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The British government has revealed that it earned more than N40 billion (approximately $34 million) from processing visa applications for Nigerian nationals between June 2023 and June 2024. Marc Owen, director of visa, status, and information services at UK Visas and Immigration, disclosed that at least 225,000 UK visa applications from Nigeria were processed during […]

The federal government has urged the newly inducted foreign-trained medical and dental practitioners to resist the migration pull syndrome for better working conditions abroad, uphold the highest ethical standards, remain committed to patient care, and contribute to revitalizing the Nigerian healthcare system. Speaking at the induction ceremony of the 622, foreign-trained doctors organized by the […]

Popular gospel musician, Osinachi Kalu, known professionally as Sinach has been dragged to the court by music producer, Michael Oluwole over alleged copyright infringement. Oluwole, better known as Maye, sued Sinach for N5 billion over ‘Way Maker’, her 2016 hit song. In the suit numbered FHC/L/CS/402/2024, Maye is seeking a declaration that he is an […]

A prosecution witness, John Adetola, on Thursday told a Lagos State Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja that he received and handed over $400,000 to former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele while he was his Executive Assistant. Adetola, who is the seventh prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of the […]

The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency said it would soon recommence the collection of the controversial $300 landing fee on helicopter operators in the country. Speaking at the ongoing 53rd Annual General Meeting of the Nigerian Air Traffic Controllers Association on Thursday, in Kano State, the agency’s Director, Air Traffic Services, Tayo John, said the fee […]

Amsterdam-headquartered Heineken has a glass half full outlook on beer sales in the Gulf, a region that has a history of restricting alcohol sale and consumption. On Thursday, Heineken and Dubai-based Maritime and Mercantile International, a marketing and distribution firm, announced that their joint venture was planning to open the Gulf’s first large-scale brewery in […]

Lawyers in Benue State on Thursday boycotted sittings in court over the killing of their colleague, Esq. Mike Ofikwu, in Otukpo area of the state by yet-to-be identified gunmen. Gunmen had shot dead the young lawyer and activist a week ago at the entrance of his house while attempting to drive into his residence on […]

A mother of five, Adenike Alabi, has told a Mapo Grade A Customary Court in Ibadan to end her 25-year union with Lukman Alabi on grounds of infidelity and frequent battery. Alabi, a resident of Egbeda-Tuba area of Ibadan told the court that her partner started beating her immediately after he accused her of being […]

*Pushes For Digital Transformation In Nigeria’s Judicial System To Improve Access To Justice The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Afam Osigwe, has outlined the association’s ongoing efforts to enhance professionalism, ethics, and efficiency within the legal profession and judiciary. Speaking during a media interaction with Channels Tv, Osigwe unveiled several initiatives aimed at […]

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has stayed the execution of the September 23 judgment of a Federal High Court in Abuja ordering the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to, among others, delete the name of the promoter of Sunrise Power and Transmission Company Ltd., Leno Adesanya, from its list of wanted persons in […]

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has pledged stricter immigration policies, warning the UK can no longer sustain current levels. Badenoch admitted past Tory governments failed to curb migration effectively but vowed to address the issue “without fear.” Proposing a hard annual cap on legal immigration without specifying a figure, Badenoch also insisted the European Convention on […]

The House of Representatives has approved the 2025–2027 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP) submitted by President Bola Tinubu. To this end, the green chamber pegged the exchange rate at N1,400/$ for 2025, 2026 and 2027 respectively. It also projected oil benchmark prices at $75, $76.2 and $75.3 per barrel for […]