THE Nigerian government has finalized arrangements for the emergency evacuation of stranded Nigerians in Israel and Iran as crisis between the two nations escalates with incessant bombings. The arrangements of the Nigerian government was communicated on Wednesday in a statement signed by the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, …
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Air Peace Airline has announced the commencement of Abuja to Heathrow Airport in London on Oct. 26 after receiving grant from the British authority. The Chairman of the airline, Dr Allen Onyema, made the announcement at a news conference on Wednesday in Lagos. Onyema disclosed that the grant was as …
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As part of activities marking the 25-year anniversary of Olukoyede, has inaugurated the Niger Delta Development Commission’s (NDDC), the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Olanipekun Olukoyede, has inaugurated the NDDC Ultra-modern Bayelsa State Office. At the inauguration ceremony, which was attended by dignitaries from …
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A court in the United States has sentenced five Nigerian nationals to a combined 159 years in prison for their involvement in a sweeping $17 million fraud scheme that targeted over 100 individuals, businesses, and government agencies. The U.S. Department of Justice announced the convictions following a years-long investigation into …
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The National Assembly has transmitted a set of the critical tax reform bills to President Bola Tinubu for assent. Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Senator Yemi Adaramodu, confirmed the development during a press briefing on Tuesday at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja. The tax …
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The 17 candidates nominated by President Bola Tinubu to oversee the affairs of Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, Rivers State Civil Service Commission and Rivers State Local Government Service Commission have officially declared their assets before the Code of Conduct Bureau. The assets declaration came on the heel of security …
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Nigeria’s Dangote refinery is set to export a petrol cargo outside the West African region for the first time, marking a milestone in the company’s expanding global footprint. A source familiar with the matter told Reuters that commodity trader Mercuria will load a 90,000 metric ton shipment of petrol from …
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The United States government has clarified that a proposed visa review affecting 36 countries is not a blanket travel ban on Africa or Nigeria. The announcement came during a press briefing on Monday, where US State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce addressed concerns raised by journalists about the status of the …
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A lady has been found dead in a hotel in the Gwarinpa area of Abuja. The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command confirmed the incident in a statement issued by its spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. Adeh said the FCT Commissioner of Police Ajao Adewale, has …
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The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPCL), Mr. Mele Kyari, former NNPCL CEO, and others have countered the Incorporated Trustees of the AGIP Indigenous Contractors Association and others, who allege that the former unlawfully awarded a pipeline surveillance security contract to Tantita Security Services Limited in the oil-rich Niger Delta. …
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