Category: Security & Law

Winners have emerged at the 2016 ESQ Nigerian Legal Awards, which was held on the 7th of October, 2016 at the Civic Centre Lagos.

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The Nigerian Air force has invented two Unmanned Ground Vehicles and a Light Surveillance Aircraft developed by the Nigerian Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), Kaduna, north-west Nigeria.

The bomb-detecting robot is capable of defusing Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs). The development is as part of the force’s contribution to the fight against insurgency in the troubled North-eastern region.

Commandant of the AFIT, Kaduna, Air Vice Marshal Toni Adokwe, made the disclosure at a gathering ahead of the institute’s 44th convocation ceremony.

A coalition of 49 Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) has launched an online portal to document and track human rights abuses by the Nigerian police.

The coalition Network on Police Reform in Nigeria (NOPRIN) and Connected Development [CODE], a non government organization whose mission is to empower marginalized communities, said unlawful police detentions are escalating and police extortion of citizens had become alarming.

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The Nigerian Ministry of Transportation in conjunction with the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) launch the technology-based Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and the Port Service Support Portal (PSSP) to check corruption and other unwholesome practices by service providers at the nation’s ports.

Vice President of Nigeria, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, said that the procedures, policies and automated service portal will cause enhanced port administration, which will bring greater investment into Nigeria.

The portal is also expected to enhance trade and increase business for small and medium enterprises.

In line with the current economy diversification plans of the country, the Vice President expects that an easier business environment starting from the ports would encourage the importation of the components for domestic production and check unwanted imports.

He believes with a better-regulated administration, the ports will play vital roles in the diversification of the economy.

The three priority areas set to tackle about 19 major challenges of port services in Nigeria, require strong collaboration of all government port agencies.

A Nigerian Army Officer, Colonel Charles Nengite beat 380 other postgraduate students to the top position at the U.S. War College (USAWC) as he bags 6 awards for outstanding performance in different courses.

The officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) recovered the sum of 514,150 Naira from an accident scene at Kwaita village, along the Abuja-Lokoja road on Boxing Day. All the victims were unhurt. The money was handed to a representative of the survivors, Mr. Ezeh who later gave the officers 415,000 Naira out of it, just to show appreciation.

Bola Olonisakin, Funkola Odeleye and Odunoluwa Longe with their DIYlaw.ng emerge winner at the Innovation Justice Award for SME Empowerment Innovation Challenge – East and West Africa