Новости за 25.05.2023

Data from the Home Office of the United Kingdom on Thursday revealed that 66,796 dependant visas were issued to families of Nigerian students who obtained study visas from March 2022 to March 2023, The PUNCH reports. This is a 146.1 per cent increase from the 27,137 dependants who migrated to the UK from March 2021

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, has expressed optimism that Dangote Refinery, when fully functional in July, will address the scarcity of foreign exchange in the country. According to Emefiele, with local refining, about 20 per cent of the total cost of importing petroleum products could be saved. He, however, reiterated

The Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, has ordered the immediate posting of four Commissioners of Police to Rivers and Cross Rivers States, the Department of Finance and Administration ICT, Force Headquarters, Abuja, and the Force Criminal Investigation Department, Enugu Annex. The PUNCH reports that CP Nwonyi Emeka was posted to Rivers State Command, CP

The Senior Special Assistant, Media and Publicity to the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), Garba Shehu, has revealed that some staff of the present administration have started to switch allegiance to the incoming government, a move he described as ‘human nature.’ According to him, it is very normal for people to switch allegiance but

As reactions continue to trail the ban imposed on immigrant students from bringing members of their family into the United Kingdom as dependants, among other provisions of the law, some experts in the field of immigration and education have shed more light on the new policy and its implications on the pursuit of acquiring international

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons has revealed that a larger percentage of trafficking and adoption crimes in the country are committed by women. Director-General, NAPTIP, Prof. Fatima Waziri-Azi, disclosed this on Thursday at the ongoing workshop in Awka, organised for Non-Governmental Organisations from Anambra, Akwa Ibom and Cross River states.

The longest-serving Minister of Education since Nigeria’s return to democratic rule in 1999, Adamu Adamu on Thursday, May 25, 2023 bid farewell to the ministry in Abuja. Adamu was appointed by the outgoing President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari(retd) in 2015 and served as Minister of Education for 91 months. During his period as education minister,

The Kano State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Musa Abdullahi-Lawan, on Thursday, absolved the Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Alhassan Ado-Doguwa, of an alleged murder case. Abdullahi-Lawan, briefing newsmen in Kano, said that based on the foregoing facts and observations, the ministry could not substantiate charges of criminal conspiracy, mischief by

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola on Thursday swore in 39 additional judges to man the election petition tribunals currently sitting across the federation. The CJN, during the ceremony which took place at the Supreme Court, said the judges were found worthy to be appointed as additional members of tribunals that have been

We would normally expect a huge impact at the top of the table when seeing Manchester United vs Chelsea on the fixture list.   It is only the home side that are in the top four and now need just a point to secure a Champions League spot for next season. Correct Score Predictions Manchester United’s

The House of Representatives is currently grilling the Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), over the alleged illegal sale of 48 million barrels of crude oil in China valued at over $2.4bn. Malami, in company with the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice/Solicitor-General of the Federation, Beatrice Jedy-Agba, is appearing before

Two dead in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway truck accident Two persons have been confirmed dead in a lone accident involving a truck at the Kara end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. It was gathered that the accident occurred around 8 pm on Wednesday while the truck was conveying tubers of Yam inward Ogun State. It was learnt that

Netizens on the micro-blogging website, Instagram, have disagreed over the viral video showing the moment the Oni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi Enitan, was exchanging greetings with veteran Nollywood actors, Pete Edochie and Kanayo O. Kanayo. In the video shared by Kanayo and Ooni on their verified Instagram handles, the actors had walked into the

The Commissioner for Information, Delta State, Mr Charles Aniagwu, has warned that the state government will shut secondary schools engaged in alleged cultism. This warning follows the recent revelation that some secondary school students are being initiated into cultism through an act known as ‘snake bite’ where a student is allegedly marked on the back

Members of the Airline Operators of Nigeria have faulted plans by the outgoing Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika to flag off operations of Nigeria Air despite restraining court orders on the controversial project. The AON, in an official letter written by its Solicitors to the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) on Wednesday, described

The two remaining kidnapped students of the Federal Government College, Birnin Yauri, Kebbi State have regained freedom after 707 days in captivity. It could be recalled that 11 students were kidnapped when bandits invaded the school on 17th June 2021. It was reported that some of the girls had become teenage mothers, while about four

The Oyo State House of Assembly, on Wednesday, passed a bill to amend the Chiefs Law, Cap 28, Laws of Oyo State of Nigeria, 2000. This passage followed the presentation of the report of the House Committee on Local Government and State Honors. While announcing the passage of the bill, the Speaker, Adebo Ogundoyin, described

A man on Twitter has claimed that the embattled Nigerian Youtuber, Emdee Tiamiyu, only arrived in the United Kingdom less than a year ago. The Twitter user, @Dr. Penking who stated this in a tweet on Wednesday said Tiamiyu entered the country as a dependant. The tweep, who attached a picture of Tiamiyu in a

The Joint Health Sector Unions and the Assembly of Health Care Professional Association have directed their members to embark on an indefinite strike. The National Vice President of JOHESU, Dr Obinna Ogbonna said this at a press briefing held in Abuja on Thursday. JOHESU is the umbrella body of health workers’ unions and associations, including

A 28-year-old man, Adeyemi Babatunde, has been arrested by men of the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly defiling his five-year-old daughter. The suspect was arrested after the mother of the victim lodged the complaint at Ijebu-Mushin’s divisional headquarters.  The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP, Abimbola Oyeyemi disclosed this in a statement

Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payments technology company, today announced that Flutterwave CEO Olugbenga ‘GB’ Agboola has been selected to join the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) CEO Council. The members of the CEO Council, which currently comprise 350 CEOs, lead companies that collectively employ more than 11 million people, generate over $4.48 trillion in annual revenue and

Barely four days to the end of the current administration, Sokoto State Governor-elect, Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto, has appointed Mallam Abubakar Bawa, as his administration’s Press Secretary. This is contained in a press statement signed by the Secretary of the Transition Committee, Ibrahim Dadi Adare, and made available to newsmen on Thursday. According to the statement,

The Indigenous People of Biafra have said the naming of the Second Niger Bridge after the president, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd) is unacceptable to them. During the commissioning of the bridge in Onitsha, on Tuesday, the Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, said, “After consultation with the South-East governors and other stakeholders,

The Federal Government has developed a citizen-based web application, EYEMARK, to enable Nigerians to track the execution of capital projects and report progress to the government. The Minister of State, Budget and National Planning, Clem Agba said this during the end-of-tenure news conference in Abuja on Thursday. Agba said that the application would enable Nigerians

…to meet Osinbajo, Emefiele, others The President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has been announced as chairman for the official launch of a book that chronicles the achievements of the outgoing President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Friday. The book titled, “A Promise Kept: Compendium of Significant Achievements of President Muhammadu Buhari Administration,” the launch which