Tag: NSA Ribadu

‘Insecurity will end soon in Nigeria”– Ribadu

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NSA Ribadu

The National Security Adviser (NSA) Nuhu Ribadu, has reassured Nigerians that insecurity will soon come to an end in the country. Ribadu stated this on Friday in Damaturu, while commiserating with the people of Yobe State on the recent insurgency attack in a community in the State. He praised the armed forces and security agencies for their efforts in combating insecurity, saying that their sacrifices had led to improvements in security. Ribadu noted that the federal government “is working around the clock to end insecurity, and it is only a…

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Insecurity: “Riba?u not man for the job” – Experts

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NSA Ribadu

…As bandits overwhelm security agencies Stakeholders have blamed the Bola Ahmed Tinubu adminis­tration for its apparent lack of an effective security framework and coordination under Nuhu Riba?u as National Security Adviser, (NSA), in the wake of the rising wave of terror and banditry, especially kidnapping, in the country. Riba?u, former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), it would be recalled, was first named the President’s Security Adviser before he was elevated to the position of NSA during the formation of Tinubu’s cabinet. As the National Security Ad­viser,…

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Regulator raises alarm over malicious activities of scanner operators in Western seaports

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Western seaports

The 100% Compliance Team of the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders, (NAGAFF), has petitioned the National Security Adviser(NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, against the activities of the operators of scanning machines in the Western Seaports. The Compliance Team accused the operators of deliberately, purposefully, and maliciously subverting the original plan and purpose of introducing scanning machines in cargo clearing processes, especially, in the nation’s Western Seaports, thereby perpetuating the option of physical examination. National Coordinator, NAGAFF’S 100% Compliance Team, Alhaji (Dr..) Ibrahim Tanko, who leveled the accusation in a letter…

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NSA denies backing deposed Kano Emir

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Nuhu Ribadu

The Office of the National Security Adviser has denied an allegation that the (NSA), Nuhu Riba?u, facilitated the return of the dethroned Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, to the State yesterday. The spokesperson for the Office of the NSA, Zakari Mijinyawa, described the allegation as ‘untrue’. Earlier, the State Deputy Governor, Aminu Gwarzo, accused Riba?u of facilitating the return of the dethroned Emir. Reacting to the allegation, Mijinyawa said Ribadu did not provide the aircraft that returned Ado-Bayero to the State. “I read the comments on social media, it…

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NSA, Nuhu Ribadu, directs full implementation of Cybercrime Act

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NSA Ribadu

National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, has directed all law enforcement agencies, regulators, businesses and stakeholders to begin the full implementation and enforcement of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Amendment Act 2024. This was disclosed in an issued statement by the NSA’s Head, Strategic Communications Office, Zakari Mijinyawa, who said all impediments to the full operationalisation of the Cybercrimes Law have been addressed. According to the NSA as a result, a 0.5 percent levy on all electronic transactions valued by the specified businesses in the Second Schedule to the Cybercrimes…

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Counter Terrorism: “Security is improving; AK-47 no longer available” – Ribadu

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AK 47

National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, says the Federal Government has been blocking access to small arms and light weapons, making it difficult for non-State actors to acquire them. Ribadu, who spoke on Monday at the opening of a 2-day counter-terrorism meeting in Abuja, said, “We are working and I think we have done fairly well. “One of the things that we have seen as an indication that things are beginning to look different for example, is AK-47 that used to be sold for less than N500,000 last year but…

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Detained Binance executive drags EFCC, NSA to court

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The detained Binance executive, Tigran Gambaryan, has accused the National Security Adviser, (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, and the Economic Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), of violating his fundamental human rights. Gambaryan, in an originating motion marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/356/24 sought a declaration that his detention and seizure of his international travel passport, contravened Section 35 (1) and (4) of 1999 Constitution. He urged the court to order the NSA and the EFCC to release him from their custody and return his international travel passport with immediate effect. Gambaryan also sought an order of perpetual…

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Tinubu hails security agencies over release of Kuriga schoolchildren

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President Bola Tinubu has hailed the National Security Agency, (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu and other security agencies over the safe release of the Kuriga school children in Kaduna State. About 287, were kidnapped on March 6 when the gunmen on motorcycles rode through their school, taking them away in an incident that sparked outrage and condemnation from several quarters including the UN children’s welfare agency, UNICEF. Two weeks after their kidnap, the children were rescued by security agencies. The military, yesterday, said the victims were rescued in Zamfara State in the…

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National Security Challenges: “Justify N3.25tr security budget”, H/Reps tell NSA

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The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, called on the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) to coordinate intelligence and security operations in the country, particularly in Kaduna State, following last week’s abduction of over 200 students in the Chikun local government area of the State by suspected bandits. The lawmakers also expressed worry that in spite of the N3.25tn security and defence spending approved by the National Assembly, the security situation in the country was far from the expectations of Nigerians. This was just as the lawmakers in the…

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V-P Shettima, NSA, CDS pays condolence visit to Plateau over killings

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Vice-President, Kashim Shettima, National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu and the Chief of Defense Staff, Lt-Gen. Christopher Musa, visited victims of Christmas Eve’s attacks on some communities in ?okkos local government area of Plateau yesterday. The Vice-President, along with the Service Chiefs, sympathised with the victims over their losses, and assured them that the Federal Government had put modalities in place to bring the perpetrators to book. He said President Bola Tinubu was deeply affected by the mindless killings, adding that when Plateau bleeds, the whole nation shakes and assured the…

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