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The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) says it has repatriated 18 foreigners arrested over alleged possession of permanent voter cards (PVCs) in Oyo. According to NAN, Isah Dansuleiman, NIS comptroller in the state, said this on Wednesday at a sensitisation programme for stakeholders on the 2023 general election. Dansuleiman said the operatives arrested […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential campaign organisation says Kashim Shettima, former governor of Borno, is affected by amnesia. Dele Momodu, director of strategic communication of the PDP presidential campaign, said this in a statement issued on Wednesday. He was reacting to a recent comment made by Shettima, who is the vice-presidential […]

Reuben Fasoranti, an elder statesman and notable figure in Afenifere, a Yoruba socio-political organisation, says he remains the leader of the group. Fasoranti said this in an interview aired by IATV on Wednesday. He also said there would be no more meetings at Adebanjo’s home, adding that the report that he stepped down […]

Employees and agents of Glencore, a British subsidiary of mining and trading group, delivered cash in private jets to oil officials in West Africa including Nigeria, according to UK prosecutors.  UK’s serious fraud office (SFO) made this known to the Southwark crown court on the first day of a sentencing hearing, according to […]

Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), says the value of transactions on the eNaira platform has hit $8 billion. The eNaira platform was launched in October 2021. Speaking on Wednesday at CBN’s in-house executive seminar in Abuja, Emefiele said the eNaira has been globally acclaimed as a success […]

The Canadian government has unveiled a plan to welcome 1,450,000 migrants between 2023 and 2025 to tackle the problem of labour shortage. Sean Fraser, Canada’s minister of immigration, refugees and citizenship, released the 2023-2025 immigration plan on Wednesday. The plan embraces immigration as a strategy to help businesses find workers and to attract […]

Air transport services senior staff association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN) says it has called off its protest against Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL) for sacking airport workers. On Tuesday, flights were suspended while passengers were left stranded due to the shutting down of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos Terminal Two (MMA2), by aviation workers. […]

North Korea and South Korea, on Wednesday, recorded a series of missile exchanges near each other’s coasts in a marked escalation of hostilities. North Korea had fired at least 23 missiles and a barrage of artillery shells while South Korea replied with three air-to-ground missiles over the disputed maritime demarcation line. According […]

Al Hassan Doguwa, majority leader of the house of representatives, has been accused of hitting Murtala Sule Garo, deputy governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), with a teacup. The incident was said to have occurred at the home of Garo on Monday. According to BBC Hausa, the house of representatives […]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) says the shutdown of internally displaced persons (IDPs) camps across Maiduguri, the Borno capital, has worsened the living conditions of over 200,000 IDPs in the state. The international non-governmental organisation gave an update on the situation in its latest report released on Wednesday. According to the report, the IDPs […]