Kampala - Uganda Police is experiencing a fuel crisis that has crippled its day-to-day operations. Fuel companies supplying the police force have reportedly stopped providing fuel since the money released in the last quarter of 2017/2018 financial year was not enough to clear the Force's outstanding debts. "Money was released but it
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BMW recalls 300,000 cars that risk stalling completely
Dar es Salam Port to Link Systems With New Installed Scanners
Dar es Salaam port Dar es Salaam - Works and Communications Minister Makame Mbarawa has directed all institutions providing logistics services at the Dar es Salaam port to harmonize their systems in linking them with the new scanners under installation. "I want you to hand over to me your work plan on how
Air China plane diverts after fountain pen hostage drama
Security heightened at Lagos and Abuja Airport, Cameras installed
Safety audits are on-going at the Port Harcourt Airport, Enugu and Kano Airports. The Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has heightened security at the nation's major airports with the commencement of installation of Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras at the airside of the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos and the
Smugglers used aerial drones to sneak $80 million in iPhones into China
A drone that was confiscated after authorities arrested suspects who used drones to smuggle smartphones from Hong Kong to Shenzhen, is pictured in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China March 29, 2018. Liu Youzhi/Southern Metropolis Daily via REUTERS Chinese authorities have arrested 26 people who were part of an iPhone smuggling operation between
US visa applications may soon require five years of social media info
The State Department wants to require all US visa applicants, both immigrant and non, disclose their social media handles to the US government, CNN reports. In documents that the department will file to the Federal Register tomorrow, it proposes that nearly every individual applying for a US visa be required to hand over any social
Arms-bearing aviation personnel ready for Nigerian airports
The Nigerian government on Thursday stated that adequately trained aviation security personnel, who would bear arms, were ready to start showing up at selected airports across the country. It stated that with the support of the United Nations and the European Union, young men and women had been trained in counter-terrorism
Aviation security personnel set to carry arms – FG
Nigerian Aviation Security 9AVSEC) officer testing a metal detector at Lagos airport. Aviation security personnel of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria will soon be licensed to carry arms at airports across the country. The Federal Government said on Monday that the move was to complement other agencies in addressing security threats
Airport Security: FAAN Explains Failure to Fortify Fences at Airports till 2019
Despite reported incidents of runway incursions, easy access to airport premises by miscreants and high number of stowaways, THISDAY has gathered that the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) might not be able to install security and perimeter fences at any of the airports till 2019. This is because the cost