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Vice President Kashim Shettima yesterday joined other world leaders to push for the full implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) with a target to boost Africa’s economy to $29 trillion by 2050.He reiterated Nigeria’s readiness to spearhead the AfCFTA and take advantage of the market potential of the sector for digital transformation and economic integration of the African continent....

The operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested a total of 962 suspects across the country for various years since the commencement of the year.The police also recovered 56 stolen vehicles and rescued 302 kidnap victims in 22 days.A breakdown of the number showed that 179 suspects were arrested for armed robbery, 100 for kidnapping, 152 suspects for murder/homicide, 34 suspects for unlawful posses...

Mpu community in the Aninri Local Government Area of Enugu State erupted in jubilation, on Wednesday, over the return of  Mrs. Beatrice Ekweremadu, wife of former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, from a United Kingdom prison.Our correspondent gathered that Mrs. Ekweremadu, who was sentenced to five years in prison in May 2023 for her involvement in an organ trafficking plot, returned to Nigeria on Tuesday....

The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People has flayed its exclusion from the meeting of some Ogoni stakeholders with President Bola Tinubu on the proposed resumption of oil production in Ogoni.MOSOP faulted the composition of those invited for the meeting, describing it as inappropriate and expressed surprise that no invitation was extended to the body, which championed the cause of the Ogoni struggle....

Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos says his administration is committed to strengthening bilateral relations with Canada in the areas of trade, investment and innovation.Mr Sanwo-Olu gave the assurance while receiving Canada’s new Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria, Carlos Roja-Arbulu, at the Lagos House, Marina, on Wednesday.The Governor expressed willingness to deepen the existing relationship betwe...

The Federal Government has said all visa applications will go online before March 1.The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, disclosed that there is also now a centralised visa approval centre that has merged the visa regime to ensure uniformity, enhance national security, and reduce corruption.“The visa approval centre is also an achievement for this administration because we also now have a...

In response to the tragic petrol tanker fire disaster at Dikko Junction in Niger State, the National Emergency Management Agency has distributed food, non-food items, and medical supplies to support the treatment of injured victims and provide relief to the affected families.The tanker explosion occurred on Saturday morning along Dikko-Maje Road, opposite Baddegi Station. According to reports, the disaster was triggered whe...

The Nigerian Air Force has refuted allegations linking it to the explosion at the Nigerian National Petroleum Company wellhead in Buguma Community, Asari-Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State.Some reports had attributed the explosion to the actions of Nigerian Air Force operatives.The Buguma Community spokesperson had speculated that the explosion might have been a result of ageing oil infrastructure, illegal oil bunkering, or NAF operations....

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Nyesom Wike is set to commence the commissioning of six road projects across the six area councils.In a statement signed by the senior special assistant to the FCT Minister on Public Communication and New Media, Lere Olayinka, the commissioning will kick off with the newly constructed 5-kilometer Naharati-River Ukya to Unguwan Hausawa Road, along with a three-span river br...

President Donald Trump has signed an order directing U.S. government agencies to stop issuing citizenship documentation for babies born in the United States to parents without legal status....