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A 24-year-old Nigerian man, Mercy Ojedeji, has pleaded guilty to charges of wire fraud and unlawful use of fraudulent immigration documents to gain admission into a university in the United States. On Wednesday, April 9, Ojedeji admitted to fraudulently securing a student visa and gaining admission into the University of...

US Embassy in Nigeria Implements New Visa Interview Procedures Starting April 22 The United States (US) Embassy has announced significant changes to the visa interview process for Nigerian applicants, effective April 22, 2025. This new requirement mandates that all individuals attending interviews in Abuja and Lagos present a properly completed...

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has revealed that the country’s total proven and probable (2P) crude oil, condensate, and gas reserves as at January 1, 2025, have been pegged at 37.28 billion barrels and 210.54 trillion cubic feet (TCF) respectively. The figures, contained in a press release signed...

In lending its voice to the ongoing saga between the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and the Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti- Uduaghan, a group known as Growth and Development of Northern Nigeria (GDNN) has alleged that all victims of Akpabio in the 10th Assembly have been northerners. It said...

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has said the party is not disturbed by former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar’s recent visit to former President Muhammadu Buhari. Speaking to journalists shortly after leading a delegation of APC stakeholders to Buhari’s Kaduna residence, Ganduje said...

There is the possibility of an annual budget reset as the Federal Government has constituted a subcommittee to evaluate the potential economic impact of the recent tariff measures announced by the United States government. The decision followed a meeting of the Economic Management Team (EMT), chaired by Minister of Finance...

Fitch Ratings has stated that Nigeria’s ongoing energy sector reforms, including efforts to scale up renewable energy, are expected to help sustain a current account surplus over the medium term. This outlook was shared in its latest sovereign rating release, in which Fitch upgraded Nigeria’s long-term foreign-currency Issuer Default Rating...

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has destroyed 1.6 million kilograms of assorted illicit drugs. This, the agency said, was the largest single volume of narcotics ever destroyed at once in the agency’s history. The illicit substances destroyed included 123kg of cocaine, 46.8kg of heroin, 1.4 million kilograms of...

Christian Chukwu, a veteran Rangers Int’l FC of Enugu player popularly known as “Chairman” is dead. Chukwu, a former captain of African Cup of Nation’s Green Eagles died in Enugu on Saturday at the age of 74. JoeMartins Uzodike, ex Rangers int’l secretary and coordinator of Ex Rangers Int’l Players...

A crowd of women on Friday flooded the Aba road area of Port Harcourt, demanding the reinstatement of the suspended Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, and his deputy, Ngozi Odu The protest, which began along the major road, and advanced to the Rivers State Government House, featured placards with...