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Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, yesterday March 30, took a jab of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID19 vaccine. This comes months after he took to his social media handles to condemn the vaccine, describing it as evil and ”Gates killer vaccine” He posted photos and videos of him taking the jab at the National Hospital Abuja on Tuesday, […]

It is unnecessary for President Muhammadu Buhari to transmit power to the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, the Presidency has said. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, stated this on Tuesday when he featured as a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today. He explained that President Buhari has not […]

The House of Representatives’ Committee on Customs and Excise has proposed a revenue target of N1.56tn for the Nigeria Customs Service in 2021, up from the original N1.4tn proposition. The amount was set for the NCS in 2020 before the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic that led to a downward review of the target to […]

The NCDC reported only 48 cases of COVID-19 from 8 states on Monday, one more indication that the virus may be petering out of Nigeria. 104 cases were reported on Sunday. The latest report confirmed a trend as COVID-19 infections continue to drop, since 22 January, when 2,314 cases were reported. From 22 March to […]

Nigeria’s total public debt portfolio as at Dec. 31, 2020, stood at N32.92 trillion, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reveals. It made the revelation in its Nigerian Domestic and Foreign Debt report for Quarter Four, 2020, obtained from its website on Monday in Abuja. It added that the debt profile was for the States […]

Chief Bola Tinubu on Monday asked the Federal Government to recruit 50 million youths into the Nigerian Army in a bid to oust the insurgents and miscreants threatening the nation’s peace.  According to the former Lagos State governor, the insurgents and bandits are taking advantage of the high unemployment in the country and are recruiting […]

Officials of the Super Eagles team have questioned the COVID-19 test results of Alex Iwobi, PUNCH reports. The Everton forward missed Saturday’s 1-0 away win against Benin Republic after reportedly testing positive for coronavirus. The 24-year-old, who was in line for his 39th appearance for the Eagles, was replaced by Galatasaray’s Henry Onyekuru. A team […]

The Super Eagles have booked their ticket to the 2022 AFCON tournament by beating the Squirrels of Benin Republic. It was a first defeat for the Squirrels in eight years. Paul Onuachu who came on as a second half substitute got the only goal that saw the Super Eagles cruising to a lone goal win over the […]

President Buhari has called on leaders at all levels to show exemplary leadership, so as to overcome the current challenges facing the country. President Buhari made the call in a message to the 2021 annual lecture of Arewa House, held on Saturday in Kaduna. Represented by his Chief of Staff, Ibrahim Gambari, the president also called on […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Lagos Zonal Office, on Friday, arrested Ibeh Theophilus Uche, Chief Executive Officer of 10 Kobo Wine Place located in the Ikotun area of Lagos State. Uche was arrested alongside his mother for their alleged involvement in computer-related fraud to the tune of about N50m, a crime said to have […]

The United States embassy in Nigeria has denied issuing a new type of work visa as claimed by a viral press statement. The forged statement was purportedly issued by the “US Citizenship and Immigration Services”. It claimed that US President Joe Biden signed an order to that effect, after which it was communicated to the […]

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says the visa clearance requirement policy is only applicable for eight countries. The agency was reacting to reports that it introduced a levy as visa clearance requirement for Nigerians travelling outside the country. In a statement, Femi Babafemi, NDLEA’s director of media and advocacy, said the policy is […]

U.S. President Joe Biden sent a clear message to Donald Trump, the former Republican president that he beat with wide margin in the last election. Biden declared at his first press conference on Thursday that he will run for re-election in 2024. “My answer is yes, I plan to run for re-election. That’s my expectation,” […]

The presidency says there is no bad blood between President Muhammadu Buhari and Bola Ahmed Tinubu, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Garba Shehu, senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity, released a statement to this effect on Wednesday. He said both individuals remain strong allies and are committed to […]

In view of the lingering foreign exchange scarcity in the country, the Central Bank of Nigeria has urged Nigerians not to panic, saying there is enough forex for business owners, travellers and parents with students abroad to meet their obligations. CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, stated this on Tuesday at the 278th MPC Press Briefing in […]