By Ayomide Otitoju The Ogun State Government has awarded scholarships to nine students who excelled in an essay competition celebrating the 90th birthday of Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka. Governor Dapo Abiodun announced that the students would also receive laptops for their outstanding efforts. Speaking at the 2024 edition of the Wole Soyinka International Cultural…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced the resumption of visa issuance by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for Nigerian passport holders, effective July 15, 2024. This development follows successful negotiations between the two countries, as disclosed by the Minister of Information, Mohammed Idris, after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Monday. “Following successful…
The United Nations has praised The Gambia for maintaining its ban on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) following a vote by the National Assembly. The joint statement by UN leaders, including UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell and WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, commended the country’s commitment to human rights and gender equality. “FGM involves cutting…
As food inflation surpasses 40%, the Nigerian government has rolled out several programs to mitigate the impact on citizens. Minister of State for Agriculture Aliyu Abdullahi, speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, expressed optimism that the situation would improve. “Agriculture has a time frame. Now, a lot of production is ongoing. We are in the…
Nigeria’s inflation rate increased to 34.19% in June 2024, up by 0.24 percentage points from May’s rate of 33.95%, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The NBS’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) report, released on Monday, highlighted this surge as part of the ongoing economic challenges facing the nation. “On a year-on-year basis, the…
The High Court of Kano has ruled in favor of the Kano State House of Assembly, affirming its legislative powers to dethrone emirs, including Aminu Ado-Bayero and four others. This judgment followed a motion ex-parte filed on May 27 by Ibrahim Isah-Wangida Esq., counsel for the Attorney General of Kano State, the Speaker of the…
Abuja, Nigeria – Nigeria’s Minister of Information, Mohammed Idris, announced on Monday that the UAE will resume issuing visas to Nigerians, following a protracted diplomatic row. This disclosure was made after the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting. The resumption comes more than two years after the UAE suspended visa issuance to Nigerians and follows…
Washington, D.C. – In a significant legal victory for Donald Trump, Judge Aileen Cannon has dismissed an indictment accusing the former president of endangering national security by retaining top-secret documents after leaving the White House. Judge Cannon’s ruling came after Trump’s legal team argued for a partial stay of proceedings to assess a Supreme Court…
Abuja, Nigeria – Nigeria’s recent decision to suspend duties, tariffs, and taxes on the importation of maize, husked brown rice, wheat, and cowpeas for 150 days has drawn criticism from Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (AFDB). In a statement published on AFDB’s X account, Adesina addressed African Primates of the Anglican Church…
