The Federal Government has entered into an agreement with the United States on an extension of tourist visa validity for both countries to five years. In a statement on Friday by Sola Fasure, the spokesperson to the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, the Federal Government said the new policy applies to tourist visas, as well as visas for diplomats …

The United States ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard has said that her country, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has provided over $25 million in support for the forthcoming elections in Nigeria. At a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday, Leonard said the US has no preferred candidate and would favour none. She clarified that the …

Solomon Agbalaka was named Man of the Match following Nigeria’s 1-0 win against hosts Egypt at the ongoing 2023 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations. This was as the seven-time African champions steered their campaign back on the rails after defender Agbalaka’s 71st minute header collected all three points from host nation, Egypt at the Cairo International Stadium on Wednesday night. …

The African Union (AU) Observation Mission has said that it is on the ground to support Nigeria through a peaceful, credible, transparent election and transition of power. The AU Mission urged Nigerians to remain faithful to its democracy. Leading the AU Observation mission on a visit to Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, in Abuja, its head and former …

The African Union Commission announced on Tuesday that it would be sending a 90-strong observer mission to Nigeria for this month’s elections. Africa’s most populous country goes to the polls on 25 February for the presidential and National Assembly elections but has been plunged into crisis in the run-up to the vote with dire shortages of cash and fuel. The …

President Muhammadu Buhari has called on the government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to lift its blanket visa ban on Nigerians. During a telephone conversation with UAE President, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Tuesday, President Buhari requested that his UAE counterpart review the blanket visa ban imposed on Nigerians intending to travel to the UAE. Sheikh Al …

The European Union (EU) has pledged to support Nigeria in recovering its stolen assets in foreign countries, tackling corruption, curbing illicit financial flows, and enhancing credible elections in the country. At the sixth round of the  Nigeria-EU Human Rights dialogue in Abuja on Friday, the Head of the EU delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Ms Samuela Isopi said that at …

NNPC Limited has announced that the country requires N4.27 trillion to subsidise fuel in order to alleviate the ongoing nationwide shortage. Its Group CEO, Mallam Mele Kyari said, in a recent interview on Channels TV‘s The 2023 Verdict that the NNPC sells fuel to oil marketing companies at N113 per litre with the goal of setting a market price of …

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that he suspects international groups that want to destroy Nigeria are behind the plight of Boko Haram we have faced, adding that it is fraudulent even by the name given to the terror group. He stated this while delivering a keynote address at a lunch organized by the Kano state government on Monday after the …

In an attempt to address the skills gap in the employment sector and leverage Nigeria’s huge population of young people to drive economic prosperity, European businesses operating in the country and the European Union have said that the youth demographic has the potential to transform the country. At a stakeholders conference titled, “Youths, Education, Employment and Skills”, and hosted by …