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US Embassy Issues New Directive For Nigerian Visa Applicants

11 December 2024

The United States Embassy in Nigeria has announced updates to its immigration visa process, effective January 1, 2025.

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Abuja herbalist hospitalised after shooting self while testing ‘bulletproof’ charm

30 November 2024

Usman was said to have picked a locally fabricated gun after he had fortified himself with the charm he had prepared and shot himself in the stomach. Unfortunately, the charm failed to protect him, leaving him severely injured. Confirming this in a statement, the FCT police command spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, said the police received a […]

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U-18 AfroBasket: Nigeria to face Angola after Egypt loss

6 September 2024

The team could not shake off the shock of being initially denied visas by the South Africa Consulate in Abuja and the jetlag, as they lost 70-57 to champions Egypt in their Group B opener on Thursday morning. Junior D’Tigers made their North African opponents sweat for victory by finishing the first quarter in the […]

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FRSC unveils mobile app to curb road crashes nationwide

5 September 2024

Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, peaking at the launch in Abuja, described the achievement as a milestone in the annnal of the FRSC. He stated that the digital transformation of the corps’ operational activities aimed to improve administration and deliver on its mandate. According to him, the mobile app and NACRIS […]

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3,590 inmates on death row in Nigeria – NCoS

4 September 2024

NCoS Public Relations Officer, Assistant Controller of Corrections ,ACC, Abubakar Umar, made this known while speaking to reporters in Abuja. Umar said that the total number of inmates in centres across the country is 84,741, comprising 82,821 males and 1,920 females currently. The NCoS spokesman put the total number of Awaiting Trial Inmates  at 57,750, […]

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AfroBasket: South Africa denies Junior D’Tigers visas

3 September 2024

This decision has jeopardised Nigeria’s trip to the biennial tournament starting in South Africa today, with Nigeria billed to face Egypt in Pretoria later in the day. The players, who trained and camped in Abuja on return from Abidjan, are in total shock, tears, and pain as they watch their dreams of being at the […]

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Court summons CBN gov over detained Binance executive

1 September 2024

At the previous court sitting, the presiding judge, Justice Emeka Nwite, had adjourned the matter to October 11, but the defence counsel had approached the court for a date change, which the court granted by bringing the trial forward a month early. Binance USA’s Head of Financial Crime Compliance, Tigan Gambaryan, and the exchange’s British-Kenyan […]

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Bandits kill man, abduct wife, kids in Abuja suburb

31 August 2024

Bandits last night invaded a community known as ‘Zone A, back of Primary School’, in Ushafa, Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, killing a man identified as Felix Chuks and abducting his entire family. The gunmen reportedly stormed the community around midnight on Thursday, with heavy gunfire, a development which reportedly overwhelmed […]

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PCN seals 531 illegal patent medicine outlets shut in Abuja

29 June 2024

The Director of Enforcement, Stephen Esumobi, while disclosing this to journalists in Abuja, said the offences committed by the medicine outlets include operating without registration, poor documentation, and stocking of ethical products without the supervision of a pharmacist The PCN is the Federal Government parastatal charged with the responsibility of regulating and controlling the education, […]

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