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The United States government has removed all visa reciprocity fees for Nigerian citizens seeking visas to the United States, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In a statement spokesman for the ministry, Ferdinand Nwonye, said the positive development is in line with the removal of excess visa application, processing and biometric fees for United […]
The Governor of Ekiti State and chairman of the Nigeria Governor’s Forum (NGF), Kayode Fayemi has said that insecurity in the nation is not limited to the North. Speaking on Sunday on Channels Television, Fayemi stated that there’s a connection between the banditry in the North and the Kidnapping in the South. “Insurgency is not […]
The Nigeria Police Force has applied to withdraw its suit seeking to stop the various states’ judicial panels of enquiry probing allegations of rights abuses and other acts of brutality of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad and other police tactical units. The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, on Thursday, had denied authorising the filing of […]
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday ordered the remand of a former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Taskforce Team, Abulrasheed Maina, in prison, till the end of his trial. Justice Okon Abang made the order following an application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s prosecution counsel, Mr Mohammed Abubakar. Maina who […]
The Nigerian Defence Headquarters has appealed to Nigerians not to be discouraged by the recent killing of farmers in Borno State. Coordinator Defence Media Operations, Major General John Enenche, who made the appeal during the weekly media briefing with Defence Correspondents on Thursday said despite the recent killing of the farmers, the Armed Forces of […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated his commitment to creating more jobs, with particular focus on enabling the private sector, targeting more youthful population by streamlining priority on agriculture, arts, entertainment. Buhari stated this at a Presidential Conference with the Participants of Senior Executive Course 42 of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies at […]
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says N9.45bn was corruptly demanded, offered and paid as bribe in Nigeria’s justice sector between 2018 and 2020. This was contained in a report entitled, ‘Nigeria Corruption Index: Report of a pilot survey’, carried out by the Anti-Corruption Academy of Nigeria, the research and training […]
A tertiary institution in the United State of America, the East Carolina University (ECU), has appointed the governor of Kano state, Abdullahi Ganduje, as a visiting full professor of e-governance and international affairs. The announcement was reportedly confirmed to journalists in Kano on Tuesday by Abba Anwar, spokesperson to Mr Ganduje. Mr. Ganduje was said […]
Deputy President of the Senate Ovie Omo-Agege has said Nigerians should not engage in wishful thinking that the 9th National Assembly will deliver new constitution because it lacks the mandate to do so. Omo-Agege said this when he hosted members of Alliance of Nigerian Patriots in Abuja according to a statement by his media aide […]
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, directed the release of mass transit buses to ease the transportation challenges Nigerians are facing. According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, the President spoke at the virtual unveiling of the National Gas Expansion Programme and National Auto-gas Roll-out Initiative at the Presidential […]
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