archiveJune 2021

  The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), FESTAC Passport Office in Lagos State, has issued more than 114,000 e-passports since its inauguration in December 2020. Mrs Adeola Adesokan, the Passport Control Officer in charge of the office, said this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday. NAN...

  More than 50 per cent of U.S. adults and 40 per cent of the U.S. total population are fully vaccinated, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).The CDC tally includes two-dose vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech, as well as Johnson & Johnson’s one-shot vaccine as of...

  The Governor of Benue State, Mr. Samuel Ortom, has described the assassination of his Senior Special Assistant on Security, Mr. Christopher Dega, as a huge blow to his administration. The governor said this while speaking to journalists on Wednesday at Benue Peoples House, Makurdi. Ortom said the retired Assistant...

 The Senate has passed a bill prohibiting employers of labour from discriminating between university degree holders and Higher National Diploma (HND) certificate holders.This was sequel to the adoption of a report by the Senate Joint Committee on Establishment and Public Service Matters and Tertiary Institutions and TETFUND at plenary on...

A former deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) who is equally aspiring to become the Nigerian president in 2023, Dr. Kingsley Moghalu, has urged the Federal Government to dialogue with secessionists and believes addressing the root causes of their agitations will help in dousing tensions in the...

  Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, on Tuesday took to her Twitter handle to demand that President Muhammadu Buhari should put an end to insecurity in the South East states. In a Twitter thread, Ezekwesili pointed out that it was wrong and dangerous to confuse the South East with...

  The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has advised the Federal Government to ensure transparency in its planned acquisition of 20 per cent shares in Dangote refinery. The PDP said this in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan in Abuja. “The PDP has nothing against any genuine...

The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has said easterners' compliance with the sit-at-home order issued by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) sends a clear message to Nigeria. The Remembrance Day was observed in the five Southeastern states of Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo on Monday. Streets...

 The Senate has urged the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) to clamp down on illegal roadside retailers of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG).This, the Senate said was to enhance safety in the country. The resolution was sequel to a motion moved by Sen. Ibikunle Amosun (APC-Ogun) during plenary on Tuesday. The...

  The Nigerian currency, Naira on Tuesday fell to new lows against the British pound, Euro and U.S dollar in the black market. Data from Abokifx a website that tracks black-market rate in Lagos shows, that naira dropped considerably in value by N10 against the British pound, trading at N700/£1...