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UK bans travel from Tanzania and DR Congo over Covid
The UK has banned all arrivals from Tanzania and Democratic Republic of Congo from Friday to stop the spread of the South Africa variant of Covid-19, Grant Shapps, the transport minister, says.
"All passengers from these…
Restructuring: Constant dialogue will make Nigeria better says Jonathan
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has urged Nigerians to exploit every opportunity on dialogue in order to make the nation better.
He said restructuring alone cannot solve myriads of challenges facing the country.
Jonathan…
UN, pope hail launch of anti-nuclear treaty
The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons took effect Friday — but the milestone is marred by the lack of signatures from the world’s major nuclear powers.
Despite the missing participants, the occasion was marked by…
Nigeria’s economy will record 2.9 per cent growth rate in 2022, AfFB projects
The President African Development Bank, (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina on Thursday lamented that debt service payments posed the greatest risk to Nigeria, given shrinking oil revenues.
He spoke as the bank projected a growth rate…
2023: Niger Assembly endorses Bello’s Presidential Bid
As the jostle over which of the zones should produce President Muhammadu Buhari's successor by 2023, the Niger State House of Assembly, on Thursday, said next Nigeria's president sould come from the North-Central zone.
The…
Two die, 3 injured in Osun auto crash – Road Safety Corps
Two people have died in an accident involving a truck and Toyota Hiace bus at Iwaraja junction on Ipetu-Ijesa highway, on Wednesday, while three others sustained injuries.
A statement issued by the Spokesperson for the Federal…
NIN/SIM linking: ‘Deadline now February 9’
The deadline for subscribers to have their National Identity Number (NIN) linked with their SIM cards has been extended till February 9
This is according to the Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria…
Troops apprehend 24 suspected oil thieves in Delta
Troops of Operation Delta have apprehended 24 suspected oil thieves and recovered 9,856.1 barrels of crude oil, 339 million litres of illegally refined diesel as well as 500,000 litres of Kerosene in Delta State.
The operatives…
Benin jailbreaks: Edo Govt resorts to tech, opens portal for reporting fleeing inmates
The Edo State Government has opened a portal for members of the public to submit credible information that will lead to the arrest of fleeing inmates from two Medium Security Correctional Centres (MSCC) in Benin City, the state capital.
In…
Borno introduces three new tax regimes
The Borno State Government on Wednesday introduced three new tax regimes to boost it’s internally generated revenue.
According to the State Government, the taxes are on consumption, entertainment and presumptive tax (CEPT)…