnership in Gulf of Guinea

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja The Nigerian Navy has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening operational collaboration with the United Arab Emirates to improve maritime security and protect strategic trade routes in the Gulf of Guinea. Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Idi Abbas, made this known during a meeting with the United Arab Emirates Ambassador to Nigeria, Saylem Saeed Alshamsi. Discussions at the meeting focused on maritime domain awareness, shipbuilding, naval […]

May 19, 2026 24

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IGP Disu, NIPSS Move to Strengthen Institutional Partnership

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja The Inspector-General of Police, Olutunji Rilwan Disu, on Thursday, 16 April 2026, received the Director-General of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Professor Ayo Omotayo, at the Force Headquarters in Abuja to discuss areas of collaboration. According to a statement signed by the Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Anthony Okon Placid, the Director-General was accompanied by DIG ‘Leye Oyebade (Rtd) and Dr Garba Malumfashi. […]

April 22, 2026 23

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IGP Tunji Disu Reaffirms Commitment to Fruitful Partnership With PCRC

By Toffa Momoh | Abuja The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has reaffirmed his commitment to a fruitful partnership with the Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC) during a courtesy visit by the committee's delegation at the Force Headquarters in Abuja. This was contained in a statement signed by the Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO) Anthony Placid on Thursday. According to the statement, the PCRC delegation, led by National […]

April 12, 2026 20

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NDLEA, US-DEA deepen partnership against narco-terrorism

By Zainab Uzomah| Abuja The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (US-DEA) have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening collaboration to combat drug trafficking networks and disrupt their links to terrorism and other organised crimes. The commitment was made during a bilateral strategic counter-narcotics workshop held at the NDLEA headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday. NDLEA Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (retd), […]

April 1, 2026 49

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Nigeria Customs Strengthens Anti-Corruption Partnership with Global Body

By Zainab Uzomah| Abuja The Nigeria Customs Service has strengthened its collaboration with the World Customs Organisation as part of efforts to improve transparency and integrity in its operations. In a statement signed by Abdullahi Maiwada, National Public Relations Officer for the Comptroller-General of Customs, the service said the move followed a high-level meeting held at the organisation’s headquarters in Brussels on 23 March during a working visit by the […]

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