THE Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that the Federal Government and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will resolve issues related to visa procurement for Nigerians seeking to travel to the UAE. The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs,…
PERSONNEL of the Nigerian Military have invaded the headquarters office of electricity distribution company Ikeja Electric in Lagos. The headquarters of Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (IKEDC) near Government House, Alausa-Secretariat, Ikeja, was invaded by armed men in military uniform…
OBI Cubana received 50 tricycles (keke napep) ahead of his 50th birthday. The businessman explained that he was sleeping when his “younger brother and business partner” called and informed him he was visiting. He did not come alone. Two…
THE family of Late Gen. Sani Abacha has said that former military Head of State, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida (IBB) was responsible for the annulment of the June 12 presidential election and not their late father. The family in a…
THE President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), Archbishop Lucius Ugorji, has decried the deplorable state of correctional facilities in the country. Speaking at CBCN’ first plenary in 2025, in Abuja on Sunday, Ugorji called for urgent…
SOUTH Africa has rejected a claim by billionaire Elon Musk that his Starlink satellite service is banned in the country due to his race. According to Reuters, the country’s telecoms regulator, the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA), confirmed that Starlink has…
Gov. Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State has expressed appreciation to President Bola Tinubu for the takeover and conversion of the newly reconstructed state General Hospital Kumo into a Federal Medical Centre (FMC). Yahaya gave the commendation in a statement issued…
THE Federal Government has adopted Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED) in Ijagun, Ogun, as a federal university. President Bola Tinubu approved the adoption on Friday. The president thanked the Ogun government for inviting the Federal Government to take…
THE Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted sunshine and haziness from Monday to Wednesday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook, released on Sunday in Abuja, forecasts sunny and hazy skies over the northern region throughout the period. According to…
THE National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has responded to concerns raised by the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) regarding the outsourcing of quality assurance activities. The response was contained in a statement issued to newsmen by Fatimah…
