The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has called for the replacement of the Big Brother Naija show with better show that will boost the strength of Nigerians youths. Ooni Ogunwusi, made the call when he played host to scores of Nigerian youths from all parts of the country under the aegis of […]
The Federal Government says it is resuming the roll out of Digital Switch Over (DSO) to revolutionise the broadcast industry, create jobs and take millions of Nigerians out of poverty. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed said this on Thursday when he featured on News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum at the […]
The sacked Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Prof Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, has engaged a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mike Ozekhome, to file a suit to challenge his removal from office. His letter of instruction dated August 12, 2020 and addressed to Ozekhome was seen by our correspondent on Thursday. Ogundipe stated in the letter that […]
Overturning a U.S. ban on Nigerians seeking immigrant visas will take “enormous resources”, but the nation is making progress, President Muhammadu Buhari said on Thursday. Nigeria was among six countries in an expanded version of U.S. President Donald Trump’s travel ban, announced in January, which blocked their citizens from obtaining U.S. visas that can lead […]
The Governing Council of the University of Lagos on Wednesday announced the sacking of its Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Olawatoyin Ogundipe. The sack was announced at a meeting of the Governing Council of the UNILAG held at the National Universities Commission in Abuja While seven members voted for the removal of Ogundipe, four voted against it; one […]
Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), says it has constituted a Comptroller General of Immigration Enforcement and Compliance team to fight irregular migration. The Comptroller General, Mr Muhammad Babandede, inaugurated the team in a statement by Mr James Sunday, the NIS Public Relations Officer (PRO), on Wednesday in Abuja. Babandede said that the team was empowered to […]
OPEC on Wednesday said world oil demand will fall more steeply in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic and said next year’s recovery faces large uncertainties, pointing to growing headwinds for the group and its allies in supporting the market. World oil demand will fall by 9.06 million barrels per day (bpd) this year, the […]
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama has recovered from COVID-19 after testing negative to the virus. He disclosed this on his official Twitter handle on Wednesday following three weeks of self-isolation. The Minister expressed gratitude to his family, President Muhammadu Buhari; Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, the medical team that attended to him as well as […]
By Foster Obi Federal High Court in Port Harcourt has convicted three persons accused of involvement in the hijack of an Equatorial Guinean flagged vessel named, MV ELOBEY VI, off Equatorial Guinea’s coast on March 21. Delivering judgement, Justice Mohammed Sani summarily convicted Binaebi Johnson, Daniel Lemmar and Ghane Gordon on Counts 1 and 2 […]
By Foster Obi Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, said on Tuesday after the second edition of the monthly meeting of heads of maritime parastatals at the NIMASA headquarters, that the maritime agencies in Nigeria have agreed to work on modalities for a quick commencement of 24 hours […]