Nigeria Sports ministry to reportedly spend a mere N1.4billion on refreshment, others in 2023 A whopping N1.4billion has been embarked for refreshment/meals, settlement of honorarium, among others in 2023 by the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development. Leadership reports that the said sum is part of the N193,418,082,888 billion allocated to the Ministry from...
CBN to monitor redesigned Naira compliance by commercial banks The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will monitor commercial banks to ensure that they comply with the directive of loading the redesigned Naira notes in their Automated Teller Machines (ATMs). CBN Director, Currency Operations, Mr Ahmed Umar, made this known in Abuja on Monday at the...
Nigerian Government Begins Screening Of Arriving Passengers Over COVID-19 Infections Fresh Wave The Nigerian government, under the Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH) has said it will be resuming the screening of passengers coming into the country for possible COVID-19 cases. Dr Geoffrey Okatubo, Director, Port Health Services, made this known on Monday in the Federal...
2023 general election may be canceled or postponed — INEC The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned that the forthcoming general election may be canceled or postponed if the insecurity across the country is not dealt with decisively. INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, gave the warning while speaking at the validation of election security training...
Majority Of Our People Who Attend Political Rallies Are Rented And Jobless – Pastor Adeboye The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has accused political parties of hiring crowd to attend their rallies. He made this known in a sermon during the RCCG January Holy Ghost Service on Friday....
Nigerian Woman Trafficked To Libya, Currently In Danger, Being Hunted By Syndicate For ‘Escaping From Work A 22-year-old Nigerian woman, Kehinde Abisola Yusuf, is currently in danger after suspected traffickers lured her out of Nigeria to seek greener pastures and rather took her to work in Libya. It has been reported that Kehinde, based in...
5 Day Old Boy May Lose Arm To Amputation After Kano Hospital Doctor Forgets To Remove Medical Device Attached To Limb For 18 Hours There is a high tendency that a five-day-old boy’s right arm will be amputated after a doctor failed to remove a tourniquet from his hand for more than 18 hours after...
The Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has recovered almost N13billion as proceeds of illegal payments made under the subsidy regime between 2017 and 2022. This is contained in a document published in the website of the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit on the National inherent risk assessment of money laundering and terrorist...
The Biden administration proposed increased fees for many employment-based visas while keeping prices for people applying to become U.S. citizens relatively static. U.S. employers of foreign workers will pay more following the increased fees bill made by President Joe Biden’s administration on Tuesday. The Biden administration proposed increased fees for many employment-based visas while...
Canada slams a ban on Nigerians, others from buying residential houses In Canada Canada, in 2023, is closing its doors to Nigerians and other foreigners who intend to buy residential properties for the next two years according to a new law that took effect on January 1. The ‘Prohibition on the Purchase of Residential Property...
