The United States embassy in Nigeria has lifted the suspension on drop box service or interview waiver for those renewing visas in the country. Recall that the “drop box” or interview waiver was suspended for Nigerian applicants in May 2019. Although checks showed that the suspension on the interview waiver has been lifted, applicants must, however, be […]
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The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), the leading philanthropy empowering young African entrepreneurs across all 54 African countries, has opened applications for the 2022 TEF Entrepreneurship Programme on www.TEFConnect.com. African entrepreneurs with business ideas or existing businesses under 5 years, are encouraged to apply now for $5000 seed capital, mentorship, business management training and more on the 2022 […]
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The President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari on Friday urged Nigerians to welcome 2022 with hope, envision a year of continued progress against nation’s combined challenges arising from security and socio-economic issues. President Buhari stated this in his 2022 New Year message released by the Media Unit of the State House, Abuja, on Friday. Read Full […]
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The federal government of Nigeria has restricted religious gatherings to 50 per cent capacity due to the COVID-19 surge. According to an official statement from the presidency signed by the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 led by Boss Mustapha, made available to journalists on Thursday in Abuja, declared that indoor religious gatherings should be limited […]
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There is possible power outage looming, as six power plants under the management of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company have stopped operations due to a breach in the supply of gas to the facilities. As stated in a letter from the NDPHC to the Managing Director of the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc, the […]
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Africa’s global bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc on Tuesday delighted 63 of its customers spread across its various saving products at its ‘super savers promo draw. The 63 lucky winners who will now have a merry Christmas courtesy of UBA, comprise 12 new millionaires, 20 kiddies and teens account holders who won N200,000 […]
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North Koreans have been banned from laughing, drinking, or showing signs of happiness for 11 days to mark the tenth anniversary of former leader Kim Jong Il’s death. Government authorities have ordered the public not to show any signs of happiness while North Korea commemorates the 10th anniversary of his death. Kim Jong Il ruled North Korea […]
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The Chairman-elect of Rivers State Chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief Emeka Bekee, has swiftly debunked as white lies assertions by Gov. Nyesom Wike concerning his person. Chief Bekee spoke in Port Harcourt while reacting to the statement by Gov. Wike during the commissioning of Odiokwu internal roads today (Thursday) to the effect that […]
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The United Kingdom (UK) has said Nigeria and 10 other countries will be removed from its travel red list from 4am on Wednesday. The move follows anger from Nigeria and other African countries, with the United Nations describing the ban on non-UK residents entering England as “travel apartheid.” The British government had on December 4 […]
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The British High Commission in Nigeria on Sunday said the United Kingdom would not reverse its travel ban on Nigeria because of a threat of retaliation by the Federal Government. The spokesman for the British High Commission, Dean Hurlock, said this in response to an inquiry by The PUNCH on Sunday over a statement by the Minister […]
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