Another batch of stranded 161 Nigerians has been repatriated back from Tripoli, Libya. They arrived in the country through the cargo section of Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, reports Nigerian Tribune. The Nigerians were flown into the country aboard Al Buraq Air with registration number 5A-DMG and flight number BRQ189/07.TSINK....
Nigeria’s alignment with the current economic reality, coupled with rising inflation, slow growth, floating of exchange rate and volatility in global oil prices, may have exposed the fragility of her economic model and affected its global trade standing. While trade presents one vital but often untapped pathway to poverty reduction, through it...
•Bode George Former national vice chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, has expressed fears that the party may go the way of the defunct All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) if it does not address the issues that led to the departure of the presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi. […]
Despite the claim by the federal government that it has commenced the payment of some of the foreign airlines’ trapped funds in the country, it can be said authoritatively that no carrier has received any amount of money from the government. It can also be said that the total trapped fund of foreign airlines in […]
•Deported Nigerians The federal government has received 36 Nigerian migrants deported from Sweden. The migrants were received yesterday at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja by officials of the National Commission for Refugees Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), reports The Nation. The returnees were given dignit...
Manchester United’s hopes of reaching the Champions League knockout stage were dealt a fresh blow in a stunning 4-3 defeat by FC Copenhagen in Denmark yesterday. United led 2-0 in the Group A game before Marcus Rashford was sent off late in the first half, and later threw away a 3-2 lead as Roony Bardghji […]
•INEC chairman, Mahmood Yakubu Despite growing controversy and calls that the Resident Electoral Commission (REC) in Imo State, Prof Sylvia Agu, be removed, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has insisted that there is no reason to remove the official. “The REC will conduct the election,” said Rotimi Oyekanmi on Channels Tele...
Operatives of the Nigeria Customs Service at the Port Harcourt 2 Area Command have intercepted and handed over some arms and ammunition to the Nigeria Police Force. The arms were discovered at the Onne Port inside a vehicle shipped into the country from the United States of America. Conducting pressmen around the seized containers, the [&helli...
•Old note and new naira The Central Bank of Nigeria has instructed all its branches nationwide to continue issuing various denominations of both old and redesigned banknotes in ample quantities to deposit money banks. The apex bank disclosed this in a statement signed by its Director, Corporate Communications, Isa AbdulMumin, and posted on its...
The Lagos State University, Ojo, has removed the Dean of Student Affairs, Prof. Tajudeen Olumoko. His removal was in connection with a news report published on Monday by an online news platform (not The Frontier). The story revealed that a certificate racketeering syndicate had genuine Lagos State University certificates that anyone interested...

