The United Kingdom Government has warned Nigerians intending to study in Britain to desist from money laundering and other criminal activities. The UK gave this warning on Friday in Abuja through the UK’s National Economic Crime Centre at a meeting, according to a statement from the Federal Ministry of Education. The NECC said students were […]
The ex-Super Eagles frontman was a deadline day signing for the Red Devis and has featured twice in all competitions for the Red Devils against Chelsea in the English Premier League and a UEFA Europa League appearance against Club Brugge on Thursday. Ighalo was a 67th-minute substitute for Martial but was unable to get his […]
There was relief among residents of Rivers State as the oil and gas workers’ unions in the state, including the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, called off their strike on Thursday. Following the strike embarked upon by filling stations and tanker drivers in the state, residents had since Wednesday endured a tough […]
By Foster Obi The Senate Committee on ICT and Cybercrime paid a working visit to the Management of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) at the Corporate Headquarters in Lagos. The Senate Committee members who were on oversight functions sought to partner the NPA Management on the development and acceleration of ICT and Digital Technology galvanizing […]
Nigeria must recruit 100,000 additional soldiers to end the long-running insurgency by the Islamist Boko Haram group, the governor of a state at the epicentre of the violence said. The militant group has inflicted “horrific and simultaneous attacks” in Borno state since March 2019, Governor Babagana Zulum said in a statement on Wednesday. “The military […]
Nigerians should be prepared to pay cost-reflective electricity tariffs in order to enjoy the benefits of the liberalisation of the power sector, the government-owned Transmission Company of Nigeria has said. The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, TCN, Mr Usman Mohammed, who said this on Thursday, noted that the government had continued to pump money into the […]
An Abuja Area Court, on Wednesday, ordered the Department of State Security to investigate the allegation of forgery of a National Youth Service Corps certificate levelled against the Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo. Ewhrudjakpo of the Peoples Democratic Party was until his swearing-in as the Bayelsa State deputy governor on February 14, 2020, […]
Nigeria asked the United States on Thursday to abandon new visa restrictions on the West African country set to take effect on Feb. 21. U.S. President Donald Trump included Nigeria and five other countries in an expanded version of his travel ban list early this month, sparking outrage from many of them. U.S. officials have […]
The Nigeria Football Federation has stated that Bitrus Bewarang remains the Technical Director of the football governing body and that at no time has the body called for applications from candidates for his position, not to talk of appointing anyone into the post. “This clarification becomes necessary against the background of wide-circulating but totally misleading […]
The World Bank has approved $2.2bn loan for six projects to support Nigeria’s development priorities. According to PM News, the bank said on Wednesday that the projects would be focusing on improving immunisation and providing an enabling business environment for private sector. It explained that the approved programme of support in the fiscal year 2020 […]