Nigerians want private ranches as solution to violence, killings caused by open grazing

Oyo moves to ban open grazing, RUGA, farm encroachment by herders New bill gives conditions to herders ‘Ghana is faced with similar cattlemen’s crisis’ Nigerians have urged the Federal and State Governments to facilitate the establishment of private ranches as part of solutions to frequent clashes and loss of lives and property associated with the […]

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FG bows to pressure, reduces visa fees for Americans

The Federal Government has approved a reduction in visa charges payable by United States citizens from $180 to $160. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, explained on Wednesday, that the Comptroller-General of Nigeria Immigration Service, Muhammad Babandede, had been directed to implement the decrease in the visa charges with effect from Thursday. The development […]

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Police dock dismissed soldier who allegedly killed Abia motorcyclist

L-R: Nwaorgu Chimaobi’s widow Chiamaka and baby; dismissed soldier Johnson Ajayi at the accused’s arraignment on Wednesday. Photo: Sunday Nwakanma The Nigeria Police Force on Wednesday arraigned in court a former Army officer that reportedly killed a motorcyclist in Obingwa, Abia State where the widow of the slain man met the accused. The now dismissed […]

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Adekunle Ajasin University donates equipment to police

Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Ondo State has donated office equipment to ease the take-off of the newly created Area Command of the Nigeria Police located at Iwaro-Oka Akoko. The donated items include computers and printers, and this gesture marked another step in the Corporate Social Responsibility of the University to the people and organisations […]

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UNIMED to begin Herbal Medicine as NUC accredits courses

From next academic session, the University of Medical Science, (UNIMED) Ondo will commence the study of Herbal Medicine. The university’s Vice Chancellor, Prof Friday Okonofua dropped the hint in Ondo during an exclusive interview. He said the curriculum for the programme had been developed by the institution and submitted to the National University Commission (NUC) […]

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Manufacturers want government to revisit industrial, backward integration policies

Local manufacturers in the country have charged the new Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Adeniyi Adebayo, to formulate a comprehensive industrialisation policy that would prioritize developmental efforts towards driving backward integration programmes and create linkages for various value chains in the manufacturing industry. Indeed, the local producers noted that the association would work with […]

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Lagos assembly moves to probe Ambode’s N45b bus purchase, summons officials

The Lagos State House Assembly has set up a committee to investigate the purchase of 820 buses under former Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s administration. It stated that it was important to investigate the purchase of the 820 of the 5,000 buses since Ambode proposed an estimated N45b for the state’s mass transit project, in spite of […]

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Payback time for Nigeria as U.S. raises visa fee

• Begins new rate tomorrow• Mixed feelings as Trump mulls end to birthright citizenship After more than 18 months of unfruitful negotiations with the Nigerian government to reduce its high visa fee, the United States Embassy yesterday invoked its reciprocity rule. “The total cost for a U.S. citizen to obtain a visa to Nigeria is […]

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Eni reports huge oil, gas find in Nigeria

Italian oil major Eni said Wednesday that Nigerian subsidiary Agip has found lots of gas and oil in an onshore facility in the Niger delta, raising potential output in Africa’s leading oil exporter. The Eni-operated NAOC, which is majority-owned by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), with minority stakes held by Oando and Eni, made […]

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