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NDLEA launches ‘Operation Restore Order’, arrests 80 suspects in Kano

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kano Strategic Command has launched “Operation Restore Order” and arrested 80 suspects between Aug.10 and Aug.16. The operation is part of the agency’s sustained effort to restore order and create a safer, drug-free environment for residents. This is contained in a statement issued by the command’s Public Relations ...

APM wins Bauchi LGs poll

The Bauchi State Independent Electoral Commission (BASIEC) has declared the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) winner of Monday’s local government election. The Chairperson of the commission, Hajiya Jummai Abubakar, declared the results on Monday. She said that the APM candidates won the 20 chairmanships and 319 councilor positions in the election. Abubakar said the declaration followed ...

Digital Encode deploys platform to help businesses fight AI-driven cybercrime

Digital Encode, a Nigerian cybersecurity company says it has deployed an Artificial Intelligence (AI) platform to help organisations fight increasingly sophisticated cybercrime. The Chief Executive Officer of Digital Encode, Prof. Adewale Obadare, said this in a statement on Tuesday. Obadare said the platform, DEPAS AI was designed to help organisations move from periodic manual security ...

FG reiterates commitment to food security, employment generation

The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to tackling food shortages and high unemployment in the country through agriculture and livestock development. The Minister of Livestock Development, Mr Idi Maiha, made the expression at the second International Conference of Agrifood Systems Stakeholders Forum at the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) on Monday. The forum, organised ...