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By Chinedu Eze There are strong indications that the challenge in Visa processing is stifling tourism growth in Nigeria, causing the nation to gradually lose billions of dollars that would have been earned if it has liberal visa process and comes as affordable as that of other countries in Africa, THISDAY investigation has revealed. Tourism […]

A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted a member of the House of Representatives, Amobi Godwin Ogah, leave to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to prosecute the Minister of State for Labour, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, for alleged forgery of election results in 62 polling units during the 2023 general elections. Justice M.G. Umar […]

The House of Representatives has passed for second reading a bill seeking to amend the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (Establishment) Act, 2004, to guarantee greater institutional independence, operational efficiency, and accountability of the anti-graft agency. Sponsored by Hon. Yusuf Adamu Gagdi (APC, Plateau), the bill aims to insulate the EFCC from political control and […]

National leader of New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP), Dr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has said those that defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) from the opposition would soon pay the price of betrayal. This was as he stated that the NNPP would remain resolutely firm in the face of oppression and hardship confronting the […]

First-term Labour Party lawmaker, Obi Aguocha, has accused elements within Nigeria’s Yoruba community of orchestrating a perceived “conspiracy” against IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, framing his ongoing terrorism and treasonable felony trial as a proxy for ethnic tensions between Yoruba and Igbo groups. Aguocha, representing Umuahia North/Umuahia South/Ikwuano Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, spoke […]

The Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Kazeem Alogba, has called for tough action against human trafficking. He described human trafficking as a global pandemic deeply rooted in the history of slavery. Justice Alogba called for stronger community vigilance, legal enforcement and international collaboration to eradicate the menace. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that […]

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) has expelled the suspended National Chairman, Alhaji Shehu Musa Gabam. Also expelled were the suspended National Youth Leader, Uchechukwu Chukwuma; Adamu Abubakar Modibbo; Abubakar Dogara; Nuraddeen Bisalla; Solsuema Osaro; Ambo Ekpeyong; Eluwa Ifeanyi Henry; Humphrey Unwukaeze; and Judith Israel Shuaibu. The NWC took the […]

The Federal High Court, in Lagos, on Thursday, sentenced a 50-year-old woman, Halima Abdulahi, to one year imprisonment or an option of a N500,000 fine for unlawful possession of tramadol. Justice Ibrahim Kala convicted Abdulahi after she pleaded guilty to a count charge filed against her by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency. According to […]

The Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF) has debunked reports circulating on social media alleging that a software upgrade within the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS) would cause a delay in the payment of October salaries. In a statement signed by the Director of Information, Mallam Bawa Mokwa, the OAGF […]

Judges in Cameroon have dismissed calls for the partial or total cancellation of the heavily disputed presidential election, saying they will announce the result on Monday. Major cities in the country have been rocked by protests, with opposition supporters alleging that the 12 October poll was marred by irregularities, including ballot-stuffing. Judges on the Constitutional […]

The United Kingdom on Tuesday cut the post-study work period from two years to 18 months for foreign students, including Nigerians, from January 2027. This was disclosed by the UK’s Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, on October 14 while explaining the reasons for the need for immigrants to pass an A-level standard of English Language. According […]

The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the $460 million Chinese loan obtained by the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan for the installation of Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)—a project that remains uncompleted despite years of debt servicing. In 2010, the Federal Government secured the $460 million loan […]