Barely a week to his expiration, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has claimed that the neighbouring country Niger Republic will defend him when he leaves office. Buhari, who will be handing over to President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday, May 29, 2023, boasted about his cordial relationship with Niger Republic. Buhari said if Nigerians make…
The Federal Government has warned Nigerians stranded in Sudan to stop embarking on risky journeys to various borders on their own in view of the dangers involved, while urging parents to advise their wards to remain calm and maintain constant communication with officials of the Nigerian Embassy in Sudan for instructions and updates. The Informant247…
The police in Canada have arrested two Nigerians, Gbemisola Akinrinade and Adebowale Adiatu for allegedly enriching themselves with the proceeds from the sales of valid flight tickets to unsuspecting customers. The suspects were alleged to fraudulently sold more than 250 airline tickets at a value of more than $500,000 in the racket scheme, according to…
The Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) has warned Nigerians against selling their votes during the 2023 general election so as not to jeopardize their future. CAC Evangelist General (Nigeria and Worldwide), Prophet Hezekiah Oladeji issued this caution during a press conference held on Thursday night ahead of a program scheduled for Friday and Saturday at the…
President Muhammadu Buhari has fished out two things Nigerian people should do to avoid another civil war. Buhari has implored the people of Nigeria to tolerate one another to prevent another civil war. Buhari made this revelation during his visit to Kigali, Rwanda, where he is attending the 26th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, on…
Prof. James Obindo, President, Association of Psychiatrists in Nigeria (APN), has said that Nigerians are prone to mental illnesses, due to the visible hardships in the country. Obindo said this in an interview with newsmen on Sunday in Abuja. The APN president spoke while giving an insight on the country’s constitutional amendment, particularly as it…
An author, Ms Oghenekevbe Ogufere, has warned parents and guardians against giving children voluminous books to read Ogufere, the Founder of African Writers Tribe (AWT), gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos. She also advised Nigerians to develop reading and writing habits as a strategy…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has again warned Nigerians against patronising hawkers of herbal concoctions because the medicines lacked storage standards. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, gave the warning during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Lagos. The NAFDAC boss said…
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has said that approximately 10 million Nigerians have received first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. In an interview with news men on Monday, the Executive Director, Dr. Faisal Shuaib gave the update. Shuaib said Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Jigawa and Osun States were the leading states and contributed 36…
As the Nigerian economy is now on a recovery path, the Minister of Finance, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, has said there might be introduction of new tariffs and levies in 2022. Ahmed, while addressing stakeholders at a public hearing on the 2021 Finance Bill organsied by the House of Representatives Committee on Finance on Monday in…
The Nigerian Government is prepared to vaccinate 70 per cent of the Nigerian population before the end of 2022, the Chairman of the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19, Mr Boss Mustapha, said at the Nigeria’s COVID-19 Summit 2021 in Abuja on Monday. “We are now in the era of vaccines and non-pharmaceutical intervention measures. “We…
The Nigerian Infectious Diseases Society, NIDS, has said that decisions on health especially on COVID-19 response should be an informed decision based on local evidence and not a copy and paste approach where what is being done in Europe and American will be implemented in the country. The Infectious disease experts urged the federal government…
The Nigerian Communications Commission has told Nigerians to expect gigabytes per second for smart cities, self-driving cars, robust telemedicine, and others with the deployment of the fifth-generation technology in Nigeria. While responding to questions during a webinar, titled: “Unlocking 5G potential in Africa”, held on StreamYard, on Monday, the Executive Vice Chairman of the commission,…
The former governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Sule Lamido, said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) lacks the character and capacity to bring the needed development to Nigerians in all spheres of life. While speaking last night on Trust TV’s Daily Politics, Lamido expressed that APC was formed only to grab power in the country,…
The spokesperson to President Muhammadu Buhari, Femi Adesina, has stated that more Nigerians are attracted to his boss than former Nigerian leaders, Obafemi Awolowo, Aminu Kano, and Nnamdi Azikiwe. He said this in an article published on his Facebook wall on Thursday, titled, ‘The essential Buhari: VP Osinbajo got it!’. The presidential aide argued that…
The Police and the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Tuesday urged Nigerians to stop offering bribes to their officers. The two agencies, among participants at a one-day virtual stakeholder dialogue on “effective and sustainable strategies for curbing retail corruption” organised by the Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption (PACAC), also urged the public to report…
Former Senate President Bukola Saraki is urging young people to get to exercise voting franchise in a short video. The nearly two-minute video was released on Monday on his Instagram handle. Saraki, explicitly referring to young people, stated that “power is firmly in” their “hands”, adding that they could shape the future of the country….
The Federal Government has said Nigerians without a National Identification Number (NIN) risk 14 years imprisonment. The Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami said this at the weekly Presidential Media briefing organized by the Presidential Communication Media Team in Abuja on Thursday. According to him, 51 million Nigerians have enrolled for the…
Nigeria has evacuated no fewer than 384 nationals stranded in the UAE, Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials said. The returnees are part of the 802 Nigerians stranded in Saudi Arabia that the Nigerian government had promised would be evacuated to Nigeria on Thursday and Friday. The Ministry disclosed that the second batch will arrive in…
United States President Joe Biden has signed some executive orders thereby lifting the immigrant visa ban placed on Nigerians by his predecessor, Donald Trump, according to a report by Bloomberg. Biden also reversed the systemic ban placed on citizens from Muslim dominated countries like Yemen. Trump had last February placed an immigrant visa ban on…
