The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) says it is taking swift action to ensure that Ebola does not enter the country following a fresh outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. NIS spokesperson Sunday James told BBC that immigration officials would tighten vigilance at airports and make more use of thermometers to screen passengers: We are […]
Anthonia Nwaorie spent years saving up thousands of dollars to open a medical clinic in Nigeria, where she was born. Finally, last October, she walked down a jet bridge at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport to board the plane to get there. The 59-year-old registered nurse had more than $37,000 in her carry-on bag and […]
By Foster Obi Ikeja Electric Plc (IE), one of the nation’s electricity distribution company has assured Ikorodu residentsof a boost in electricity supply, with its plans to ensure maximum utilization of the newly commissioned 2 X 60MVA transmission substation in Odoguyan, Lagos. As a result of this new facility, the DisCo will be able to […]
Nigerian migrants who survived a deadly sea crossing last year filed a lawsuit against Italy for violating their rights by supporting Libya’s efforts to return them to North Africa, their lawyers said on Tuesday. Seventeen plaintiffs petitioned the European Court of Human Rights last week, Violeta Moreno-Lax, a legal advisor for the Global Legal Action […]
The President of the Association of Psychiatrists in Nigeria (APN), Dr Taiwo Sheikh, says that youths account for up to 85 per cent of psychiatric cases in Nigeria, due to drug and substance abuse. Sheikh made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Tuesday. According to him, […]
Experts at the ongoing Civil Society Organisation (CSOs) Forum on Monday in Abidjan said that renewable energy remained the best way to consolidate Africa’s industrialisation revolution. The experts spoke on the topic “Bridging the energy access gap for Africa industrialisation: challenges and Opportunities .Mr Augustine Njamnshi, Executive Secretary Bioresources Development and Conservation Programme Cameroon, said […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says active mobile phone lines in the country rose from the 148 million in February to 149 million in March. The NCC stated this in its monthly Subscribers Operator Data posted on its website. It said active mobile lines increased from 147,961,791 in February to 148, 854,338 in March. The […]
When Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari visited the White House on Monday, Trump used the opportunity to boast about the administration’s sale of $600 million of deadly military aircraft to Nigeria last year. But he insisted on calling the aircraft helicopters, instead of acknowledging what they actually are: attack aircraft. “We also have a very big […]
Canada has officials working with U.S. visa officers in Lagos, Nigeria, as Ottawa leans on its neighbour to stop issuing so many visas to Nigerians who then make refugee claims in Canada. The Canadian government is trying to stem the flow of asylum seekers illegally walking across the U.S. border even as their ranks grow: […]
Faced with a population boom that has sent carbon emissions soaring and stretched power supplies to breaking point, oil-rich Nigeria is turning to renewable energy in a big way. Africa’s most populous country needs more than 10 times its current electricity output to guarantee supply for its 198 million people – nearly half of whom […]