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The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Friday said a total of 14,036 Nigerians have voluntarily returned home under the Assisted Voluntary Returnees Programme which began in April 2017. The…

President Muhammadu Buhari has advised governors of the 36 states to increase their internally generated revenue, promote agriculture and shore up their Value Added Tax (VAT).He spoke during the inauguration the National…

Return to Nigeria if you have no business in Ghana, the Nigerian Union of Traders in the Ashanti Region of Ghana has advised its members. Members of the Nigerian Union of Traders in the Ghana who do not…

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has allayed fears of motorists over enforcement of Traffic Laws in the state.In a statemement signed by the General Manager, Mr Olawale Musa, on Thursday, the agency…

The federal government is considering proscribing the Al-majiri system of education in order to tackle insecurity. Babagana Monguno, national security adviser, who disclosed this at the end of…

The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti Corruption Commission has withdrawn its earlier invitation to two widows of Ado Bayero, the emir of Kano. This was conveyed in a letter dated June 20, 2019, and…

Mr. Adebayo Adewole, who was abducted on Tuesday and released on Wednesday, has disclosed that his abductors forced him to trek for 12 hours in the bush. Adebayo is the son of Professor Isaac Adewole,…

Things are not going well with Nigerians living in Ghana at the moment. There has been a growing disaffection from Ghanaians towards Nigerians after a recent kidnapping incident which some Nigerians in the…

Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, on Thursday said the time has come to halt the unlawful activities of cultists, kidnappers, bandits and the rampaging herdsmen that have been terrorising…

WhatsApp says it will take legal action against users who send bulk and “non-personal” messages through its platform starting from December 7. In an update to the Facebook-owned company’s FAQ…

The Nigeria Immigration Service will on June 25, roll-out the enhanced 10-year validity e-passport at the Ikoyi Passport office, Lagos.NIS Public Relations Officer, Mr Sunday James, made this known in a statement in…

Dr Festus Adedayo, who was appointed Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to President of the Senate on Tuesday, has been dropped.A statement from Office of President of the Senate on Thursday in Abuja, said that it…

Nigerian footballer and Leicester City star, Wilfred Ndidi has surprised his  wife, Dinma Ndidi with a G-Wagon as she celebrates her birthday. The footballer praised her for her loyalty, saying many came for her, but she insisted on…

The Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has said plans are underway to chase ‘bad Fulani herders’ involved in violent attacks out of Yoruba land.Kidnappings in South-west Nigeria and across the country have increased in recent…

Itse Sagay, chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), says it is a waste of effort to jail corrupt persons. Sagay, represented by Etannibi Alemika, PACAC member, spoke on…

For the last fiscal year 2018, a total of 143,783 non-immigrant US visas were issued to Nigerians. In the 2017 fiscal year, the figure was 168,980. In 2016, a total of 179, 145 Nigerians were granted different categories of non-immigrant…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday confirmed the appointment of the Group General Manager, Crude Oil Marketing Division (COMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mele Kolo Kyari, as the new Group…

The Akwa Ibom State High Court, Ibiono Ibom Division has sentenced one Utibe Ita, a native of Nkim in the Ibiono Ibom Local Government Area of the state to life imprisonment for killing his…

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Mr. Mele Kolo Kyari as new Group Managing Director for the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. Mr. Mele Kolo Kyari who hails from North-East will…

Dayo, abducted son of Isaac Adewole, former minister of health, has regained freedom. He was abducted at his farm in Iroko, Akinyele local government area of Oyo state around 6pm on Tuesday. Shina Olukolu,…

President Muhammadu Buhari has re-appointed Ahmed Idris as the accountant-general of the federation. Wunmi Ogunmosunle, director of communications at the office of head of the civil service of the…

There was pandemonium in Ojota Wednesday following the death of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) Ojota Motor Park Chairman, Eniola Afeez. Afeez, popularly called Stainless, died in…

A new and more efficient way of obtaining Driver’s Licence has been introduced by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in order to improve the ease of obtaining the licence and save applicants’ time waiting…

The Presidency has said that former President Olusegun Obasanjo needs to explain to Nigerians why he was absent from the 2019 Presidential inauguration and Democracy Day celebrations in Abuja. A…