Drop box service for US visa applications now available in Abuja
The United States embassy says the drop box service or interview waiver for persons renewing visas in the country is now available in Abuja. The development comes months after the US lifted the suspension on drop box visa applications — the suspension had lasted for 32 months. In a statement on Wednesday, […]
Tinuade Sanda becomes first female MD of Eko DisCo
Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) says its board of directors has approved the appointment of Tinuade Sanda as the managing director of the company with immediate effect. The electricity distribution company (DisCo) announced Sanda’s appointment on Wednesday. With her appointment, Sanda becomes the first female MD of the company since its establishment. […]
MATTERS ARISING: Women marginalised in PDP, APC leadership — any hope for gender inclusion in politics?
It was 12:09 am on March 27 at the convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Mary Ekpere-Eta, an aspirant for the woman leader position, was on stage, visibly displeased as she said “excuse me” repeatedly. Although Alphonsus Eba, Cross River APC chairman, had earlier suggested that she had dropped out of the race, […]
NFF insists CAF official died of ‘cardiac arrest’, not from stampede
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has insisted that Joseph Kabungo, the medical doctor from Zambia, died of “cardiac arrest” and not as a result of the stampede at the Abuja stadium. Kabungo, who was the Confederation of African Football (CAF) doping control officer for the Super Eagles and Black Stars encounter on Tuesday, […]
Senate asks Multichoice to reduce prices of DStv, GOtv packages
The senate has asked Multichoice to reduce the prices of its DStv and GOtv packages owing to the prevailing economic circumstances of the country. Last week, Multichoice increased the prices of its DStv and GOtv packages. The resolution of the upper legislative chamber was followed by a motion sponsored by Abba Moro, senator […]
‘This violence questions our capacity to govern’ — NGF condemns Kaduna train attack
The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) has described the Abuja-Kaduna train attack as “a horror dream”. The train was attacked by gunmen on Monday night while it was a few minutes away from the Kaduna station. About eight people were killed in the attack while many others were injured and several unaccounted for. […]
Like Nigeria, Ghana introduces tax on electronic payments, targets $1bn revenue
Ghana’s parliament has approved a new 1.5 percent tax on electronic payments, known as the “e-levy”, despite a walk-out by opposition lawmakers. The bill was passed on Tuesday after it scaled through the second and third reading with a clear majority. It now requires presidential assent to become law as the West […]
Kofar Mata, Chinelo, Ozigi… victims of Kaduna train attack identified so far
In what may have started as an uneventful day for the hundreds of passengers who boarded a train in Abuja on the evening of March 28, things took a different turn after 8pm when gunmen attacked the train in Kateri-Rijana area of Kaduna. TheCable had reported that the train was not far from its […]
Yahoo boy’s mother jailed five years for receiving N91m from him
A federal high court in Benin, Edo state, has sentenced Debest Osarumwense, mother of Endurance Osarumwense, an internet fraudster. In a statement on Tuesday, Wilson Uwujaren, EFCC spokesperson, said Debest was arraigned by the Benin zonal command on a one-count charge for “aiding her son to receive the sum of N91,296,150.00, proceeds of […]
TIMELINE: Will Kaduna train attack truly be the turning point in the war against terror?
Nigeria is mourning another brazen bandit attack. A bloodletting band of gunmen disguised with inkiness of the night waylaid a train in Kaduna, killing many and abducting more. The implosion of violence claimed 5,067 Nigerian lives in 2021 alone and has rendered almost all parts of the country unsafe. The security challenge of […]