The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dismantled an international drug trafficking syndicate operating across South America, Nigeria, Europe, and Asia, seizing 184.50 kg of cocaine valued at N39 billion (£21.2m). Announcing the operation in Lagos on Tuesday, 18 August 2026...
Troops of the Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have recorded further operational successes across Zamfara State, thwarting separate terrorist abduction attempts, rescuing multiple civilians, and safely defusing a planted Improvised Explosive Device (IED). The series of...
Major General Paul Koughna, General Officer Commanding (GOC) 8 Division, Nigerian Army, and Commander of Sector 2 Joint Task Force, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, has officially launched the Division’s 2026 Inter-Brigade Combat Proficiency Competition in Sokoto State. The multi-day exercise is...
Troops of Sector 2, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have thwarted a mass abduction attempt in Zamfara State, rescuing nine civilians—including an infant—following an ambush by armed terrorists. The operation occurred in Unguwar Rogo village, located within the Kaura Namoda Local Government Area...
The Nigerian equities market extended its bearish run into a new week on Monday, August 17, 2026, as sustained profit-taking in banking and insurance stocks erased approximately N106.24 billion in market capitalisation. The benchmark NGX All-Share Index (ASI) fell by 0.07% to close at...
