Tag: NIA

“How #EndBadGovernance protest cost DSS, NIA bosses their jobs”

Aminu Imam
DSS, NIA report

…”Why we celebrated Bichi’s exit” -  DSS officers Revelations on the reasons behind the recent resignation of the immediate-past Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Yusuf Bichi, and the DG of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ahmed Rufa’i Abubakar, has emerged. According to report, sources within the Presidency revealed  that President Bola Tinubu and the National Security Adviser, (Nuhu Ribadu, questioned the intelligence-gathering mechanisms of the two agencies following the violent nature of the #EndBadGovernance protests in some northern States and the seizure of three presidential aircraft in…

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Senate threatens to cut budget of Army, Police, INEC, NIA, NSA, 95 others

Aminu Imam

The Senate, yesterday, threatened to withdraw allocation to about 100 Ministries, Department, and Agencies, (MDAs). The Upper Chamber’s resolution was on the heels of observations made at its plenary session by Senator Mathew Urhoghide. The Senator representing Edo-South, who is the Chairman, Senate Committee on Public Accounts, has accused the chief executives of the agencies of failure to honour his Committee’s invitation, based on queries against their finances by the Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation. Senator Urhoghide, during the plenary, said, “The agencies that have vehemently refused to…

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NIA gets N4.87bn budget to track, intercept mobile calls, chat messages

Aminu Imam

The National Assembly has approved a N4.87bn budget for the National Intelligence Agency, (NIA), to track, intercept and monitor calls and messages on mobile devices, including Thuraya and WhatsApp. Picture caption: Amb-Ahmed-Rufai-of-NIA-and-Gen-Samul-Adebayo-of-DMI The amount is part of the N895.8bn supplementary budget submitted by President Muhammadu Buhari last month and approved by both chambers of the National Assembly last week, after increasing it by about N87bn. The Budget, according to the Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriation, Senator Barau Jibrin, is meant to procure equipment for the military and to fight further…

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