By Our Correspondent The Federal Government has launched a fast-track service to enable Nigerians with expired passports, to return home without any hindrance. The Federal Ministry of Interior and the Nigeria Immigration Service initiated the service for implementation at all ports of entry. This is in continuation of the implementation of passport administration and immigration […]
Authorities have destroyed 70 tons of expired medicines and food items in the southern Kandahar province of Afghanistan. Farid Ahmad, the head of the industrialist union in the province, disclosed this on Thursday in Kandahar City. Authorities have collected the destroyed items over the past four months. The items including beverages, medicines, flour and other […]
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has arrested a fake traffic officer kitted in the agency’s uniform in the Lekki area of Lagos. The General Manager of LASTMA, Mr Bolaji Oreagba, confirmed the arrest on Thursday. In a statement by Adebayo Taofiq, Director of the Public Affairs Department of LASTMA, Oreagba said the suspect […]
South Korea’s corporate earnings more than doubled last year due to economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, statistical office data showed on Thursday. The pretax net income of 13,448 companies, which hired at least 50 regular employees and had 300 million won ($230,770) or more in paid-in capital, totalled 222.4 trillion won ($171 billion) in […]
By Oluwashina Iyanda ……. NCC-CSIRT tells users to download only apps from official sites, stores Malware, known as “Schoolyard Bully”, capable of stealing Facebook account credentials, has infected over 300,000 android devices. This […]
The Green Chamber of the National Assembly has applauded the Department of State Services (DSS) for curtailing the spate of insecurity in the country. Chairman, House Committee on National Security and Intelligence, Sha’aban Sharada, gave the commendation while on oversight visit to the DSS headquarters in Abuja. Sharada remarked that the role of the security […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has conducted a public auction of 190 vehicles and electronic devices at its Zonal Offices in Abuja, Benin, Port Harcourt, Kano, Ibadan and Uyo. EFCC Spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. The exercise was preceded by a public inspection of the displayed photographs of […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed fears of manipulating the 2023 general election results. The Resident Electoral Commissioner in charge of Edo, Mr Obo Efanga, said this when he played host to Edo Media Executives on Wednesday in Benin. Efanga noted that the new electoral law had addressed virtually all grey areas that […]
Egypt and Greece agreed, on Tuesday, to build a subsea telecom cable in the Mediterranean connecting the two countries, Egypt’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology said in a statement. Egypt’s telecom service and subsea cable operator Telecom Egypt and Greece’s network builder Grid Telecom signed the cooperation deal, the ministry said. It added that […]
An Italian air force pilot died when his fighter plane crashed on the island of Sicily. Rescue forces found the man’s body early on Wednesday, news agency, ANSA reported. The Italian military confirmed the crash late Tuesday. Read Related News: S/Korea’s fighter jet crashes, pilot escapes safely Russia hits Ukraine homes, warns of escalation It […]