Tertiary institutions

JAMB: NSCDC deploys personnel to CBT centres in Anambra

Angel Ojonugwa April 23, 2025

AKWA (Sundiata Scholar) – The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Anambra Command says it has deployed its personnel to the 33 accredited Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres in the state ahead of Thursday’s UTME. Mr Olatunde Maku, the state Commandant of the corps disclosed

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NSCDC deploys female squads to schools in Kwara

Fadiran Ifeloluwa September 18, 2024

As the new academic year begins, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Kwara State has increased its efforts to secure the safety of schools. To this purpose, the command has dispatched an all-female squad to protect the state’s educational institutions. He stated that its mission was to ensure the safety of educational environments […]

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2,851 schools lack fences, other basic security measures – NSCDC

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 5, 2024

In the last 11 months, 5,474 primary and secondary schools in Nigeria have joined the Safe School Project, marking a huge step towards improving student and teacher safety. However, an alarming 2,851 of these schools lack basic security measures. The Safe School Project is managed by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps. Following the 2014 […]

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NSCDC creates female strike unit to guard schools in FCT

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 29, 2024

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has established a female strike force tasked with defending schools in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The FCT NSCDC Commandant, Olusola Odumosu, revealed this in a statement made on Thursday by the Command’s spokesperson, Samuel Idoko. According to the statement, the effort, which intended to improve the […]

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2,814 schools signed up for NSCDC security arrangement – Commander

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 19, 2024

2,814 primary and secondary schools have signed up for the Safe School Response initiative to protect their students and teachers from attacks. The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps launched the Safe School Response initiative in response to an increase in bandit attacks on schools. Hammed Abodunrin, Commander of the National Safe Schools Response Coordination […]

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NSCDC detains teacher in Niger for allegedly molesting students

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 24, 2024

Mallam Nura Suleiman, a 43-year-old Islamic instructor, has been detained by the Niger State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for allegedly abusing a three-year-old student named Isah Muaazu in Suleja, Suleja Local Government Area. In a statement endorsed by SC Nasir D. Abdullahi, Public Relations Officer in Minna, it was […]

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Attack on schools will drastically reduce in 2024, says NSCDC

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 21, 2024

Ahmed Audi, Commandant-General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), announced the implementation of new security measures aimed at minimising attacks on Nigerian schools. Audi made this known while answering questions with the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Abuja. He said that measures were in place to address the attack on […]