The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has called for a more liberal visa regime for Nigerian companies seeking to establish factories and businesses in foreign countries. The minister made the call in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Sunday when he represented President Bola Tinubu at a meeting with the executive members of the Nigerian Community in Ethiopia, on the sidelines of the 38th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) Heads of State and Government. Idris noted that as Nigeria continues to provide an enabling environment for foreign companies to invest and operate within its…
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The Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) has described as falsehood the claims on social media that it has selected the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate from the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, as its exclusive candidate for the 2027 general elections. In a statement released on Sunday by its National Publicity Secretary, Khalid Arewa, the party dismissed the insinuations as mere rumors and products of the imagination of those spreading them. The party stated, “ZLP wishes to clarify a misleading post that is circulating on various social media platforms, including X (formerly Twitter), which inaccurately claims our party has offered a…
A military airstrike intended to target bandits has tragically resulted in the deaths of seven civilians in the Yauni community, located in Zakka ward of Safana Local Government Area in Katsina State, leaving the locals in deep shock and mourning. The event unfolded following the local government elections held on Saturday, as security personnel aimed to prevent an assault planned by bandits on voters in Zakka village. Sources indicate that security forces, comprising police officers and members of the state-supported Community Watch Corps (CWC), engaged the bandits in a fierce firefight. In the course of the confrontation, two police officers…
The Senator representing the Borno South Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Ali Ndume, has called for an immediate investigation into the claims made by U.S. Congressman, Scott Perry, suggesting that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has been involved in financing terrorist organizations, including Boko Haram. Ndume, who previously served as the Chief Whip of the Nigerian Senate, expressed this request during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics on Sunday, urging both the federal government and the National Assembly to initiate prompt inquiries into the allegations put forth by Perry. Scott Perry indictment of USAID a source…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has requested that the United States government treats Nigerians awaiting deportation with dignity and decency. Mrs Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, Minister State for Foreign Affairs, through a statement issued by her Special Assistant on Communication and New Media, Magnus Eze, voiced worries regarding the emotional and financial impact on Nigerians impacted by the recent deportation plans of the new U.S. administration. She disclosed that roughly 201 Nigerians are presently being held in U.S. immigration facilities, with around 85 having already received clearance for deportation. “The process of deportation, if it has to take place, should be conducted…
The team of police officers attached to the Area F of the Lagos State Police Command have been detained for allegedly extorting a Chinese expatriate along the Sheraton-Opebi link Road area of the state. Report has it that the incident occurred when the officers numbering three were conducting a stop and search at the location on Wednesday. The police officers were said to have flagged down the foreigner and requested his documents, including a green card. Although the expatriate presented the documents through his phone gallery, the officers insisted on seeing the original copies. A rights activist, Lameed Adekunle, who…
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has hit back at a former governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, over his comment on defectors to the party. Tambuwal, the current senator representing Sokoto South, said at the weekend that those defecting to the ruling APC were doing so for stomach infrastructure purposes. Tambuwal’s party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), and other opposition parties in the country are hit by a gale of defection of members to the APC ahead of the 2027 general elections. But reacting yesterday, the APC National Publicity Secretary, Barrister Felix Morka, described Tambuwal as a notorious…
Outspoken lawyer and activist, Dele Farotimi, has once again sparked intense debate over the state of the Nigerian judiciary, describing it as a mere reflection of deeper systemic problems entrenched within the country. Speaking during the Toyin Falola Interviews on Sunday, where he was engaged by Professor Toyin Falola, Professor Farooq Kperogi, and journalist Rufai Oseni, Farotimi passionately argued that judicial reforms cannot occur in isolation without addressing the larger structural issues of governance, citizenship, and the rule of law. “Our judiciary is merely a fruit,” he asserted. “You have to look to the evil tree producing the fruit if…
Governor Umo Eno has warned that henceforth no government appointee should issue any Press Statement as they don’t have the right to do so without clearance from the office of Secretary to State Government, SSG. Eno however, explained that only the Commissioner for Information and his Chief Press Secretary have the right to issue press statements on behalf of the State government. According to a statement yesterday in Uyo, the governor issued the warning while addressing worshippers at the Uyo Archdiocesan Headquarters of the Methodist Church Nigeria, Itiam Etoi, Uyo on Sunday. He, therefore, charged government officials to maintain decorum…
Federal Government has said the volume of crude oil being stolen by oil thieves has reduced to about 155,000 barrels per month against the over 3.3 million barrels stolen monthly in 2022. The Nigerian Upstream Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has also disclosed that host communities have received about N78.8 billion from oil companies since the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) was passed. The commission, at a Renewed Hope Global Town Hall Conference in Abuja, said the country’s oil production, standing at 1.7 million barrels per day (bpd), would move to 2.6 million bpd in 2026. In his remarks at the event, the…