The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia yesterday announced the lift of suspension of direct flights from 17 countries including Nigeria. Other affected countries are South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique, Malawi, Mauritius, Zambia, Madagascar, Angola, Seychelles, United Republic of Comoros, Ethiopia and Afghanistan. Also, the Saudi Government scrapped major COVID-19 restrictions except wearing of […]

Director-General of Debt Management Office (DMO), Patience Oniha Prevaling economic realities, especially the rising price of crude oil at the international market, and the cost of petrol subsidy, which is threatening the 36 states could worsen the financial crisis facing the states ahead of 2023 election. Already the states’ governors have expressed concerns, and are […]

Nigerians arrive from Ukraine. Photo: Abike Dabiri-Erewa On the tenth day of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine Saturday, Russian forces besieged the key southern port of Mariupol and sought to press deeper into the country in the face of strong Ukrainian resistance. The capital Kyiv remains under Ukrainian control as does Kharkiv in the east despite […]

Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike has argued that President Muhammadu Buhari lacks the power to write the National Assembly seeking an amendment of the Electoral Act. Wike particularly alleged that the recent letter Buhari sent to the National Assembly praying the amendment of Section 84 (12) of the Electoral Act, 2022 was done in bad faith. […]

Nigerian students who escaped Russia’s ongoing military offensive in Ukraine have narrated how they were almost shot by soldiers for fighting against racism. The war, which has led to the death of hundreds of civilians and troops, leaving thousands injured and many more displaced, has seen millions of foreign nationals fleeing Ukraine for neighbouring countries. […]

Over 122,000 Nigerians and other Africans have signed a petition on the discrimination against blacks who are attempting to exit Ukraine over the invasion of the Eastern European country by Russia. As of 6 pm on Saturday, 122,732 persons had signed an online petition by a civil society organisation, Concerned Nigerians, titled ‘Stop discriminating, provide […]

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Ebun Adegboruwa,(SAN), has described the new dress code for female police officers as illegal. In a statement on Saturday, the lawyer said the new dress code should be reversed. As reported on Friday, the Nigeria Police Force had approved a new dress code that allows female police officers to voluntarily […]

Nigerian students, who just got evacuated from Ukraine amidst the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, prepare to leave the airport tarmac after landing at the Nnamdi Azikwe Airport Abuja, Nigeria on March 4, 2022. – A first batch of 415 Nigerian students who were studying in Ukraine were flown back home on Friday, according […]