The Federal Government on Friday gave all returnees from Ukraine $100 (about N48,000) to ameliorate their sufferings. This is contained in a statement by Mr Abdur-Rahman Balogun, the Head of Media and Public Relations, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abuja. Recalled that the first batch of 450 Nigerians stranded...
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By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Airtel Nigeria on Friday said it is supporting its customers to make free calls to war-ravaged Ukraine so as to reach their friends and families there. The Chief Executive Officer of Airtel Nigeria, Mr Surendran Chemmenkotil, who disclosed this on Friday in Lagos, said...
No fewer than 1,073 Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Adamawa are to benefit from the World Bank intervention programmes through the Nigeria COVID-19 Action Recovery Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES). Hajiya Aishatu Bello, Project Manager, who disclosed this at the news conference on Friday in Yola, added that those...
Strong indications have emerged that businesses and corporations in Nigeria are warming up to leverage the high-speed, capacity and low latency features of the forthcoming Fifth Generation (5G) network rollout in Nigeria. The intense anticipation and enthusiasm take life from the desire of digitally-literate Nigerians ready to harness the...
Nigerian singer, Paul Okoye aka Rude Boy has sent Nigerians a serious warning ahead of the 2023 presidential election. This comes as Nigerians suffer due to fuel scarcity and erratic blackouts all over the country under the All Progressives Congress. The singer in his Instastory post, said...
President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration will continue to defend the interest of Nigerians wherever they may be as the nation begins the evacuation of citizens stranded following Russia/Ukraine war. Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s spokesman said in a statement on Friday that the president made this assertion on...
Some Nigerians who fled Ukraine amid a Russian invasion are expected to arrive the country on Friday. Jets from Nigerian airlines, Max Air and Air Peace, had arrived in Poland and Romania as of Thursday for the evacuation. Air Peace deployed its aircraft to Warsaw, the Polish capital while...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Nigeria’s leading airline, Air Peace has deployed its aircraft to evacuate Nigerians stranded in Europe following the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. Air Peace Airline’s spokesman, Mr Stanley Olisa, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Lagos. Mr. Olisa noted that this is...
The Nigeria Labour Congress(NLC) has called for restructuring that would bring good governance, sustainable development and social justice as the country approaches the 2023 general election and beyond. The NLC President, Mr Ayuba Wabba, said this at the 2022Workers Political Conference on Wednesday in Abuja. The theme of the...
The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (NNPC) has commenced loading of trucks at all depots to clear current scarcity experienced across the country. It added that there was availability of 1.7 billion litres of petrol currently in stock. The NNPC, Group Managing Director, Malam Mele Kyari, made this known...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said it had received 128 Nigerian returnees from Libya. The Director-General of the Agency, Alhaji Mustapha Habib told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Lagos that the returnees were received through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. Habib, represented by...
The Federal Government on Monday announced that Air Peace and Max Air may begin the evacuation of Nigerians from Ukraine on Wednesday, The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, stated this during a meeting with the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila. Onyeama said the evacuation will...
The Presidency has frowned at the reported inhuman and discriminatory treatments of Nigerians and other citizens of African countries, who are being denied the same right of passage out of Ukraine. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s spokesman in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, said all citizens should be...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – On Friday, the media space was saturated with the news of the president’s assent to the long awaited 2022 Electoral Amendment Bill. The Electoral Amendment Bill of 2022 is an amendment to the 2010 Electoral Act. The bill is supposed to help Nigeria improve...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated Nigerians on President Muhammadu Buhari’s assent to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill. The National Publicity Secretary, Mr Debo Ologunagba, who stated this in a statement on Friday, also saluted the courage of the PDP and other opposition...
Popular Male Barbie, Idris Okunneye widely known as Bobrisky, has become a subject of ridicule on social media after his mentee, James Brown, has revealed he sponsored himself to a University in the United Kingdom. James Brown took to his Instagram page to share a video of himself giving...
The Federal Government is planning a special flight operation to evacuate Nigerians from Ukraine amid the escalating crisis in the country. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced this in Abuja on Thursday. Russian President Vladimir Putin had announced a military operation in Ukraine on Thursday with explosions heard soon...
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) in collaboration with the Network Against Child Trafficking, Abuse and Labour (NACTAL) have secured the release of 15 Nigerian girls trafficked to Mali. The girls, whom one of them is having a three-year old boy and two pregnant,...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Ahead of the 2023 general election, one of the presidential aspirants of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) Senator Rochas Okorocha has advised Nigerians to be vigilant and also mindful of who they collectively entrust their future into his hands as the next president....
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- The Federal Fire Service (FFS) has warned Nigerians against storage of Premium Motor Spirits (PMS), popularly known as “Petrol” in confined places as the country experiences biting scarcity. Acting Controller- General of the service Mr Karebo Samson, gave the warning in a statement by his...