The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has denied entry to 332 migrants at the Seme Border for failing to present valid travel documents. Comptroller-General of Immigration, Mrs Kemi Nandap, made this known on Tuesday in Abuja during a one-day stakeholders’ sensitisation on “Evolving Patterns in Smuggling of Migrants: Towards a Coordinated National Response.” Nandap highlighted the…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that at least 69,376 Nigerians pre-registered online on the first day of the nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise, which commenced on Monday, August 18, 2025. According to INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, the registration portal went live at 8:30…
Nigeria and South Africa have operationalised the Joint Ministerial Advisory Council on Industry, Trade, and Investment to enhance economic cooperation between the two leading African economies. President Cyril Ramaphosa said this at the Nigeria -South Africa Business Roundtable on Tuesday in Cape Town, South Africa. At the roundtable, President Bola Tinubu said that Nigeria was…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Wards and Local Government Congress Appeals Committee for Lagos State says it received several petitions and resolved them amicably. The Chairman of the five-man committee, Mr Emmanuel Egbabor, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos. Egbabor said the adoption of consensus…
The Presidency on Monday said the Nigerian economy was moving in the right direction under the administration of President Bola Tinubu. Mr Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, said this in reaction to remarks by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference, at its first plenary meeting of 2025 in Abuja at the weekend….
Libya’s central bank said it has resumed its operations after a brief suspension, due to a dispute between the country’s rival administrations deepens over the position of the bank’s governor. The central bank said on Monday it was halting all operations until its IT manager, who was kidnapped by an unknown group, is released and…
The Judicial Service Commission of Kaduna State has approved key appointments and administrative reforms aimed at bolstering judicial effectiveness across the state’s courts. On Sunday, the Commission confirmed the appointments of Mr Benjamin Hassan as Chief Registrar of the High Court of Justice and Mr Muhammad Ali as Chief Registrar of the Sharia Court of…
A Zamfara lawmaker, Alhaji Maharazu Salisu, representing Maradun II Constituency, has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC), citing injustice and lack of inclusivity by the PDP leadership. Salisu made the announcement on Tuesday at the APC state headquarters in Gusau, where he formally joined the ruling party with over…
An Abuja court has heard that former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, acted in line with a directive from late President Muhammadu Buhari requiring that redesigned Naira notes be produced within Nigeria. The testimony was given by Mr Chinedu Emere, an investigator with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), during proceedings…
Arsenal will begin the 2025/26 Premier League season with a daunting run of fixtures, starting with an away trip to Manchester United at Old Trafford on 17 August, according to the official fixture list published by the club. This will be Arsenal’s first opening match away from home since the 2022/23 season, when they defeated…
