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 The United Arab Emirate has confirmed it would commence the issuance of visas to Nigerians from Thursday, October 8, 2020, Hadi Sirika, Minister of Aviation, has said on his Twitter handle on Wednesday.   “Travelers to have a return ticket, hotel booking, negative PCR result & a Health insurance (similar to Schengen requirement). Health insurance […]

Youths demanding the end of the controversial Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS hit the streets of Lagos Wednesday, a   day after  Police authorities said the unit would not be scrapped   The #ENDSARS protesters said the protests would run for  three days in various parts of Nigeria’s commercial centre, which has also witnessed a lot of […]

As the controversy rages over the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), the Police authorities in Nigeria have indicated that the unit may not be scrapped, after all.   Nigerians from all walks of have risen in their demand for the scrapping of the unit, which was originally created to fight the rising menace of armed robbery […]

Nigeria has signed a Bilateral Air Service Agreement (BASA) with the United States, India, Morocco as well as Rwanda, the government announced on Tuesday.   Minister of aviation, Hadi Sirika, announced this on his verified twitter handle, @hadisirika.   “I am glad to announce that Mr. President, on behalf of Nigeria, has signed the instruments […]

The Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) has lifted a trade and travel blockade on Mali after a coup d’état on August 18.   The lifting of the sanctions followed an agreement by leaders of the putsch to form a transitional government to be headed by a civilian, Ecowas said on Tuesday.   The […]

The fallout of Brexit was evident after European Union (EU) governments yesterday snubbed the UK’s former Secretary of State for International Trade, Liam Fox,  and expressed support for Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s candidate for the position of the Director-General (DG) of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) as the race enters the final month.   In […]

After pandemonium was unleash on Akure, Ondo state, between supporters of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), following violent attacks which left at least three persons death and several others injured, the National Peace Committee (NPC) led by former military Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd.) […]

The venerated former United States House Speaker, Thomas “Tip” O’Neil is credited with musing that: “All politics is local.” As the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) grapples with the embarrassing defeat of its candidate in the Edo governorship elections of September 19, 2020, the band-wagon effect of that humiliating defeat will certainly reverberate on next […]

Nigeria’s ethnic nationalities have lashed out at the Presidency for its latest vituperations against calls for the restructuring of Nigeria, and asked a presidential spokesperson to stop playing  “Pharaoh”.     The ethnic groups, represented by the Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum took exception to a statement issued by Garba Shehu, President Buhari’s spokesman, on […]

  First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s leading financial inclusion services provider, recently announced that loans in over the sum of 17 billion naira have been disbursed to individuals, across the country.  The loan disbursement is carried-out through FirstAdvance, its digital lending solution.   FirstAdvance is designed to offer a convenient and easy access to […]