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FG To Unveil Smart Police Stations Nationwide

Oghenevwede Ohwovoriole in Abuja

The Federal Government (FG), in a bid to improve policing, is set to unveil smart Police Stations nationwide.

To achieve this, Galaxy Backbone (GBB) and the Nigeria Police Trust Fund (NPTF) on Friday in Abuja, signed a Memorandom of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate and deploy technology for the creation of smart police stations across Nigeria.

Speaking after signing the MoU, the Managing Director of GBB, Prof. Ibrahim Adeyanju, emphasised the importance of the collaboration which will enhance digitallised policing.

“Today’s agreement represents more than a partnership—it reflects a shared vision for a smarter, more resilient, and inclusive Nigeria.

“Our collaboration with the Nigeria Police Trust Fund brings cutting-edge technology into the heart of Nigeria’s security architecture through the deployment of Smart Police Stations.

“These initiatives reflect our firm commitment to innovation, trust, and nation-building,” he said.

Speaking further he said, that under the terms of the agreement, GBB would provide high-speed fibre connectivity, cloud platforms, and secure digital infrastructure to support the deployment of smart police stations.

“These stations will be equipped with advanced ICT tools to enhance real-time communication, surveillance, data sharing, and operational efficiency within the Nigeria Police Force.

“The partnership is expected to significantly improve public safety outcomes by enabling more data-driven decision-making, improved incident response times, and greater transparency in law enforcement.

“This initiative reinforces Galaxy Backbone’s strategic role as the digital backbone of government operations, enabling secure, interoperable platforms that support innovation, governance, and national development.

“The agreement with the Nigeria Police Trust Fund is a bold step toward building a more secure and technologically advanced Nigeria,” Adeyanju said.

The Executive-Secretary of NPTF, Mohammed Sheidu in his remarks noted that, “this initiative is part of broader efforts to modernise police force and enhance its effectiveness in maintaining law and order.”

He also disclosed that “this partnership would digitalise police stations across all geopolitical zones, and it will introduce digital systems for collecting and sorting data as well as connecting police stations to one another. We want to move policing in Nigeria towards the 21st century and more than police force.

“We can only achieve this by strategic collaborations and partnerships with agencies like yours to be able to achieve the digitalisation agenda of President Bola Tinubu.”

Speaking more on the MoU, he said, “When we discussed, we talked about how we want to walk into police stations and see digitalised statement forms not having to write on papers. We can also have a way our police stations are connected to one another.

“One of the major problems that we have seen with the Nigerian Police Force is actually data collections and data gathering.

“With this, your organisation and our organisation partnering together will be able to put out a solution that will capture this intelligence and information gathering.

“We are going to make history by changing the narrative of not just the NPF but the security architecture of Nigeria as a whole.” he emphasised.

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    According to BirdLife, “Vultures play a critical role in our ecosystems by preventing the spread of diseases. Without them, carcasses rot, leading to an increase in pests and deadly pathogens that threaten human and animal health. By ignoring the plight of vultures, we risk passing on a dangerous legacy to future generations.”

    The Director General of the Nigerian Conservation Foundation, Dr Joseph Onoja, also stated this fact during the brainstorming session at the Lekki Conservation Center recently.

    Dr. Onoja said. “This (the conference) is part of NCF’s vulture conservation strategy that we developed some years ago. And we did that in response to the rapid decline of our vulture species in Nigeria. And this is because of the very important role that vultures play in our environment as the environmental sanitation agents. If we lose our vulture species, there are consequences, both for human health, for the economy and for the environment.” 

    Vultures, he said needed to be conserved for them to play their crucial role, “which is very important for humans. We are at the top of the ecosystem. So when the ecosystem collapses under us, we’ll be in big trouble. And that is why we continue to talk about the fact that we are part of the ecosystem.” 

    Onoja said, “Over the years, we found out that the decline of the vulture population is largely due to human activities, from habitat destruction, persecution to use in belief-based activities. So that’s why we say, okay, let’s bring all the practitioners together. Let us discuss, can there be alternatives to these vultures, since we know that they are declining in population, can there be alternatives? And luckily, about two or three years ago, we worked with some practitioners who developed plant-based alternatives to them, and we are trying to see how the adoption of that plant-based alternatives can be used nationally and probably regionally, as well.”

    He said NCF led the West African Vulture action plan that they just launched, which was led by CITES, explaining that “this time around, we’re implementing this to reduce the belief-based use with the CITES Secretariat, and traffic as well, so that we’ll be able to see how we can reduce the demand. I mean, we can have a demand reduction in vulture parts, as they do in belief-based use or in traditional medicine practices.”

    He said, “Vultures are critically endangered, all our vulture species, apart from the Palmnut Vulture, all our vultures are critically endangered.”

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    He said to stop this illegal trade in vultures, “We have to follow a guidance adopted by CITES’ contracting parties, which is 184 countries plus the European Union. “A guidance on how to engage in demand reduction strategies to deal with illegal trade, illegal trade in the endangered species, because I highlight that there is also legal trade. So the approach is to recognise the motivation of the demand, which is believed to be culturally-based. So we have to follow the scientist’s guidance, to follow the five-step approach, which is to find out, guide the evidence of trade, the audience and the tailor-made, the messages and to find the messengers. All the five steps are necessary in order to achieve demand reduction.

    The National President of National Association of Nigerian Traditional Medicine Practitioners, Alhaji Doctor Shabani Kudi, said they gathered a lot in this programme, explaining that “even the WHO said that 85% of the world population today depends on traditional medicine for their needs or for their survival.” 

    He said they actually use plants, animal substances and other valuable things that are very effective “in curing our people.” 

    He said they noticed that some of the plants and animals have started disappearing, especially vultures that were usually everywhere picking up rotten animals. 

    There is need to manage these plants and animals so that they do not disappear, he said.

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    Fadekemi Ajakaiye

    Even before formal commissioning of the newly reconstructed Port Harcourt Road, Aba, Abia State, joyous traders and residents have relocated to the project site.

    Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, had flagged off the reconstruction of the perennially dilapidated 6.7 kilometres of Port Harcourt Road Aba.

    The road, which was one of the most deplorable Federal Roads in the state was awarded to acclaimed engineering construction company, Julius Berger at the rate of N30 billion, with an official completion date of 18 months.

    According to the specifications, Julius Berger was expected to reconstruct the road as well as build a flood control mechanism within the area which is part of the flood-ravaged Uratta, Ohabiam and Ndiegoro flood-prone area.

    At the time of flagging off, Port Harcourt Road, Aba had been abandoned by both residents and commercial traders making the key link road between the state and nearby Rivers state loose artisanship activities and other well-known business activities for which the stretch of road was known.

    Speaking during the flag-off, Otti said he was glad that his administration is taking yet another strategic step in fulfilling one of his major campaign promises which is to permanently break the jinx of Port Harcourt Road Aba and revive the long-abandoned economic activities along the area.

    The road which was completed last April ahead of an earlier scheduled commissioning date in May, is now a beehive of commercial activities with many residents and traders earlier displaced by construction works, now relocated to the area for business activities.

    Last week, people in the area were ecstatic when asked to comment on the new look of Port Harcourt Road.

    An Okada rider who gave his name as, Innocent, congratulated the state governor for the will to commission a company like Julius Berger to help to reconstruct Port Harcourt Road.

    My name is Innocent a.k.a Fuji Kpokirikpo Nwaaba. Alex Otti the Governor of Abia State, is our number one citizen in this country. Over 28 years now, we have been patrolling around this area, none of the past governors bothered to make this road look like this, and now within a few months, our governor has done this for us. You see this Port Harcourt Road before na River Niger, and the other side River Benue. Now, our governor has done the road, everywhere is now looking like Express Road now. Take a look at the roundabout that has been put here, he said

    He added: this new road is God-sent just like the Governor. For bringing Julius Berger to Abia State, that means he is the son of the soil and God will bless him. We are really enjoying it now, no more suffering, no more rain boots, no more using rubber slippers to go out, only leather shoes.  but now, we are enjoying it. May God Bless him.

    According to a motor engine oil seller in an interview inside his shop, Julius Berger is the number one construction company in Nigeria. They do very nice job and everyone is not blind at that. Whoever knows good thing will know the good thing the company is doing. If you go around the roads in Aba and see what other construction companies are doing at Obohia Road for example, and other places, it’s poor standard and not even as perfect as what Julius Berger is doing here. So, we give Berger No. 1, especially for making the road smooth.

    All along the new road last Friday, especially towards the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway, petty traders in their shops expressed their new found love for the area given the massive turnaround the company gave the road, with a Keke driver saying to his colleagues; let them come and commission the road and let us work for the next target area to develop this city. 

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    Fadekemi Ajakaiye Even before formal commissioning of the newly reconstructed Port Harcourt Road, Aba, Abia State, joyous traders and residents have relocated to the project site. Abia State Governor, Alex

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