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Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are expected to meet in the coming days to finalise all outstanding visa issues, a statement by Minister of State for Foreign Affairs. Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu’s media aide Magnus Eze has hinted.According to the statement, the decision was reached during a meeting between UAE Ambassador to Nigeria, Salem Saeed Alshamsi and Mrs. Odumegwu-Ojukwu.Niger...

The increasing spate of infrastructure vandalism in the Federal Capital Territory has become a major economic and social concern, costing the city an estimated N4.7bn annually in replacement costs, a professor at Nile University, Abdulhameed Mambo, has stated.Mambo, who is Head of Civil Engineering and Dean of Environmental Science at the university, highlighted the issue at the 5th Annual Public Lecture organised by the Bw...

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) reopened the Onitsha drug market on March 6 following a sanitization operation that began on February 10.Martin Iluyomade, Dir...

 The Federal Government has announced plans to empower 10 million women by 2027 as part of its broader strategy to transform Nigeria into a $1tn economy by 2030. ...

 The Senate has suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan for six months for violation of the Red Chambers rules. ...

In its bid to ensure the safety of its citizens and curbing criminal activities in the state, the Edo State Government has commenced the demolition of houses linked to kidnappers.Leading security personnel on the demolition exercise that took place in Illeh, Esan West Local Government Area and Uromi, Esan North East Local government area of the state, Special Adviser to the governor on Security, Mr. Akhere Paul said the dem...

The Federal Government has designated and sanctioned several individuals and entities, including prominent separatist leader Simon Ekpa, for their alleged involvement in financing terrorism.The sanctions, which include the immediate freezing of all funds, assets, and economic resources, were announced following a meeting of the Nigeria Sanctions Committee in Abuja.This decision was made in accordance with ...

Former presidential aide, Dr. Doyin Okupe is reportedly dead.The prominent Nigerian politician passed away at the age of 72.It was gathered that Dr. Okupe died on Friday morning after battling a protracted illness suspected to be cancer.Okupe was in 2022 appointed as the Director-General of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign for the 2023 election.He was, however, for...

The Rivers State House of Assembly has given Governor Siminalayi Fubara 48 hours to submit a new list of commissioner nominees.In a letter dated March 5, the assembly, led by Speaker Martin Amaewhule, accused Fubara of unlawfully swearing in 19 commissioners without legislative screening and confirmation, claiming this violates the Constitution.The lawmakers also stated that the governor made several other...

The Nigeria Customs Service NCS has said that smugglers now establish small, distributed storage facilities within border communities, serving as transit points for onward movement across the border.The Comptroller General of Customs, CGC Adewale Adeniyi, disclosed this on Monday while addressing journalists at the Customs Training College in Ikeja.He explained that operational data reveals several emergen...