Nigerians spent $1.58 billion on health tourism, foreign education, and other personal matters in six months, data from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have revealed. The data from the apex bank’s Balance of Payment compilation spanning the first six months of 2023 showed that Nigerians spent $245.68 million on overseas health-related issues, $896.09 million on foreign education, and $434.63 …

The Police Force Public Relations Officer, Assistant Commissioner Olumuyiwa Adejobi has urged Nigerians to report anyone seen with live ammunition to curb arms proliferation in Nigeria. In a statement shared on Sunday on his official X account in which he share picture of live ammunition, Adejobi said: “These are live ammunition, called “èpà” or “groundnuts” in the street. “They are …

The immediate past Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has urged Nigerians not to be weary over present difficulty they are going through. Aregbesola spoke on Saturday in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, at the inauguration of projects and empowerment programme sponsored by Osun Economic Development Team. The former Osun State governor, who sought the cooperation of all stakeholders particularly …

France has joined a list of countries that have imposed immigration restrictions on international students (including Nigerians) with new legislation that will stop them from bringing their families to the country. The law passed by the parliament on Friday provides a new toughening immigration policy that makes it more difficult for migrants to bring family members to France and delays …

President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerians not to exploit the country’s current economic situation for abnormal profit. Over the weekend, the National Bureau of Statistics pegged the country’s inflation rate at 28.2 per cent — Nigeria’s highest since August 2005. In an interview with newsmen on Sunday, President Tinubu acknowledged the “severe impact” of some of his economic policies on …

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued a fresh directive to all banks and Nigerians regarding accepting old and redesigned Naira notes, according to a statement on Wednesday by its Acting Director of Corporate Communications, Mrs. Sidi Hakama. This is as the Supreme Court ruled also on Wednesday that the old Naira denominations of N200, N500 and N1,000 notes continue …

The Chairman/CEO of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa has revealed that 99% of Nigerians are currently languishing in Ethiopian prisons for drug trafficking offences. Dabiri-Erewa made this revelation in an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday. She said, “Sometime ago, the Nigerian Mission in Ethiopia had a long conversation with the Ethiopian authorities, and they got …

Islamic scholar, Mufti Menk, on Friday, said Nigeria could further excel in its current status as the giant of Africa if its citizens would support and demand good leadership at all levels. He said this shortly after emerging with his delegation from a closed-door meeting held with President Bola Tinubu at the State House, Abuja. Menk emphasised the need for …

The Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa has urged Nigerians travelling abroad to have proper documentation to avoid irregularities and unpleasant consequences. Dabiri-Erewa stated this when she visited some Nigerians in one of the shelters in Brampton, Canada. Dabiri-Erewa warned Nigerians who have the intent to travel to Canada either without proper documentation or to seek asylum …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted Nigerians, particularly healthcare providers, to one batch of counterfeit Meronem 1g injection in circulation across the country. The information is contained in a public alert Number 036/2023 by the agency’s Director General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, and issued to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) yesterday in Abuja. …