‘Kogi, Benue, Taraba’ — WHO to spend $9.3m grant in 15 states with low COVID vaccination rate
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it will implement a $9.3 million grant from the Canadian government in 15 states performing lowest in COVID-19 vaccination in Nigeria. Walter Mulombo, the WHO country representative, spoke on Wednesday in Abuja during the launch of Canada’s global initiative for vaccine equity (CanGIVE) grant. Mulombo said […]
Reps confirm appointments of service chiefs
The house of representatives has confirmed the appointments of service chiefs recently announced by President Bola Tinubu. The green chamber confirmed the nominees during the plenary session on Wednesday after Babajimi Benson, a lawmaker from Lagos, presented a report. The nominees are Christopher Musa, chief of defence staff; Taoreed Lagbaja, chief of […]
Report: Nigeria ranked 90th in global passport ranking as Singapore becomes most powerful
A new report has ranked Nigeria 90th on the list of countries with the most visa-free access to other nations. The report released by Henley and Partners on Tuesday was based on exclusive and official data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA). According to the report, Nigeria ranked 90th alongside South Sudan […]
‘No iota of truth’ — s’court denies alleged conversation between CJN, Tinubu
The supreme court says there was no conversation between Olukayode Ariwoola, the chief justice of Nigeria (CJN), and President Bola Tinubu regarding the outcome of the election petition tribunal. Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi, standard bearers of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party (LP), are challenging the victory of Tinubu in the […]
Nigerian elite affected as UK suspends visa-waiver with Dominican nationals over ‘abuse’
The United Kingdom government says it is suspending the existing visa-waiver agreement with all Dominican nationals, including to visit. The suspension which comes into effect on July 19, will affect the majority of people, including Nigerians seeking to enter the UK. However, those who booked their travel visa before 3 pm UK […]
Naira plummets to N860/$ at parallel market as dollar demand intensifies
The naira has continued its downward spiral, falling to N860 per dollar at the parallel market on Wednesday. The figure represents a N35 or 4.2 percent depreciation compared to the N825 it traded yesterday. With the depreciation, the gap between the official and parallel market exchange rates is widening once again. […]
‘I feel pain for letting you down’ — Mmesoma apologises to JAMB
Ejikeme Mmesoma has apologised to the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) over the alleged forgery of her unified tertiary matriculation examination (UTME) result. Mmesoma spoke on Wednesday when she appeared before an ad hoc committee of the house of representatives investigating the alleged forgery of result. Ishaq Oloyede, JAMB registrar, and […]
‘I won’t interfere with case’ — Emefiele asks court to grant him bail
Godwin Emefiele, suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has asked a federal high court in Lagos to grant him bail. Emefiele is seeking bail on self-recognisance pending the determination of the charge filed against him by the federal government. On July 13, Peter Afunanya, spokesperson of the Department of […]
AIU provisionally suspends Tobi Amusan for ‘missing drug tests’
The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has handed Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan a provisional suspension for allegedly missing drug tests. AIU announced the sanction in a statement on its Twitter account on Wednesday. https://twitter.com/aiu_athletics/status/1681567085061722112?s=20 “The AIU confirms that it has today charged and provisionally suspended Tobi Amusan (NGR) for 3 Whereabouts Failures,” the […]