No fewer than 1,425 international students who gained admission to universities in the United Kingdom were denied entry at the country’s airports between 2021 and 2023. A total of 161 Nigerians were affected, as they were removed on arrival at airports across the UK. According to data exclusively obtained from the UK Home Office through …
President Tinubu arrives in China for state visit
President Bola Tinubu arrived in Beijing, China, on Sunday for a state visit. He will also be attending the 9th Forum on China-Africa Cooperation Summit themed “Joining Hands to Advance Modernisation and Build High-Level China-Africa Community with Shared Future.” Tinubu’s Special Assistant on Social Media, Dada Olusegun, disclosed this in a post on X.com on …
Severe flood renders 9 Yobe LGs inaccessible
Nine local government areas located in Northern part of Yobe State have been cut-off from Damaturu, the state capital, following torrential rain that resulted in cutting off roads linking the areas with the capital. According to reports, the affected LGAs are: Bursari, Geidam, Yunusari, Bade and Yusufari. Others are: Jakusko, Karasuwa, Nguru and Machina. The …
CBN Sacks NIRSAL MD, Directors
Nigeria’s apex bank, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has cancelled the appointments of all executive directors at the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agriculture Lending (NIRSAL). The sacked NIRSAL executive directors are the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Abbas Umar Masanawa; Executive Director, Operations Kennedy Nwaruh and Executive Director, Technical Olatunde Akande. …
Lagos man arrested for allegedly pushing his brother to death
The Police in Lagos state have arrested and detained a man identified as Ayodeji Busari, for allegedly pushing his 47-year-old younger brother to death during a fight in the Iba area of the state. According to the spokesperson of the command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the case was reported to the police on August 24 by …
Nigeria, UK collaborate to enhance civil service reforms
The Head of Civil Service of the Federation of Nigeria, Mrs Didi Esther Walson-Jack, met with the UK Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service, Simon Case, to strengthen ties and advance civil service reforms in Nigeria. The meeting which was held at the UK Cabinet Office, London, focused on sharing knowledge and best …
Ogun revokes licenses of 20 orphanage home
Ogun State Government has revoked the provisional licences of 20 private orphanage owners operating in the state due to non-compliance with regulations and laws prioritising the well-being and safety of vulnerable children. The state Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Adijat Adeleye, made this known on Friday during a meeting with the private orphanage …
Mistaken identity – DSS releases Soyinka’s seized passport
Nigeria’s secret police, the State Security Service (SSS) on Friday, 30 August, returned the seized passport of multiple-award winning investigative journalist Adejuwon Soyinka, blaming his arrest on “possible mistaken identity.” Inibehe Effiong, human rights activist and public interest lawyer, accompanied Mr Soyinka on a visit to the SSS office in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Friday to …
Governor Yusuf shuts all MDA bank accounts
Kano State Governor, Engr. Abba Kabir Yusuf, on Wednesday, ordered the immediate closure of all bank accounts linked to Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDA) in the state. He cited growing lack of transparency as major reason for his action. Yusuf also vowed to jack up the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) drive in the state. Yusuf, …
Six dead, others injured in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
An auto-crash involving two vehicles around Verona, Ogere, Ogun State along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway has claimed the lives of six passengers, leaving three injured. The Ogun State Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Public Relations Officer, Florence Okpe, confirmed the incident in a statement in Abeokuta, the state capital, on Friday. She explained that the suspected …