Over 500 Nigerian students were sent back to Sudan from Egypt by the Egyptian authorities following the failure of two students to provide valid travel documents. According to a voice note of a Nigerian official, students without passports or Emergency … Continue reading Egyptian authorities send Nigerian students back to Sudan for lack of travel documents
The House of Representatives in Nigeria has agreed to President Muhammadu Buhari’s controversial overdrafts request from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), despite widespread disapproval at the Senate approval for a restructuring of the N23.7tn loan under the Ways and … Continue reading House of representatives approves Buhari’s N23.7 trillion extra budgetary spending despite outrage
Hundreds of Nigerian police constables who were recently recruited into the force have not been paid salaries for the past four months. The recruits passed out of police training institutions on 29 December 2022 and have not been paid since, … Continue reading Newly recruited Nigerian police constables cry out over unpaid salaries, depend on bribes and alms to survive
Nigerian women who are working as domestic workers in Iraq are being exploited, according to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP). Fatima Waziri-Azi, the Director-General of NAPTIP, issued a statement on Wednesday stating that most … Continue reading NAPTIP raises alarm over Nigerian women facing exploitation and sexual harassment in Iraq
The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has accused corrupt officials within the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) of sabotaging efforts to improve the application and issuance of passports in the country. Speaking at the inauguration of the NIS Passport Front Office … Continue reading Corrupt officials are making passport processes difficult, there are enough booklets to serve everyone – Aregbesola
A recent study published in the journal Scientific Reports has shown a decrease in the quality of sperm in men from Nigeria and South Africa. The study, titled “Trends in semen parameters of infertile men in South Africa and Nigeria,” … Continue reading Decline in sperm quality in Nigeria and South Africa raises concerns
The Nigerian Senate has approved the conversion of N23.72tn ($57.7bn) of unappropriated expenditure funded by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) into a 40-year bond. President Muhammadu Buhari had previously written to the National Assembly to approve the amount alongside … Continue reading Nigeria to pay back N23.72 trillion CBN overdrafts to FG over the next 40 years
During the Federal Executive Council meeting held at the state house in Abuja on Wednesday, the Federal Government of Nigeria approved the National Blockchain Policy. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, disclosed that the activities of the … Continue reading Why Federal Government of Nigeria approved national blockchain policy. Read full details!
McDolly Ogundana, popularly known as 9jaboy, is a Nigerian tourist who has set an incredible record by travelling to over 100 countries and counting across the globe. Despite the widespread belief that Nigerian passport holders face several barriers when it … Continue reading Exclusive: Nigerian man defies all odds by traveling to over 100 countries with a Nigerian passport
Telecoms operator MTN aims to achieve a 10% reach of its fifth-generation (5G) network by the end of 2023, according to its Integrated Report for the year ending 31 December 2022. The company claims to have already deployed over 2,500 … Continue reading Nigeria aims for 10% 5G penetration by December
Over the last four months, Nigeria’s foreign exchange reserves have decreased by $1.82 billion, according to official data and reports. The forex reserves have been on a downward trend since the start of the year, with fears that the economy … Continue reading Nigeria’s Forex reserves plunge $1.82bn in four months, raising economic concerns
The United Kingdom is set to conduct its final evacuation flight from Sudan on May 3, according to the Foreign Secretary, James Cleverly. The country has been conducting the longest and largest airlift in Sudan, evacuating 2,341 people on 28 … Continue reading Last British evacuation flight to depart Sudan on Wednesday as Nigerians remain stranded in Egypt
The Nigerian Federal Government has reported that more than 13,000 people received assistance from its various flood relief initiatives across the country’s affected states. The Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, Dr … Continue reading FG: Over 13,000 Nigerians receive flood relief interventions
The Nigerian Exchange Limited experienced a decline in market capitalisation by N58 billion, closing at N28.475 trillion on Tuesday, putting a halt to a seven-day rally. This was due to selloffs in Wapco, Geregu, and ETI shares. The NGX All-Share … Continue reading Market capitalisation of NGX loses N58bn, halting seven-day rally
“President-elect” Bola Tinubu has reportedly returned to Lagos to rest and receive follow-up medical treatment from doctors who previously treated him in France. Some members of the medical team have already arrived in Nigeria for Tinubu’s ongoing care. According to … Continue reading Foreign doctors of Tinubu arrive in Nigeria as the president elect takes a medical break in Lagos
The Ogun State Police Command in Nigeria has arrested four individuals suspected of being members of a robbery syndicate that had been terrorizing Sango-Ota and its surrounding areas. The suspects were identified as Sherrif Kamoru, Rabiu Seyidu, Opeyemi Adebayo, and … Continue reading Police arrest four suspect for robbery
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has taken action against six online trading platforms for allegedly providing illegal and unregistered investment and finance services or products. In a circular released on Monday, the SEC disclosed that the blacklisted firms were … Continue reading SEC cracks down on unregistered firms and blacklists six e-commerce platforms
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that it will start releasing the results of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) on Tuesday, May 2, 2023. This information was contained in the minutes of an emergency management meeting … Continue reading JAMB to commence release of UTME results on Tuesday
Nigeria has made a tremendous progress in the 2023 African U-18 and U-20 Athletics Championships at Ndola, Zambia, having won a total of 12 medals on Day 2 of the competition. The Nigerian athletes won five Gold, three Silver and … Continue reading Nigerian athletes set record with highest medal haul in Ndola, Zambia
The property development and construction industry faces significant uncertainty in obtaining a competent and skilled workforce. The construction industry makes up 7% of the world labour force, with over 100 million construction workers in the global labour market. Nigeria’s construction … Continue reading Foreign artisans in construction industry cost Nigeria $4.5 billion annually
Nigerian workers have claimed that their living conditions were better under the previous minimum wage regime, despite the increase in the minimum wage in 2019. The current minimum wage of N30,000 is worth less than the N18,000 paid to the … Continue reading Minimum wage decline and broken promises: Workers express frustration after eight years
Hopes of restoring electricity to Abia State were dashed when the Market Operating Unit of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) failed to reconnect the Aba Power Electric Company to the national grid over the weekend. The expectation was heightened … Continue reading TCN Fails to restore electricity to Aba despite N120 million payment and threats by 22,000 landlords
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in Ogun State has decided to withdraw the petition it filed against Governor Dapo Abiodun and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Previously, the party had submitted a petition to the Governorship Election Petition … Continue reading NNPP drops petition against Governor Abiodun and INEC
Nigerian Ambassador to Sudan, Safiu Olaniyan, has expressed his concern about the difficulties faced in evacuating Nigerians, including students, who are stranded in Sudan due to the ongoing conflict in the country. Olaniyan clarified that the Nigerian embassy in Sudan … Continue reading Nigerian Ambassador appeals for calm and clarifies bus situation for stranded students in Sudan
A couple has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly planning to extort N5 million from their relatives. The husband, a 53-year-old technician and his wife, a 48-year-old body massager and bone setter, were apprehended on Wednesday … Continue reading Couple arrested for planning fake kidnap to extort money from UK relatives
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