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United Arab Emirates (UAE) government has lifted with immediate effect the travel ban placed on Nigerian travellers. Recall that President Tinubu met with his UAE counterpart, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Monday in Abu Dhabi to discuss bilateral relations. Both leaders agreed in the meeting to remove the Visa …

A United Nigeria Airlines aircraft on Friday night overshot runway at the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos causing panic among passengers. The incident happened at about 7:35 pm on Runway 18 Left during a heavy rainfall at the airport. It was learnt that rescue operations began immediately with the arrival  …

Late Deborah The Ekiti State Police Command, on Thursday, said it had arrested 10 suspects in connection to the death of a student of the Federal University, Oye Ekiti, Modupe Deborah. The command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Abutu Sunday, made the announcement via the command’s handle on X (formerly Twitter). …

President Tinubu speaks with India businessmen President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday commended Indian investors for significant investment pledges amounting to nearly $14 billion committed during the Nigeria-India Presidential Roundtable and Conference in New Delhi, India. In pitching for investment, Tinubu said: “We are ready to give you the best returns …

Obi, Bolaji-Yusuf and Atiku Justice Misitura Bolaji-Yusuf, one of the five judges at the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC), has shown she is a brave woman and not afraid of anybody and don’t care whose axe is gored. While delivering her judgement at the Tribunal on Wednesday, she lampooned Atiku Abubakar and …

The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal (PEPT) led by Justice Haruna Tsammani has said that the Independent Nationa Electoral Commission (INEC) was not mandated to send election results electronically. The five-man tribunal said this during the PEPT ruling in Abuja on Wednesday. Tsammani said, “There is no provision for the electronic …

Joe Ajaero THE Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has told all the affiliate unions to return to work on Thursday after the successful execution of the two-day warning strike to draw the attention of the government to the hardship being faced by Nigerians as a result of the petrol subsidy removal. …

Forex The turnover of foreign exchange on the FMDQ hit N22.98tn ($44bn) in the period between January and July 2023. This was revealed in the August edition of the FMDQ Spotlight, a monthly publication by the exchange. FMDQ is now the only recognised forex market following harmonisation of the foreign …

 #image_title #attachment_caption   On the day announcement was made of the appointment of Mr. Chiedu Ebie as new Chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), the oil flow station at Owa-Alidinma, a shouting distance from Agbor-Alidinma, Chiedu Ebie’s community was crowded with workers and engineers of Pan-Ocean Oil Company …

 Obaseki and Shaibu   The Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shuaibu, has withdrawn the suit he instituted at the Federal High Court, Abuja, to stop alleged plots by the state governor, Godwin Obaseki, to impeach him. The withdrawal was contained in a circular Shaibu issued dated September 5, 2023. Citing …