By Taiye Olayemi VFS Global has inaugurated a new Visa Application Centre (VAC) in Nigeria to enhance visa application experience for travellers. Mr Marc Owen, Director for Visa, Status and Information Services at UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI), disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Lagos. AccordingContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko Gov. Peter Mbah of Enugu State says President Bola Tinubu’s state visit to France is a significant step toward strengthening bilateral relations and opening new opportunities for subnational governments. Mbah, who is on the Nigerian delegation, spoke with State House correspondents on the sidelines ofContinue Reading
By Mufutau Ojo The Nigerian Publishers Association (NPA) has elected Mr Lukman Dauda, the Managing Director of Evans Publishers Limited, as its president. Dauda was elected at the just concluded Annual General Meeting (AGM) which took place in Ikeja, Lagos. He defeated Mr Sunday Obiyinka, the ChairmanContinue Reading
By Lydia Ngwakwe Lagos State has resolved to develop a plan for improving Lagos physical planning and urban development. The decision was made in a communiqué signed by Mr Oluwole Sotire, Permanent Secretary, Office of Physical Planning, Lagos State Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development. It was madeContinue Reading
By Ephraims Sheyin Two leading news agencies – China’s Xinhua and Nigeria’s News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) – have agreed to work toward promoting a good image for the African continent. The duo agreed to pursue the goal when Mr Li Weifei, Xinhua’s Regional Bureau Chief for Africa, paidContinue Reading
By Daina Umueza/Angela Atab Stakeholders in the anti-corruption sector have called for the adoption of a unified sub-regional whistleblowing approach to strengthen efforts in tackling corruption in West Africa. The stakeholders at a two-day Sub-regional Conference on Whistle Blowing and Whistleblower Protection in West Africa, said the move was imperativeContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu and French President Emmanuel Macron signed two landmark agreements in Paris, France, focusing on the development of critical infrastructure and long-term sustenance of agriculture and food security. The agreements reaffirm the commitment of both countries to work together on investment and development ofContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu said late Thursday that the reforms embarked upon by his government would improve Africa’s economic prospects. A statement by Mr Bayo Onanuga, the President’s Special Adviser, Information and Strategy, indicated that Tinubu said this at State Dinner organised by the French government in hisContinue Reading
By Rukayat Adeyemi A civil society organisation, Citizens for Social and Economic Rights (CSER), has congratulated the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPCL) on the revitalisation of the Port Harcourt Refinery after decades of shut-down. CSER, in statement issued in Lagos by its Executive Director, Nelson Ekujumi, saidContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has disbursed N4.4 billion refund to the 36 states’ Pilgrims’ Welfare Boards, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and the Armed Forces. The Head, Public Affairs, NAHCON, Malam Muhammad Musa, made this known in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. MusaContinue Reading
