Saudi Arabia has introduced new visa regulations that will impact travellers from 14 countries. The rules restrict them to single-entry visas valid for 30 days with no option for extension. The changes apply to tourists, business travellers, and those visiting family members while excluding applicants for Hajj and Umrah, diplomatic or residency visas. The new regulations target travellers from…
A general court-martial sitting in Enugu State has sentenced Private Adamu Mohammed to death by hanging for the murder of his girlfriend, Hauwa Ali. The ruling was delivered by Brigadier General Sadisu Buhari, president of the 11-member panel of the General Court-Martial (GCM) convened at the Nigerian Army’s 82 Division. The proceedings concluded with a…
Some traders, especially fruit sellers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have decried continuous low sales of their wares. The traders in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja, called on the Federal Government to address the high cost of living which was affecting their businesses. According to them,…
About 19 Palestinians were killed and dozens of others injured in Israeli shelling on a school housing displaced persons in the Nuseirat refugee camp of central Gaza Strip. Palestinian sources who were eyewitnesses reported that Israeli artillery fired on the Al-Mufti school, which houses dozens of displaced families in the northern Nuseirat camp. The ambulance…
Mr Peter Obi, 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party has described the late Catholic Pontiff, Pope Francis as a moral compass in a troubled world. Obi, a former governor of Anambra in a condolence message posted on his X handle, expressed deep sorrow over the passing of His Holiness, Pope Francis. The News Agency…
The Nigeria Country Director, World Bank Group, Dr Ndiame Diop, has called on the Federal Government to infuse structural and economic reforms to transform Nigeria. Diop stated this in Ibadan on Tuesday at the Distinguished Personality Lecture Series of the Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Ibadan (UI). He said that economic transformation to create…
First Lady, Sen Oluremi Tinubu, has pledged her commitment to more investment in advocacy, resource mobilisation and fostering of partnerships to close the gender gap and boost women and youth empowerment in Nigeria. Tinubu made the pledge on Sunday while addressing the 29th General Assembly of the Organisation of African First Ladies for Development (OAFLAD)…
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced that she will visit Lebanon this week, as she presses Israel to ensure the safety of Italian troops stationed in the region amid escalating violence. Meloni is set to arrive in Lebanon on Friday, though details of the visit remain confidential for security reasons. Her statements in Italy’s Senate…
JBS S.A. a Brazilian multinational company, one of the largest meat processing firm, will visit Kebbi on Dec. 9, to evaluate potential areas of collaboration and investment on livestock enterprise. The Kebbi Commissioner for Animal Health, Husbandry and Fisheries, Alhaji Kabiru Usman-Alaramma, made this known while briefing newsmen in Birnin Kebbi on Sunday. “Today, I…
Nigeria and the Organization of Africa, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a Dialogue Mechanism on Technical Cooperation, which also involves establishment of the OACPS Secretariat in Nigeria. The MoU was signed in Abuja by Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, on behalf of the Nigerian government…
