THE United Kingdom (UK) has updated its travel requirements for people wishing to enter the country. UK on Monday, September 4 announced that Nigerians and other citizens, except British and Irish nationals, wishing to enter the country must apply for Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA). The new rule becomes effective from …
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Tribunal: Peter Obi Failed To Specify How He Scored Majority Of Votes
THE Presidential Election Petitions Court has held that the Labour Pary (LP) and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, failed to specify how they scored the majority of lawful votes in the February 25 presidential election. In the lead judgment read by Justice Abba Bello Mohammed, said the political party made …
Read More »Beneficiaries Of Subsidy Ready To Undermine Govt, Says VP Shettima
SHETTIMA made this disclosure in Abuja on Tuesday, September 5, at the 16th Annual Banking and Finance Conference organized by the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN). He said the Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration remains committed to its decisions, policies, and programmes and vowed that the removal of subsidy …
Read More »Hon. Dr Kyrian Chidiebere Felicitates With Senator Adams Oshiomhole On His Victory At The National Assembly Election Tribunal
ON behalf of the Uchegbu family, the good people of Oguta Local Government Area and the entire Imo State, I – Hon Dr Kyrian Chidiebere Uchegbu, NDDC Member Nominated to represent Imo State on the Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission – wish to felicitate with Your Excellency, Senator …
Read More »Foreign Investors Repatriate $5bn Dividend – CBN
FOREIGN firms repatriated $5.86bn from the Nigerian economy between October 2022 and March 2023, the Central Bank of Nigeria has disclosed. About $5.13bn was repatriated as dividends by foreign investors. In its ‘Economic Report, First Quarter 2023,’ the apex bank disclosed that higher dividend payments to non-residents further widened the …
Read More »Tinubu Expected To speak At African Climate Summit
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu is expected to speak today, September 5, at 11 a.m. during the third plenary session of the African Climate Summit, themed, “Charting a Vision: Investment Opportunities for Green Growth.” However, it is unclear who will represent the president as he is attending the G-20 Summit in India. …
Read More »AfDB Commences Agro-industrialisation Programme
THE African Development Bank has said that phase two of the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones will revolutionize agricultural practices and shift Nigeria from an agrarian economy to an industrial society that is based on agribusiness. A statement made available to The PUNCH on Tuesday, and signed by AfDB said it …
Read More »40 years After Buhari’s Suspension, Lagos Light Rail Begins Operations
THE Lagos Rail Mass Transit Blue Line System has finally begun its long-awaited commercial operations, 40 years after the idea for a metro line for the state was conceived. The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, became the first passenger to ride on the train during its inaugural trip as …
Read More »FG Unveils Plans For Families Of Injured, Fallen Soldiers – Minister
THE Federal Government has unveiled plans to include families of wounded and fallen soldiers in the national social register and its poverty alleviation programmes. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu made this known during a meeting with the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa …
Read More »Fuel Subsidy Removal: Obaseki Begins Free Transport Service Across Edo Sept 11
THE Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has approved free transport service for passengers across all Edo City Transport Ltd (ECTS) routes to cushion the effect of the fuel subsidy removal by the federal government on people of the State. The free bus service will kick off on Monday, September …
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