Mr Festus Keyamo, Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, says the Federal Government will launch an e-visa system and digital landing/exit cards to enhance national security. He disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja when he received a delegation led…
THE Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has started developing its Agricultural Policy and Implementation Plan to guide interventions toward increasing food production in the FCT. Mr Umar Malamiyo, acting Director of Planning, Research and Statistics, FCT Agriculture and Rural Development…
DISTRESSED father of one, Mr. Umoru Imokha Abdulahi, has appealed to kind hearted Nigerians and the Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, to help him offset the N330,000 medical bills of his wife and newborn baby detained at the University of…
SENATOR Rowland Owie, former Chief Whip of the Nigerian Senate, has announced the death of his wife—Lady Helen Owie (LSJI). She died at the age of 71 and was married to R.S. Owie for over 50 years. According to the…
By Salihu Inusa, Maiduguri THE Senior Legislative Aide on Media and Strategy to Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume (APC Borno South), Hon Junaid Jubril Maiva has taken a swipe at Mr. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu…
MTN Group, one of Africa’s largest telecommunications providers, has announced a strategic alliance with UK-based video software specialist Synamedia to create a new, mobile-optimised streaming platform aimed at African users. The move marks MTN’s bold entrance into the continent’s competitive streaming space…
GABONESE voters cast their ballots Saturday in a pivotal presidential election, the first since the military ousted long-time leader Ali Bongo in August 2023. The central African nation’s transitional ruler, General Brice Oligui Nguema, who led the coup, is widely expected…
THREE American citizens convicted in connection with a failed 2023 coup attempt in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have been handed over to US authorities following the commutation of their sentences, officials confirmed Tuesday. The development follows high-level diplomatic…
A FORMER Gambian soldier accused of torturing people suspected of plotting a failed coup against ex-dictator Yahya Jammeh is now on trial in the United States. The case, reported by the Associated Press (AP), represents a rare application of a US law allowing the…
EU member states on Wednesday approved initial retaliatory tariffs of 10 per cent to 25 per cent on U.S. imports, which the European Commission says will be implemented next week. This includes special levies on items such as jeans and…
