The Embassy of Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday, said the visas of 177 Air Peace passengers from Nigeria upon Arrival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia were cancelled for violating the country’s entry rules. According to reports it received from the Nigerian Consulate in Jeddah, the Federal Government had on Tuesday noted that Air Peace Flight No. P4-752 airlifted 264 passengers from the …

Saudi Arabian authorities have cancelled the visas of 264 passengers airlifted by Air Peace. The travellers discovered their fate on arrival in Jeddah from Kano; the authorities insisted the airline must return to Nigeria. Only 87 of the 264 passengers were cleared after Nigerian embassy officials intervened. The flight took off from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos via the …

The Minister of Finance and Co-ordinating Minister of the Economy, Chief Wale Edun has said that Nigerians will pay less for transportation with the introduction of Compressed Natural Gas-powered buses. During a town hall meeting with the management and staff of the Ministry in Abuja, the minister sought the cooperation and support of the staff to enable him to deliver on …

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje has urged Nigerians not to despair, reassuring them that President Bola Tinubu will deliver the good governance and dividends of democracy he promised. The development is coming barely 24 hours after Ganduje appointed former Katsina State Governor, Rt. Hon. Aminu Masari as chairman of a nine-man committee to …

The Chief Medical Director (CMD) of Afe Babalola University Multi-System Hospital (AMSH), Ado Ekiti, Dr. Kolawole Ogundipe has expressed concern that many Nigerians having kidney problems are still considering travelling out of the country to get medical attention. Ogundipe, who said there was hope in the country for such patients, said accessing treatment in Nigeria, apart from being cheaper, would …

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume has solicited the support and understanding of all and sundry to get the nation’s economy out of the doldrums. At the Nigerian Institute of Management Chartered (NIM) 2023 Annual National Management Conference on Monday in Lagos, Akume, represented by his Senior Special Adviser, Dr. Dapo Oyedemi noted that …

A former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd.) has told the current administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu that Nigerians needed change to happen quickly. Receiving the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mallam Mohammed Idris, who paid courtesy visits to him and former military president, General Ibrahim Babangida (rtd.), in Minna, the Niger State capital, on Sunday, Abubakar …

President Bola Tinubu has approved a partnership between the Federal Ministry of Health’s national eye health programme and the Peek Vision Foundation to provide more than five million pairs of eyeglasses to Nigerians with sight impairments. President Tinubu made the announcement in Abuja on Friday during a courtesy visit by Andrew Bastawrous, CEO of the foundation and co-founder of the Vision …

The Minister of Power, Mr. Adebayo Adelabu has promised Nigerians that they will witness improved power supply across the nation soon. Adelabu made the promise on Friday in a chat with journalists when he arrived at the Ladoke Akintola Airport, Alakia, Ibadan. The minister, who received a rousing welcome from his political associates, supporters, family and friends, noted that his …

New minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu has expressed the Federal Government’s commitment to lift 133 million Nigerians out of poverty. Mrs. Edu disclosed this when she assumed office on Monday in Abuja and held maiden meetings with the chief executive officers of the agencies under the ministry. She assured Nigerians of her determination to ensure …