The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has stepped up vigilance across airport operations following a confirmed case of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), assuring travellers of its commitment to safeguarding public health. The Authority said it was working with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), Port […]

The Duke of Sussex, Prince Harry, has expressed his desire to repair his strained relationships with his father, King Charles III, and his elder brother, Prince William, saying reconciliation is important amid other challenges facing the world. In an interview with GQ magazine in New York released on Tuesday, Harry said he remained hopeful that […]

Bayern Munich midfielder Joshua Kimmich will not be available for Wednesday’s Champions League match against Arsenal following a bereavement in his immediate family. The club confirmed that the Germany international is not included in the squad for the fixture at the Allianz Arena. In an official statement on its X handle on Wednesday, Bayern said: […]

Nigerians who hand over millions of naira to agents for German jobs and visas are paying for promises they cannot keep, the German Embassy in Nigeria said. The mission made it clear that no agent, intermediary, or “connection” can guarantee visa approval. The German Missions in Abuja and Lagos delivered the warning on Wednesday through […]

The first Ebola case detected in Nigeria is the Bundibugyo strain, which is behind a major DR Congo outbreak, and the patient is a diplomat, an emergency meeting heard on Wednesday. The case in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, was detected in a woman who had travelled from Uganda to the capital Abuja on October […]

Police officers on Tuesday morning fired tear gas to disperse residents, journalists and political figures gathered at the Lekki tollgate in Lagos for a memorial commemorating victims of the October 2020 #EndSARS protests. Among those affected were the African Democratic Congress (ADC), governorship candidate in Lagos State, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, and the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NSDC), […]

Iran’s ambassador to Iraq said on Tuesday that Baghdad had agreed to “expel” or hand over members of Iranian Kurdish opposition groups who have taken refuge on the Iraqi side of the border. The announcement came after senior Iraqi security officials repeatedly told AFP that Baghdad was refusing to do so, fearing for the lives […]

President Bola Tinubu has received copies of the proposed 2027 United Nations budget from Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Jimoh Ibrahim. Ibrahim, who chairs the UN committee responsible for budgetary and administrative matters, presented the seven-volume document to the President at the State House, Abuja. Speaking to journalists after the presentation, Ibrahim described the […]

The Delta State House of Assembly has thrown its weight behind the proposed establishment of state police, with all 23 lawmakers present voting in favour of the constitutional amendment. The resolution was reached during plenary on Tuesday as the House considered the proposed Sixth Alteration to the 1999 Constitution, which seeks to pave the way […]

President Bola Tinubu has said he has no regrets over the removal of the fuel subsidy, vowing that Nigeria will never go back to it as he likened any return to asking the biblical Moses to go back to Egypt. Tinubu spoke on Monday evening at the forum tagged ‘Together till 2027: An Evening with […]

The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to intensify efforts to tackle the production, distribution and sale of fake, adulterated and substandard food and beverages in Nigeria, warning that the growing menace poses serious risks to public health. The House made the call during plenary on Tuesday following the adoption of a […]

The Nigeria Customs Service has called for a review of import duty concessions valued at N1.68 trillion, warning that poorly targeted waivers could undermine government revenue at a time the Federal Government is seeking to strengthen public finances and expand funding for essential services. The Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adeniyi, said the concessions granted in […]