The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) and the Presidential Implementation Committee on Technology Transfer (PICTT) have partnered with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s MIT Solve to help Nigerian innovators scale their solutions and compete globally. Under the partnership, 10 innovators from the DELTA-2 and DELT-Her programmes willContinue Reading

The Benue State Government is considering adopting the state-backed Benue State Civil Protection Guards (BSCPG) into the proposed state police if the bill establishing state police is passed and signed into law. Governor Hyacinth Alia’s Special Adviser on Internal Security, Joseph Har, disclosed this in a telephone interview with LEADERSHIP,Continue Reading

The federal government has directed principals of Federal Unity Colleges across the country to strengthen security partnerships with host communities, traditional rulers, youth organisations and other local stakeholders to improve intelligence-sharing and prevent attacks on schools. The Minister of State for Education, Prof. Suwaiba Said Ahmad, gave the directive atContinue Reading

Troops of the Nigerian Army under Operation Whirl Stroke have dislodged suspected terrorists from their hideouts in Karim Lamido local government area of Taraba State. The troops also recovered five motorcycles during a fighting patrol with the terrorists. The operation, which covered Komodoro and Mashigin Kirya villages, forced the suspectedContinue Reading