Category: News
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As the Jim Obazee-led special investigative panel probing the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) wraps up its assignment, influential Nigerians fingered in various financial infractions are jostling to meet with President Bola Tinubu to secure a soft landing. Top on the list are top importers, manufacturers and politically-exposed businessmen who are allegedly neck deep in…
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The Food and Agricultural Organisation has reported that around 26.5 million Nigerians are at risk of hunger in 2024. The report noted that Nigerians in the FCT, Sokoto, Borno and Zamfara states are most at risk of hunger next year. Dominique Kouacou, the FAO country representative disclosed this during the presentation of the Cadre Harmonise…
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The Nigeria Customs Service, Area 2, Onne, Rivers State, said on Friday that it generated a total sum of N246 billion in ten months. The Comptroller of Customs in the command, Comptroller Baba Imam, disclosed this to newsmen at a briefing in Onne, Eleme Local Government Area of the state. Imam said the command raked…
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Despite inconsistent government policies coupled with bureaucratic bottlenecks hindering the smooth operations of indigenous airlines, West Africa’s largest carrier, Air Peace, recently recorded another breakthrough. This time it is not the expansion of its fleets as has been the case, rather the private carrier made a remarkable entry into the European air space after securing…
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The first container freight train of the Lagos-Ibadan railway, built by #CCECC, has set off from Apapa Port in Lagos, #Nigeria. It departed from Apapa Port and carried a total of thrity 40-foot containers, arriving at Ibadan station in just two and a half hours.
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Rwanda announced Thursday that it will allow Africans to travel visa-free to the country, becoming the latest nation on the continent to announce such a measure aimed at boosting free movement of people and trade to rival Europe’s Schengen zone. President Paul Kagame made the announcement in the Rwandan capital, Kigali, where he pitched the…
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Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has assured Nigerians that the ministry will come up with a comprehensive review of migration and visa policies with the support of key stakeholders in the country aimed at easing all the processes for Nigerians both home and abroad in tune with global standard. The Minister stated this on Tuesday…
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The Lagos State Government has sealed 8 commercial lockup shops on Dosunmu street, Lagos Island, warehousing firecrackers in very unsafe conditions. In a statement issued by the The Honorable Commissioner, Ministry of Special Duties & Intergovernmental Relations, Hon. Gbenga Oyerinde reiterated Mr Governor’s commitment to the protection of lives and properties of Lagosians noting that…
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After looking at the ’10 Sets Of People Who Shouldn’t Travel To The UK’ in search of greener pastures, I have decided to flip the card due to popular demand. This time around, I will be looking at those who need to leave Nigeria as soon as possible if they have a chance. Even if…
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A Nigerian lady expresses frustration as she leaks her WhatsApp chat with a married man who is persistent on her case just three weeks after his wedding. The married man in question expressed his desire for an affair with her while referring to the lady as his soulmate in the leaked chat. The concerned lady…