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The Federal Government is set to unveil further guidelines governing the acquisition of Combined Expatriate Residence Permits and Aliens Cards, border control, expatriate quota, new visas and issuance of business permits. The…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has announced the immediate ban on the registration of Multi-Dose Anti-Malarial (Artemether/Lumefantrine) dry powder for oral suspension. In a public statement released…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has reduced the retail price of premium motor spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, at its filling stations to N880 per litre in Abuja. NNPC dropped the price of the product from…

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has condemned the decision of Bauchi, Katsina, Kano, and Kebbi states to shut down all schools during Ramadan fasting. In a statement issued on Sunday, Daniel Okoh, CAN president, said…

The All Progressives Congress, APC, has announced the suspension of Alhaji Kabir Sani-Giant, Special Adviser to Governor Nasir Idris on Power and Politics. A statement issued on Sunday by the party’s Kebbi State Secretary, Alhaji…

The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos has turned down a request by Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, to ban public officers from seeking medical treatment abroad. “It will be an infringement or breach on the Fundamental Right…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has rejected plans by the Federal Government to regularise electricity tariffs for customers for Bands A, B and C. In a communique released on Sunday after the National Executive Council (NEC) in…

The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) says the first made-in-Nigeria helicopter is nearing completion. Kareem Aduagba, project manager of the Aeronautics and Air Vehicle Development Institute, an…

The Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, has decried threats to her life and the safety of agency staff. She urged authorities to provide them with better…

Human rights lawyer Femi Falana says Nigerians have already recognised the late MKO Abiola as a former president of the country. Abiola won the 1993 election which was annulled by former military president Ibrahim Babangida.…

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has summoned MultiChoice Nigeria over its move to hike subscription rates for DStv and GoTV. Customers under the pay-TV company recently woke up to a notification of…

The United States, on Monday, released the list of eligible countries for its 2025 Visa Waiver Programme. The United Kingdom was excluded from the programme but remains eligible under specific conditions. The list also does not…

A fresh wave of fuel scarcity may soon hit Nigeria as the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has issued a stern seven-day ultimatum to the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Osun has directed civil servants in LGAs across the state to withdraw their services. Christopher Arapasopo, the Osun NLC chairman, announced in a statement that the directive was due to safety…

The Nigerian military has once again assured Nigerians that notorious bandits’ leader, Bello Turji, is being tracked and will be eliminated very soon. The Chief of Defence Operations, Major General Emeka Onumajuru, disclosed this…