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meets with leadership of Nigeria Employers  Consultative Association  (NECA) The Police Service Commission today, Tuesday October 21, 2025 met with the leadership of the Nigerian Employers Consultative Association (NECA) led by its Director General, Mr. Adewale-Smatt Oyerinde. The team was in the Commission to explore a workable joint implementation of an AI-enabled digital complaint response  and case management system for the protection of Employers rights and promotion of ethical policing in Nigeria.  Chairman of the Commission, DIG Hashimu Argungu rtd mni who received the visitors in the company of Justice Paul Adamu Galumje, Honourable Commissioner representing the Judiciary and DIG Taiwo Lakanu rtd, fdc, Honourable Commissioner representing the Police welcomed the desire of NECA to assist the Commission produce  quality Police Officers who will be properly equipped to shape the future of Nigeria security architecture.  DIG Argungu told his...

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has fired another shot in its war against vehicle smuggling with the launch of a powerful new digital platform that promises to transform how imported vehicles are verified across the country. The innovation, called the Customs Verification Management System (CVMS), was officially unveiled on Monday at the NCS Headquarters in Abuja by the Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi. Described as a game-changer in Customs modernization, the CVMS introduces a smart, secure, and centralized digital system designed to check the authenticity and duty payment status of imported vehicles in real time. “The launch of this system is another score on the board for our bold transformation agenda,” Adeniyi declared. “For years, vehicle verification relied on outdated methods that created loopholes for fraud and revenue loss.” Developed in collaboration with the Trade Modernization Project (TMP) and local tech experts, the CVMS empowers ...

PSC SITS ON POLICE PENDING DISCIPLINARY MATTERS AND APPEALS, SAYS IT WILL HENCEFORTH RECEIVE DUE AND  TIMELY ATTENTION SO THAT THOSE FOUND INNOCENT CAN BE FREED TO PROGRESS IN THEIR CAREER The ongoing Plenary Meeting of the Police Service Commission continued at the Solomon Arase Conference hall over the weekend with 24 appeals and one Pending Disciplinary matter conclusively decided. The Commission dismissed  the petitions/ complaints against DIG Bzigu Yakubu Kwazhi Dali, mni on allegations of falsified date of enlistment  and other irregularities  in his record of service insisting that the petition and allegations  from anonymous concerned  senior Officers from Adamawa State was frivolous. The Commission also noted that as the exclusive  body on Police Discipline 'the warning letter issued the officer' and which did not emanate from the Commission  was null and void. It also quashed the reversal of his date of birth from 10th of Apr...

House, NSCDC Strengthen Front Against Illegal Mining  a renewed push to tackle the menace of illegal mining, the House of Representatives Ad Hoc Committee on Illegal Mining has identified the Mining Marshals of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) as a critical institutional partner in the ongoing national campaign to sanitize Nigeria’s solid minerals sector. The Committee, inaugurated at the National Assembly Complex, Abuja, marks what many observers describe as a decisive policy moment — one that could finally align legislative oversight with on-the-ground enforcement to curb the multibillion-naira menace. Chairman of the Committee, Hon. Sani Egidi Abdulraheem, said the committee’s establishment underscores the House’s commitment to addressing a crisis that has cost Nigeria an estimated $9 billion annually in lost revenue, security challenges, and environmental degradation. “Our mission is clear — to block revenue leakages, enforce transparency, and e...