From Abdulfatah Babatunde The Ministry of Interior is set to undertake a comprehensive review of migration and visa policies to ease processes for Nigerians at home and abroad. Interior Minister, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, announced this while receiving the Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, on Tuesday, in Abuja. Abuja, Oct. 31, 2023. […]
From Our Correspondent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu said his administration was working hard to reform the nation’s economic and business environment to promote efficiency. Tinubu gave this assurance during a bilateral meeting with the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Olaf Scholz and his entourage, on Sunday, in Abuja. The Nigerian President and the […]
From Our Correspondent The Ogun State Command of the Nigerian Police has arrested two minors for allegedly setting their school on fire in the Isheri-Olofin area of Ifo Local Government. The spokesperson of the Command, Superintendent of Police, Omolola Odutola, disclosed this in a statement, on Monday, in Abeokuta. Odutola explained that the minors, aged […]
From Abdulfatah Babatunde, Akure Renowned Constitutional Lawyer and Human Rights Activist, Dr Tunji Abayomi has urged Nigerians to embrace new thinking that will put Nigeria on the path of development. Abayomi told newsmen on Saturday in Akure, Ondo State, that there was a need for Nigerians to develop better maturity. “Losing in a contest is […]
From Our Correspondent Mr Hidayet Bayraktar, the Turkish Ambassador to Nigeria, has described Nigeria as a rising power in Africa, given her population and large economy. Bayraktar made the remarks while commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Türkiye, on Friday, in Abuja. He noted that the relationship between his home country and Nigeria […]
By Our Correspondent The Director-General of Voice of Nigeria, Mr Jibrin Ndace, has sought the support of the station’s staff to reposition it to compete with its peers globally. Ndace made the call during his first visit to the Lagos Office of the Broadcast House on Thursday. “I require the staff support. The staff will […]
From Our Correspondent The Presidential Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Initiative Steering Committee, on Friday, said seven CNG conversion centres have been established in the country. The Committee Chairman, Mr Zacch Adedeji, made this known while handing over CNG buses to the State House, Permanent Secretary, Mr Olusesan Adebiyi, in Abuja. Adedeji is the acting Chairman […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde Three tech solution hubs have emerged winners of the 2023 Talent Hunt Research through Hackathon organised by the Nigerian Communication Commission, on Thursday in Abuja, to cost home N10 million each. TheNewsZenith reports that they emerged overall winners in three categories of contests from 81 entries received by the NCC. Speaking at […]
From Our Correspondent The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has called on opposition parties to lend their support to President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Addressing journalists at the presidential villa during his congratulatory visit to Tinubu, Abbas expressed that the court’s judgment had been anticipated. Tinubu had secured a validation of his victory […]
The African Union (AU) has emphasised that addressing the issue of illicit financial outflows from the continent is crucial for expediting progress toward achieving inclusive growth and sustainable development. Patrick Olomo, Head of the Department of Economic Affairs at the AU Commission, made this assertion in Nairobi, Kenya. Olomo was addressing the 2023 African Parliamentary […]