The Senate has approved the establishment of the Nigerian Peace Corps, NPC, a move that will increase government recurrent expenditure if it gets presidential assent.
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission, ICPC, has charged a senior staff of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, to the Federal High Court, Abuja, for collecting money to give employment to some Nigerians.
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC,has approved the deployment of 10,000 personnel to Edo State in preparation for the September 10 governorship election, Abdullahi Muhammadu, the Commandant General has said.
The Group managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Maikantu Baru has lamented the increasing incidences of pipeline vandalism in the country, saying that Nigeria lost N51.28 billion to this crime in 2015 alone.
An official of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has been killed by suspected pirates in the creeks of Southern Ijaw Local Government Area in Bayelsa State.
