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. …

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 …