Visa on arrival paying off in Nigeria

Nigeria’s Visa on Arrival (VOA) policy has increased the influx of tourists as well as facilitated ease of doing business in the country. Mr Muhammad Babandede, Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (CGIS), said on Thursday: “The VOA Policy has boosted influx

Magu , urges Justice Nyako to hands off EFCC’s

The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu has written to the Chief Justice of the Federation, Justice Walter Samuel Onnoghen, requesting that all EFCC court cases being handled by Justice Binta Nyako of a Federal High Court

ICT sector attracted $40B FDI in 2018 — Shittu

Minister of Communications, Dr. Adebayo Shittu, has revealed that Information Communication Technology (ICT) sector has attracted increased Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) from $32B in 2015 to $40B in 2018. He made this known during the official Session of the 6th Regular Meeting of

INEC denies reports of new PVC registration

Independent Electoral Commission Wednesday denied the reports that the commission will begin the registration of permanent voters card again ahead of the February election. The electoral body disclosed this in a tweet. “Information reaching the Commission that some persons have been circulating messages

Alleged N49m Fraud: EFCC

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned one Engineer Ibrahim Babbaji, Coordinating Director, Guara Water Management Authority and four others over a fraud of N48 million. They were arraigned before Justice Aliyu Yusuf of FCT High Court 25 Maitama. Others arraigned

Nigerian Infrastructure Development Awards

Honourable Minister of Works, Power and Housing Mr. Babatunde Fashola, SAN; his Transportation counterpart, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi; Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Senator Olabiyi Durojaye; and Chief John Edozien, former Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Planning and one-time

Lauretta Onochie bombs Fani-Kayode over fake news

The social Media aide to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mrs Lauretta Onochie, Friday inveighed against the statement allegedly made by the former aviation minister, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, that President Buhari has a double. Disclosing this via her official tweeter handle, the outspoken and fearless

CBN backs Labour on minimum wage

THE Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has thrown its weight behind organised labour’s quest to increase the minimum wage, saying that it would boost the economy. Emefiele, who warned Deposit Money Banks against lending to politicians or abetting money laundering as campaigns for

My administration committed to national unity- Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration is committed to national unity and religious harmony, urging Nigerians to embrace the effort. He gave the assurance on Sunday during the 10th Anniversary of Muslim Ummah of South West Nigeria(MUSWEN) and N5bn launch of MUSWEN International

Nigeria more corrupt under Buhari than me – Jonathan

Former President Goodluck Jonathan as formally responded to the infamous claim that he tended to downplay raging corruption in his administration by boldly claiming that ‘stealing is not corruption’. But in dispelling the claim, Jonathan claimed that corruption was more prevalent under the