Month: August 2026

  By Our Correspondent The Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) has called on the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to lead the push to expand the legal boundaries of workplace protection and social security in Nigeria, saying the law must now cover informal sector and platform workers, not just those in formal employment. Managing Director/Chief […]

By Esther Olamide (SINL NIGERIA) President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed sadness over the death of publisher of The Eagle Online, Dotun Oladipo, describing his passing as a painful loss to Nigeria’s media industry and the nation. Oladipo, aged 56, was a former Political Editor of The Punch newspaper before founding The Eagle Online, where […]

By Saminu Ibrahim Troops of Operation ENDURING PEACE have rescued two kidnapped victims in separate operations across Bassa and Kanam Local Government Areas of Plateau State. The operations, conducted on Tuesday and Wednesday, followed credible intelligence on the activities of suspected terrorists and kidnappers in the areas. In Bassa LGA, troops of Sector 3 rescued […]

By Saminu Ibrahim (SINL NIGERIA) The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has pledged to sustain its engagement with the Association of Corporate Online Editors (ACOE) and the wider media community to promote transparency, accurate information and public understanding of Nigeria’s new identity management framework. Mrs. Florence Oloruntade, Director, SERVICOM, who represented the Director-General of NIMC, […]

By Saminu Ibrahim (SINL NIGERIA) The Nigerian Navy has intercepted 500 litres of products suspected to be illegally sourced Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) and substances suspected to be Cannabis sativa in Folu Community, Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos State. The seizure was made on Monday, by personnel of the Forward Operating Base (FOB) LEKKI during an operation aimed […]

By Saminu Ibrahim (SINL NIGERIA) The Executive Secretary National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Chief Anthony Ojukwu, SAN, has called for the urgent establishment of State Police in Nigeria. He stressed that decentralising policing is necessary to improve security, shorten response time and strengthen the protection of citizens’ rights. Chief Ojukwu, in a statement signed by […]

  By Saminu Ibrahim (SINL NIGERIA) The Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd), has told an international gathering of judges, law enforcement chiefs, financial intelligence experts and academics that the war against drug trafficking cannot be won by arrests alone, but must be matched by […]

By Our Reporter The Girls’ Brigade has officially installed Rev. Mother Abimbola Esther Ajayi as the Grand Matron of the organisation. The ceremony was held on Aug. 23 amidst a colourful and inspiring parade at the Love of Christ Generation Church, Victoria Island, Lagos, and the statement made available on Tuesday. The event brought together […]

By Saminu Ibrahim (SINL NIGERIA) The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has inaugurated a taskforce to drive the implementation of Nigeria’s sovereign cloud initiative, a move aimed at strengthening the country’s digital sovereignty, attracting investment, creating jobs and retaining technology talent. Speaking at the inauguration in Abuja, the Director-General of NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa, described […]

By Saminu Ibrahim The Joint Task Force North East, Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), has strengthened its collaboration with universities in the region as part of efforts to enhance the safety of students, staff and academic communities. The engagement took place on Monday, when a delegation of university authorities visited the Theatre Command Headquarters in Maiduguri […]