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NSCDC Directs State Commandants to Support Safe Schools Project
NSCDC Directs State Commandants to Support Safe Schools Project
By: Michael Mike
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has directed its State Commandants to support the Safe Schools Project to further assist to cascade the capacity building training programmes for the benefit of more stakeholders in their domain.
The NSCDC which is saddled with the responsibility of protection of critical national assests and infrastructure (CNAI), described children as the greatest assets of Nigeria.
Commandant General of the NSCDC, Dr Ahmed Audi, mni gave the directive in a keynote delivered at a one-day capacity building programme organised by the National Safe School Response Coordination Centre (NSSRCC) for State Coordinators and Desk Officers drawn from the North Central geopolitical zone, held at the National headquarters of the Corps in Abuja.
He reteriated his administration’s commitment to the cause of safer schools for students, teachers and host communities through training and retraining which is the mainstay of any organisation.
Represented by the Deputy Commandant General Technical Services, DCG Zakari Ningi, the Corps’ helmsman said the training with the theme: “ensuring safer schools for all” is geared towards improving the capacity of NSSRCC personnel at all levels in line with achieving the Safe Schools Declaration target of government.
He maintained that after the vulnerability study of schools conducted by the Corps in 2021, the Corps has since been committed to ensuring safer learning environments for children, teachers and host communities.
While declaring the training opened, the NSCDC boss urged participants to network and draw knowledge from experts for better service delivery, and applauded the contributions of other stakeholders like the Ministries Interior, finance and education and Civil Society Organisations like Save the Children International for their unwavering commitment towards achieving the mission of the centre.
Earlier in an address of welcome, the Commander NSSRCC ACC Rabiu Ibn Muhammed, said in the phase of new trends in insecurity like cyber threats, drug abuse, cultism amongst others, the centre sees opportunities for collaboration, innovation and growth and hence the need to equip its personnel on latest innovations and technologies in the security field.
He further explained that experts have been carefully selected in various areas to impact new insights on the participants to better confront the various challenges facing the safety of schools all over the federation.
He highlighted that other phases of the training will take place in the other geopolitical zones before the first half of the year.
Also, speaking in a good will message, the National Coordinator Financing Safe Schools, Hajiya Halima Iliya Ibrahim extolled the efforts of the Commandant General and other stakeholders in spite of challenges of funding and budgetary allocation for their unique role and unwavering commitment towards the mission of the Centre established in 2023.
She encouraged the participants to actively participate and share knowledge, domesticate and also cascade the knowledge to the grassroots.
In the same vein, the lead Consultant to NSSRCC, Prof Tyoor Terhemba, Deputy Director Advocacy and Focal Person Save the Children International, Dr Musa Bada and immediate past Commander of the Centre ACG Hammed Abodunrin, PhD, fdc delivered goodwill message.
The 300 participants for the one-day training were drawn from the states in the North-Central Geopolitical Zone comprising Benue, Nasarawa, Kogi, Niger, Plateau States and Federal Capital Territory.
NSCDC Directs State Commandants to Support Safe Schools Project
Police repel bandits, rescue six kidnapped victims on Yankara-Funtua highway in Katsina
By: Zagazola Makama
Police in Katsina State have successfully rescued six kidnapped victims after intercepting an armed bandit attack on Yankara-Funtua highway in Faskari Local Government Area.
Sources said on Jan. 24 at about 1:25 a.m., unidentified armed bandits blocked the highway and abducted six occupants of a green Honda Civic, registration number AAA 518 BC, en route from Funtua to Faskari.
The DPO Faskari, on routine patrol, promptly engaged the hoodlums in a tactical gunfight.
The bandits were overpowered and fled into the bush, abandoning their mission. All six victims, Rabi Hamisu, Safare Musa, Abubakar Samaila, Shehu Umar, Sara’u Yahaya, and Ibrahim Babangida, were rescued unharmed and safely returned to their homes.
Intensive patrols continue in the area, while efforts to apprehend the fleeing suspects are ongoing.
Police repel bandits, rescue six kidnapped victims on Yankara-Funtua highway in Katsina
Suspect arrested for trespassing, attempting robbery at Bauchi Emir’s palace
By: Zagazola Makama
A 20-year-old man, Umar Hamza, was apprehended Wednesday night for trespassing and attempting to steal from the Emir of Bauchi’s residence.
Sources said Hamza entered one of the Emir’s son’s rooms carrying a bunch of keys and tried to commit theft around 8:20 p.m. on January 23.
He was intercepted shortly after the act and taken into the Police custody for questioning.
Police said Preliminary inquiries indicate the suspect intended to steal from the palace.
Suspect arrested for trespassing, attempting robbery at Bauchi Emir’s palace
VP Shettima Returns To Abuja, Says Nigeria Firmly Back On Global Economic Frontline
By: Our Reporter
Vice President Kashim Shettima has returned to Abuja after a week-long diplomatic and economic mission to Guinea-Conakry and Switzerland.
This is just as he said Nigeria has reclaimed a frontline seat in global and regional policy conversations.
VP Shettima arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport on Saturday after representing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the inauguration of Guinea’s President, Mamadi Doumbouya, and leading Nigeria’s delegation to the 56th World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting in Davos.
According to the Vice President, the trip is part of Nigeria’s renewed commitment to regional solidarity in West Africa and its determination to reposition the economy under President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope agenda.
The Vice President had departed Abuja for Conakry, where he attended President Doumbouya’s inauguration, reaffirming Nigeria’s leadership role within ECOWAS, while opening new pathways for bilateral cooperation in agriculture and manufacturing.
From Guinea-Conakry, Senator Shettima proceeded to Davos, Switzerland, where he led the Nigerian delegation at the WEF 2026.
One of the highpoints of his engagements in that country was the commissioning of Nigeria House Davos, the Nigeria’s first-ever sovereign pavilion on the Davos Promenade, designed as a permanent investment hub showcasing opportunities in solid minerals, agriculture and the digital economy.
At a high-level WEF session titled, “When Food Becomes Security,” the Vice President outlined Nigeria’s new national food security framework, describing agriculture as a strategic pillar of national security and macroeconomic stability.
Vice President Shettima also joined former President Olusegun Obasanjo, former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and Minister of Finance, Mr. Wale Edun, to advance the Accra Reset Initiative, a forum advocating African industrialisation driven by domestic capital and value chains rather than foreign aid.
On the economic front, the Vice President told investors that Nigeria’s macroeconomic indicators were stabilising, citing a projected 4.4 per cent GDP growth in 2026 and a decline in inflation to 12.94 per cent.
He also pointed to Nigeria’s imminent transition into a net exporter of refined petroleum products, anchored by the Dangote Refinery, and the growing export of digital talent.
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