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Shrinking Nigeria’s Civic Space : USAID steps in …Open and safe civic spaces serve as unique havens for citizens from diverse backgrounds to build required competences to participate in conversations around nation building. 3 min read With rising allegations of incessant harassments, arrests and sometimes ‘abductions’ of holders of opposing views to state-backed positions, Nigeria’s human rights record in the recent time isn’t attractive to many social commentators. ...

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps ( NSCDC), Lagos State Command, has busted an attempt to siphon Premium Motor Spirit ( PMS) generally referred to as petrol in Iyana- Odo area of Lagos State.

Views: Visits 2 By Bose Adelaja The fight against oil pipeline vandalism in Lagos yielded a good result, over the weekend, when the men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Lagos State Command, bursted a suspected pipeline syndicate who were operating at a creek, at Iyana-Odo, along LASU-Isheri Road, Lagos State. Time was about on patrol at the 3.35 in the morning, during a patrol by the men of NSCDC to Iyana-Odo axis when it was hinted that some suspected oil p...

Scores were injured while many others were robbed at Oshodi area of Lagos when soldiers attached to the Nigeria Air Force clashed with motor park ‘officials’ popularly called hoodlums. Many persons believed to be urchins were whisked away by the soldiers at Capa Motor Park, Mosafejo area of Oshodi. Trouble started when the soldiers heard about the death of one of their colleagues who was allegedly murdered on Monday by hoodlums on Oshodi bridge. A source said the personnel of the Nigerian A...

A USAID funded project, Strengthening Civic Advocacy and Local Engagement (SCALE) project, has held a dialogue session with the military, police, civil society organizations (CSOs), government, media, and other stakeholders as part of its dialogue series aimed at strengthening collaboration for safeguarding civic space in Nigeria. The dialogue with the theme, “Safeguarding Civic Space”, which held on Wednesday in Lagos, stressed the need for key stakeholders to identify and develop action p...

Eid-el-Fitr: NSCDC deploys 1,942 men across Lagos On By Olasunkanmi Akoni The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Lagos State Command has deployed over 1,942 officers and men to ensure adequate protection of lives and property during and after the Eid-el-Fitr celebration. The Commandant of NSCDC, Lagos State, Ayeni P. K disclosed this on Tuesday, in his congratulatory message to Muslim ummah as they celebrate this year’s Eid-el-Fitri which marks the end of Ramadan fast. Ayeni al...

Share The Department of State Services (DSS) has nabbed one Aminat Jimoh, Olalekan Oladehinbo Adenuga and several others for impersonating the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila. The Lagos State Command of DSS were said to have arrested the suspects following a letter of complaint from the Speaker’s Office, dated April 22 to cause an investigation into the reports of incessant use of his name to commit criminal activities. Findings showed that in one particular act, Ad...

3 min read The Lagos State government has denied withholding the N25 million donation made to Mary Daniel, a 26-year-old amputee, whose story went viral about two weeks ago when photos of her selling bottled water in traffic were shared on the social media. The amputee, who claims to be a single-mother and orphan, shared the story of how she lost her leg in an accident. Her parents also died in the accident and is left to cater for daughter and aged grandmother all alone, she na...

Vanguard News 20 inmates to write 2021 UTME at Ikoyi Custodial centre On No fewer than 20 inmates have indicated interest to write the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The Spokesperson of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) in Lagos State Command, Mr Rotimi Oladokun, disclosed to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos. The UTME, being conducted annually by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), will begin on June 5. Oladokun said that the i...

A team of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps NSCDC, Lagos State Command has smashed a syndicate of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) at Baruwa Town, Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State.