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US removes visa reciprocity fees for Nigerian visa applicants
United States has removed all visa reciprocity fees for Nigerians seeking visas into the country.
The Donald Trump government in August had announced visa reciprocity fees against some countries seen to be charging high visa…
Herdsmen, villagers fight for grazing land in Yobe
By Michy Abraham in Maiduguri
Herdsmen and villagers on Saturday engaged in a free for all over grazing land in Yobe State.
The ensuing battle led to the death of a herdsman and the burning of farms and razing down of a building in…
PenOp restates commitment to increase pension acceptance
The President, Pension Fund Operators Association of Nigeria (PenOp), Mr. Wale Odutola, has said that the association is committed to deepening pension penetration in the country through increased awareness and sensitisation of…
PenCom recovers N213.07m from defaulting employers in third Quarter
A total of N213.07m has been recovered from employers who deducted pension savings from their workers’ monthly emoluments but refused to remit such to their respective Pension Fund Administrators between July and September this…
Borno Massacre: Govs to meet Buhari soon, says NGF
The Governors of the 36 States in the country are to meet with President Muhammadu Buhari very soon to address security challenges across the country.
The forum disclosed this in a communiqué signed by its Chairman and Governor…
Fire outbreaks: 50 killed this year in Katsina
Katsina State Commissioner for Information, Culture and Home Affairs, AbdulKarim Sirika, has said that 50 persons lost their lives in various fire outbreaks in the state this year.
Sirika made this known at a media briefing in…
Appeal Court sacks Ararume as the APC’s candidate for Saturday’s bye-election
Barely 24-hours to the bye-election to fill the vacant Imo North Senatorial Seat, the Owerri Division of the Court of Appeal has declared Frank Ibezim as the authentic candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the…
N2bn fraud: Abdulrasheed Maina to remain in prison custody till end of trial
Embattled former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Taskforce Team, Abulrasheed Maina will remain in prison custody till the end of his trial on alleged corruption.
Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court in Abuja gave…
COVID-19: Arik Airline sacks 300 staff
At least 300 staff of Arik Air have been relieved of their appointments by the airline's management.
This was announced in a statement by the airline on Friday.
It blamed the sacking on the impact of COVID-19 pandemic.
The…
IGP orders investigation into suit seeking to stop Judicial panels over #EndSARS protests
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu has ordered an investigation into the suit seeking to stop the operations of Judicial Panels set up by various state governments to investigate alleged police brutality.
Adamu…