Monday, June 29, 2026

Private Guard Companies (PGCs)

August 28, 2025

FG to stop police escorts for VIPs

According to her, redeploying officers from VIP escorts to national security operations was long overdue.

Armed police officers on duty
April 14, 2024

FG to engage hunters, vigilantes to curb kidnappings in schools nationwide

“Research has shown that the fear of insecurity is worse than insecurity itself,” he said.

Hunters
December 27, 2023

93 private guard companies issued licences in 2023: NSCDC

“We have tremendously recorded some progress as they have been very helpful”.

NSCDC Logo
October 18, 2023

NSCDC seals three illegal private guard companies in FCT

The NSCDC FCT commandant, Olusola Odumosu, led the monitoring and enforcement exercise on Wednesday in Abuja.

NSCDC Logo
May 25, 2023

Private guard companies asked to monitor “disgruntled elements” threatening transition

Mr Audi said they should provide the Corps with information on suspicious gatherings and apply control measures in such situations.

Ahmed Audi
April 2, 2023

NSCDC assistant commandant general seeks deployment of private guards for election

The ACG said that from January 2022 till date, the corps had also sealed and sanctioned 127 PGCs for various infractions.

Commandant General of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ahmed Audi