The social contract theory posits that individuals surrender certain rights to the state in exchange for protection and security. Yet, Nigeria’s police pension crisis raises a fundamental question about the reciprocity of this arrangement. Do we truly honour the sacrifices of those who safeguard our communities? EDITOR’S PICKS Health, Planning Ministries Partner with AfDB on … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa has disclosed that he receives N1,200 per day as operation allowance. The CDS added that it is the same amount every Nigerian soldier receives as operation allowance irrespective of their rank. General Musa made the revelation on Tuesday while speaking on … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Nigeria Police Force has revealed its intention to adopt solar and other renewable energy sources as lightening option for police stations, police barracks and police colleges as it looks to reduce emissions. Making this disclosure in a statement made available on its official X handle, the spokesperson of the … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that policemen residing in the Nigerian Port Authority (NPA) barracks in the Sunrise, Apapa area of Lagos State, are battling anxiety as NPA authorities have asked them to exit the premises. According to Punch, some policemen said on Monday that the barracks had been sold and that residents were paid N200,000 … Read more
The police have many old and dilapidated barracks in Lagos. The building regulatory body in the state has even marked some of them as inhabitable. This reality has spurred the Lagos government and the police authorities into action as they are set to “regenerate” the old barracks. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State … Read more
The Nigerian Army shooting range bullets have hit two individuals in Ibadan Eko Hot Blog reports that several neighborhoods around the 2Division Nigeria Army at Odogbo in Ibadan are in a state of chaos after two people were shot by stray gunshots from the barracks’ shooting range. EDITOR’S PICK Lagos Court Remands Six Men … Read more
Bukavu Army Barracks in Kano was on Thursday engulfed by fire. Fire Service confirmed the fire outbreak in a statement on Friday, saying offices were destroyed in the incident. Spokesman of the state fire service, Sami Yusuf, said firefighters were able to put out the inferno that razed 11 offices. Mr. Yusuf said the fire, … Read more