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The British High Commission in Nigeria says the United Kingdom (UK), has not suspended applications for student, work and family visas. The embassy disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday. Earlier on Tuesday, the UK embassy had said it was temporarily suspending “priority services” for applications for work, study and family […]

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has warned motorists and pedestrians to exercise caution around the bridge in Ijesha area of the state. A truck is currently stuck under the bridge, with part of the pedestrian bridge which is located along the Oshodi-Apapa expressway now broken. According to a video shared […]

Abubakar Aliyu, minister of power, says the recent collapse of the national power grid has been restored. The national electricity grid suffered a system collapse twice this week. The minister disclosed this while speaking with state house correspondents after the federal executive council (FEC) meeting presided over by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo at the presidential […]

Bola Tinubu, a presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says he wants to step into the shoes of President Muhammadu Buhari — and not on his toes. Tinubu spoke on Wednesday while making his case for the presidential ticket of the ruling party during a meeting with APC senators in Abuja. […]

Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), says the federal government is considering all options following the senate’s rejection of President Muhammadu Buhari’s request on the Electoral Act, 2022. On February 25, Buhari signed the electoral act amendment bill into law and he asked the national assembly to delete clause 84(12), which he said […]

Members of the Islamic State in West Africa (ISWAP) have kidnapped Bulama Geidam, a health worker with General Hospital, Gubio, Borno state. The insurgents were said to have attacked the town on Wednesday at about 2am and looted food items and fuel from a humanitarian truck. Residents fled for safety during the […]

Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) cannot afford to lose the 2023 presidential election.  Atiku said members of the party must be united and work together in order to win the election in 2023. Addressing members of the Board of Trustees (BOT) of the party, the former vice-president […]

The national electricity grid suffered a system collapse on Tuesday — the second incident within two days. The grid had collapsed on Monday at 10:40am leading to power outage across the country. In a message to its customers, Ikeja Electric said the grid collapsed at about 5:10pm on Tuesday. “This is […]