…the federal executive could theoretically find its grant applications stalled at either checkpoint. The bill provides no independent or automatic trigger for federal funding to flow. The Contrast with the Armed Forces The starkness of this arrangement becomes clearer when set against the companion legislation sitting j…

…move. He told AFP that on Sunday he went to the airport where officials at the border checkpoint confiscated his passport and he was informed that he was not allowed to leave the country. He was told he had to take it up with the judicial system and was given no further explanation, he added. A source close to the matt…

…and a population that feels the weight of its green passport at every international checkpoint. It is time to speak plainly about this. Let us begin with an uncomfortable question. When Rwanda opens its borders to every Nigerian passport holder at zero cost, no fee, no prior application, no embassy queue, what does Nig…

…2026. The assailants invaded the area, fired sporadically, and set ablaze a makeshift checkpoint belonging to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), a local brothel, and the residence of one Sule Mai Goge. One Alhaji Yusuf Bazamfare was also kidnapped during the incident. Upon receipt of the report, the…

…investments. The minister expressed concern over the impact of multiple security checkpoints on livestock transportation and called for stronger collaboration between government and the private sector to improve efficiency within the livestock value chain. In his welcome address, Professor Ahmed Bakori Mohammad, Katsin…

…and causing panic among residents. The police said the assailants burnt down an NSCDC checkpoint and the house of one Sule Mai Goge before fleeing the area. "In the course of the attack, the bandits abducted one Alhaji Yusuf Bazamfare and escaped to an unknown destination," the statement said. Following the incident, t…

…20, firing sporadically and setting several structures ablaze, including a makeshift checkpoint belonging to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, a local brothel and the residence of a resident identified as Sule Mai Goge. The attackers also abducted one Alhaji Yusuf Bazamfare during the operation. Confirming…

…his direction. "In response, he abandoned the vehicle and ran to a nearby military checkpoint along the highway for safety," she said. The police stated that the goods were later transferred to another vehicle and conveyed to their destination without further incident. The police emphasised that for the avoidance of do…