Speaking to the Nigerian Senate about the security situation in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Minister Nyesom Wike noted that there have been positive developments in reducing it. The Senate, in the early hours of the day’s plenary, resolved into a closed-door session to meet with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and the Commissioner of Police, Benneth Igwe. The closed-door session began at 12:18 pm and ended at 1:50 pm following...
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The Senate called on the Federal Government and other authorities to invest in surveillance technology and equipment to solve the security challenges in the country. The Senate has called on the Federal Government and other authorities to invest in surveillance technology and equipment to detect and forestall the recurrence of terrorism, as it condemned in strong terms the recent attacks on Benue communities by terrorists. The Red Chamber also called on the Inspector General of...
The Senate observed a minute of silence in honour of those killed by bandits. The Senate has called on the Inspector General Of Police to ensure the installation of CCTV cameras in strategic locations within and around Abuja highways and other major capital cities to bolster surveillance and deter criminal activities. This is as the Senate resolved to Invite the Commissioner of Police, the Minister of Police Affairs and the FCT Minister to brief the...
This, according to the Senate is intended at working out practicable templates and implementable modalities for the actualisation of the program. The Senate has urged the Federal Government to introduce the Nigerian version of the Food Stamps program as an interventionist measure to cushion the effects of food insecurity/shortage in the country. It therefore mandated the Federal Ministry of Agriculture to liaise with development partners and other relevant stakeholders, especially the Lagos Food Bank Initiative,...
Although the lawmakers went into the meeting with many doubts and worry, the security chiefs led by the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, eased their anxieties and won the lawmakers’ confidence, Sources at the meeting have made some disclosures of what had transpired during the closed-door session with the service chiefs, heads of Security agencies, and some Ministers. It was disclosed that the security chiefs led by the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu,...
The Senate resolved to urge the Federal Government to make citizenship registration compulsory for all Nigerians in order to identify “who is who at whatever time.” The Senate, on Tuesday 13 January, 2024, after a 9-hour interface with Service Chiefs, heads of Security agencies and some Ministers, passed a vote of confidence in them for stepping up the game of checkmating crime and criminality in the country. The Senate also resolved to urge the Federal...
The Senate observed a minute silence for those who lost their lives as a result of the insecurity and killings in the country. The Senate has resolved to invite security Chiefs next week for an inquisitive session on the state of insecurity nationwide and to ensure rapid progress in the security and economy of the Country. This followed a collective motion by the 109 Senators, presented by Senator Opeyemi Bamidele (APC, Ekiti Central) on Tuesday...
Ireti revealed that the Senate is making plans to summon Wike and heads of security agencies to address insecurity in FCT Senator Ireti Kingibe (LP, FCT) has disclosed that several efforts to meet with the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike to discuss ways to resolve the insecurity in the FCT were rejected. This is as she also claimed that there was no synergy between the Minister on the one hand and the elected officials...
Senators requested the ministry of humanitarian affairs to offer prompt aid and supplies to victims of the Plateau killings The Senate has summoned security chiefs to brief it on the attacks that took place during the Christmas eve in Plateau State, which led to the death of over 100 Nigerians. It summoned the Chief of Army staff, Gen. Taofeeq Lagbaja, the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar and the Inspector General of Police,...