President Bola Tinubu on Saturday departed France for London, according to a statement by his Special Adviser on Special Duties, Communications and Strategy, Mr. Dele Alake. President Tinubu had concluded his official trip to Paris, France on Friday, during which he had an outstanding participation in the summit for ‘A New Global Financing Pact’, hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron. …

Barely a week to Sallah, ram sellers at the Kara end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Friday lamented low sales, blaming the low patronage on the prevailing economic situation and the sudden increase in the cost of transporting the animals from the northern part of the country. Similarly, some buyers said that ram prices had gone up, lamenting that it …

Those familiar with road travel before fancy luxury buses and jeeps displaced wooden-back Bedford light trucks, famously called mammy wagons, might remember this ubiquitous message in cursive, bright colours scrawled on the rear and sometimes on the sides of trucks plying highways in Nigeria’s South-East: “No condition is permanent”. I’m not quite sure what the motivation was. My guess is …

The Department of State Services (DSS) has called for vigilance before and during next week’s Eid-el-Kabir celebrations. This, the service said, was imperative as reports had indicated plans by hoodlums to attack worship and recreational centres before and during the festivities. In a statement in Abuja on Thursday, the Public Relations Officer of the DSS, Dr. Peter Afunanya said the evil …

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) said that airlifting of pilgrims to the Holy Land will end on Saturday. The commission asked intending pilgrims, yet to be airlifted, to reach the nearest Pilgrims’ Welfare agency for confirmation and subsequent dispatch for the 2023 Hajj Pilgrimage. In a statement on Thursday, NAHCON’s Assistant Director for Public Affairs, Fatima Usara said: “Outbound …

The Nigerian Medical Mission to Saudi Arabia for this year’s hajj has recommended sanctions against states with high numbers of advanced pregnant women approved as pilgrims. The mission was constituted by the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) to provide quality healthcare services to Nigerian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia throughout the Hajj period. Its Chief of Operations and Head of …

A video is trending online. In it, a man mimicking lawyers with his funny wig and gown was heard reporting a case of theft, ostensibly to a judge: ”My Lord, they have stolen our mandate – but e be like say the thief na better thief”! He then reeled out the good deeds of the “thief” so far! He mentioned …

Last Saturday, I clocked 21 years in the telecommunications industry! I was delighted to receive a notification, early on Saturday morning, from the great Airtel Africa HR team reminding me of and congratulating me for my dedicated service to the organization! Yes, I have spent all of the 21 years in the same organization with neither shame nor regret but …

My attention has been drawn to speculation purported to have emanated from the Presidential Policy Advisory group erroneously classifying the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) as a revenue generating Agency, thereby proposing a merger of NIMASA, CUSTOMS and FIRS. It is a very serious misconception and dangerous for the future of shipping/ Maritime industry in Nigeria. The Nigerian …

President Bola Tinubu has departed Abuja for Paris, France to join his counterparts from across the world at the Paris Summit for the New Global Financial Pact. The President’s official Gulfstream jet departed the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport at 11:30 am Tuesday for his first foreign trip as president. The two-day summit, which will be hosted …