Security: FG orders registration of foreign ‘aliens’ in Federal Capital Territory, Satellite Towns

The federal government has ordered that all foreign ‘aliens’ living within Abuja and its surrounding area councils be officially registered.

Bala Mohammed Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and a member of President Goodluck Jonathan’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) gave this directive Thursday to all chairmen of the six area councils. They will in conjunction with officials of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) begin the process of cataloguing all immigrants in their respective jurisdictions.

Mohammed issued the order during an

Terrorism: Port security officers call for more alertness

Port facility Security Officers’ (PFSO) of the Lagos Maritime Security (LMS) zone has called on stakeholders  to be more security conscious with a view to curbing possible attack at the ports.

Speaking at the 10 years celebration of the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) code, chairman of the PFSO, Mr. Suberu Anataku said that the code is an extension of the Safety of Life At Sea (SOLAS), adding that code should be a