•Aviation minister, Festus Keyamo The federal government through the Ministries of Interior and Aviation and Aerospace Development has set May 1 for commencement of enforcement of E-Visa, landing and exit card automation policy in the country. Both ministers, that of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, and Aviation and Aerospace Development, Fes...
•Olisa Agbakoba, SAN Former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Dr. Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), has asked President Bola Tinubu to break up the over-centralization of power at the centre and execute strategic interventions across multiple sectors to unlock over ₦500 trillion in economic value. Agbakoba spoke at a press conference in Lag...
The federal government revealed today that several foreign nationals on Interpol’s watchlist have been arrested across the country and handed over to Interpol authorities. The arrests were made possible by Nigeria’s integration of its Advanced Passenger Information System with Interpol’s solutions, reports The Nation. Details of the individual...
•Wale Edun and Aliko Dangote The federal government says its naira-for-crude initiative with local refineries is not a temporary measure but a “key policy directive designed to support sustainable local refining”. The government also said the initiative is still in effect and will continue immediately, overruling the decision of the NNPCL unde...
No fewer than 16,000 medical doctors left Nigeria to practice abroad in the last five to seven years , the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, has said. He made the disclosure yesterday in Abuja during the annual capacity-building workshop of the Association of Medical Councils of Africa (AMCOA), and [&...
The federal government has slated 700 properties for demolition to pave the way for the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project. This was revealed by the Lagos State Controller of Works, Mrs. Olukorede Kesha, during a stakeholders’ meeting held yesterday, reports The PUNCH. Kesha noted that the figure represents a substantial reduction from earl...
•Hajj There was confusion among Nigerians, yesterday, over the implication of Saudi Arabia’s recent visa restrictions, as some expressed fear that the new policy may affect participation in the 2025 Hajj. But the federal government refuted online reports suggesting that Nigeria was placed among countries banned from entering Saudi Arabia, effe...
•Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar The Ministry of Foreign Affairs today clarified that Nigeria is not on the list of countries facing an entry ban into Saudi Arabia from April 13. Foreign Affairs Minister Yusuf Tuggar issued the clarification through a statement by his Special Assistant on Media and Communications S...
•Prepaid meters Federal government has disclosed that it would take delivery of the first batch of 3,205,101 pre-paid meters in the month of April in order to bridge the metering gap in the country. Minister of Powers, Adebayo Adelabu made this known in a statement by its Special Adviser, Communication and Media Relations, Bolaji Tunji [&helli...
•Tinubu After about two years since President Bola Ahmed Tinubu assumed office, the federal government is finally vetting potential candidates to fill diplomatic roles in its 109 missions, 76 embassies, 22 high commissions, and 11 global consulates. Impeccable sources familiar with the developments revealed that a former Minister of Aviation u...
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