– – -Seizes items worth N1, 827, 362, 619 .00 By Asuquo Nuwak The Seme Customs Command of Nigeria Customs Service, has collected a total sum of One Billion Nine Hundred and Four Million, Four Hundred and Fifty-Nine Thousand, Three Hundred and Ninety Naira, Seventy Seven Kobo (N1,904,459, 390.77) only, representing 97.2% of N1,960,000,000 revenue […]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and President of the United Arab Emirates, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, on Monday in Abu Dhabi, have finalized a historic agreement, which has resulted in the immediate cessation of the visa ban placed on Nigerian travelers. By this historic agreement, both Etihad Airlines and Emirates Airlines are to immediately resume […]
The Russian forces have attacked Ukraine’s capital of Kyiv, with drones on Sunday morning. According to CNN, witnesses heard at least five blasts but scale of attack has not yet been ascertained Russia carried out an overnight aerial attack in the city as loud blasts were heard in the Ukraine’s capital. The attack, which happened […]
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has condoled with the people of Morocco on the devastating earthquake that rocked the country on Friday night. A statement issued by the IMF Communication Department read: “Our thoughts are with the people of Morocco following the devastating earthquake. “Our deepest condolences to all those who have lost loved ones. […]
The Seme Area Command of Nigeria Customs Service has has recorded a revenue collection totalling N1.904 billion as at the close of business on 8th September, 2023. However, a revenue target of N9.6 billion was given to the command for the 2023 fiscal year. This amount collected so far represents 97.2bper cent of the total […]
Niger’s new military rulers on Friday accused France of “further blatant interference” after President Emmanuel Macron reiterated his support for ousted leader Mohamed Bazoum. Macron’s comments, made on Monday, “constitute further blatant interference in Niger’s domestic affairs,” the regime’s spokesman Colonel Amadou Abdramane said in a statement read on nationwide TV. Bazoum, a close ally […]
Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu has resumed official duties following his return to the country from his three months medical vacation in Germany. Akeredolu returned to the country on Thursday, September 7, 2023, and he immediately convened a meeting with key stakeholders from Ondo State in his Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State, residencce. Stakeholders […]
The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has instructed the contractors working with the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to ensure that passport application backlogs are cleared “within the next two weeks”. Tunji-Ojo, in a Thursday post on X, formerly Twitter, stated that the directive was one of several “swift measures” aimed at eliminating barriers which applicants […]
African Union (AU) has officially become a permanent member of the G-20 group, a move proposed earlier in June. This was made known at the ongoing summit in New Delhi, India, on Saturday by the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The African Union was made a permanent member of the G20, comprising the world’s richest […]
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake has hit Morocco, killing at least 630 people, injuring them than 320, damaging buildings and sending terrified residents fleeing their homes into the streets for safety. Morocco’s state television reported the doubling of the death toll on Saturday morning from overnight, citing the Ministry of Interior. Of those injured, 51 were […]
