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President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja said Nigeria Visa Policy 2020 is intended to attract innovation, specialized skills and knowledge from abroad to complement local capacity. In his remarks at the official public presentation of the Nigeria Visa Policy (NVP) 2020, the President said “the implementation of the Nigeria Visa...

President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday met with the Ondo State governor, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu, in the Presidential Villa, Abuja The meeting was to enable Akeredolu, who is the chairman of South West Governors, to formally brief the president on the South-west regional security outfit, Amotekun....

The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has called for a full disclosure of the infrastructural project reportedly funded by repatriated loots. The centre, in a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday, also lauded the Federal Government on its efforts to repatriate Nigeria stolen asset. CISLAC Executive Director Auwal Musa-Rafsanjani,...

Chairman of the National Union of Tricycle Operators, Yaba branch, Seun Adeleke, said the union voted in favour of the current Lagos State Government and demanded support in return. He said, “We are the ones who voted for this government and we need the government to support us. Look at...

ready to defend ban to Supreme Court   Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy Mr. Gbenga Omotosho, has  said that the government was determined to defend the ban up to the Supreme Court.   The commissioner who sympathised with residents suffering the consequences of the ban stressed that the government...

  Oyo State government, on Monday, said it would strictly control the influx of commercial motorcycles into the state and their operations. This was contained in a statement issued in Ibadan by the state Ministry of Information, quoting Mr Akin Fagbemi, the Executive Chairman, Oyo State Road Transport Management Authority...

  The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) hosted capital market stakeholders at a symposium tagged, “Finance Act 2019” at the Exchange, Lagos, on Monday, 03 February 2020. The event was held in collaboration with KPMG Nigeria to highlight the implications of Nigeria’s Finance Bill 2019 passed into law by the National...

In spite of an influx of unaudited 2019 full year results, trading on the nation’s bourse opened for February on a bearish posture, as investors’ sentiment remained weak. Consequently, the NSE All-Share Index on Monday lost 310.13 points or 1.08 per cent to close at 28,533.40 against 28,843.53 recorded on...

The Inspector General (I-G) of Police, Mr Mohammed Adamu, has ordered Commissioners of Police to confiscate vehicles illegally using Spy number plates, sirens, revolving lights or covered number plates. The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), DCP Frank Mba disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Adamu gave the...

  President of the Senate, Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan, has said that the National Assembly is open to suggestions from Nigerians on the best ways to tackle the menace of hate speech and fake news. Lawan stated this on Monday in an address delivered to declare open a Town-hall meeting on...