The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has resolved to lift economic sanctions on Niger Republic, Mali and Guinea. The resolution was taken at the extraordinary summit on the peace, political and security situation in the ECOWAS sub-region in Abuja on Saturday. The regional bloc, however, saidContinue Reading
President Bola Tinubu has appointed DCG Kemi Nanna Nandap as the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS). According to a statement issued on Wednesday, February 21, by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, Nandap’s appointment will take effect from March 1, 2024 Continue Reading
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested three suspected cable thieves in the Ojodu area of the state. The Command’s spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest on his verified X handle @benHundeyin on Wednesday. He listed the suspects as: Babatunde Murutu, Segun Lawal and Adebayo Iyanu. According toContinue Reading
The Department of State Services has pleaded with the organised labour to shelve its planned nationwide protest over the high cost of living and other issues in the country in the interest of peace. The organised labour, which is miffed by the hardship in Nigeria arising from the fuel subsidyContinue Reading
Less than five days after it marginally reduced the Customs Exchange rate from N1515.48 to N1472.756 last week, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has again, for the umpteenth time, increased the rate to N1605.82 per dollar. The rate, which has already been reflected on the Customs portal today, FebruaryContinue Reading
The accusations stem from comments purportedly made by the Senate President at an event, which Emefiele claims have unjustly maligned his character and portrayed him as the root cause of Nigeria’s current economic challenges. In a dramatic turn of events, Godwin Emefiele, the former Governor of the Central Bank ofContinue Reading
A staff of Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife, Osun state, Olabode Olawuyi was on Monday attacked and killed by a lion he was feeding. Olabode, who works in the zoological department and was in charge of the Lion was said to be feeding it when he was attacked byContinue Reading
The Nigerian Army has trained 100 personnel of the National Park Service (NPS) in tactical operations to curb illegal activities in the parks. Dr Ibrahim Goni, the Conservator-General (C-G) of the park said, on Tuesday, in Abuja. Goni said the training was one of NPS’s cardinal strategies to ensureContinue Reading
Prof. Folasade Ogunsola, the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos has called for policy adjustments and payment of appropriate fees to enable Nigeria to run a world-class university system. Prof. Folasade Ogunsola, the First Female VC of UNILAG, delivered the 3rd Virtual Lecture Series organised by TOPAZ Class ’88Continue Reading
