The United Kingdom’s High Commissioner-designate to Nigeria, Pete Vowles, has arrived in Abuja to begin his new diplomatic assignment. Vowles succeeds Richard Montgomery, who previously served as the UK High Commissioner to Nigeria.His arrival was announced in a statement issued on Monday by the Senior Communications and Public Diplomacy Officer at the British High Commission,…
Aliko Dangote, President of Dangote Industries, has revealed that he acquired his first private jet at the age of 22 and a half. Dangote disclosed this while speaking at an event in Lagos, where he reflected on his early business journey and achievements. The billionaire businessman said his acquisition of a private jet at such…
The Nigeria High Commission in London has clarified the controversy surrounding the £70 administrative fee paid by some Nigerians during the ongoing passport intervention exercise in the United Kingdom. The mission said the £70 charge was not approved by the Federal Government, stressing that the standard administrative fee for the passport intervention remains £20. The…
Potential new tuberculosis vaccines could save millions of lives, but uncertainty over future demand may create supply challenges for manufacturers, the global vaccine alliance Gavi has warned. Gavi said uncertainty surrounding demand could affect manufacturers’ decisions to invest in production capacity for late-stage tuberculosis vaccine candidates, potentially creating supply risks once the vaccines are approved….
The 2027 African Action Congress, AAC, presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has criticised Nigerians opposing his proposed N500,000 minimum wage for Nigerian workers.Sowore described the opposition as “wickedness” and argued that the concerns over inflation should not be used to justify paying workers low wages. The AAC presidential candidate made his position known in a post…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has warned legal practitioners against charging clients in foreign currencies, saying offenders will face prosecution. The EFCC gave the warning through the Acting Zonal Director of its Lagos Zonal Directorate 2, ACE I Bawa Usman Kaltungo, during a meeting with members of the Nigerian Bar Association Lagos Task Force…
The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a man identified as Oloruntoba Babatunde, also known as “Meko,” over the production of a herbal liquid suspected to have caused the deaths of residents in Araromi-Obu and Odigbo communities in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State. The arrest followed reports of sudden and unexplained deaths linked…
(ADC), Ojekunle Abigail Olanike (NDC), Adeoye Beulah Olufemi (PDP) and Sina Peller (APM); Oyo South – Oseni Abasi Aderemi (APC), Lukman Adeola Adetunji (ADC), Abdulateef Gbolagade (NDC), Adeleke Kehinde Saheed (PDP) and Adedeji Dhikrullahi Olajide (APM). Plateau North has Mwadkwon Simon Davou (APC), Rose Bitrus Mwanti (ADC), Bature Musa Jonathan (NDC) and Gwottson Dalyop; Plateau…
Former Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has urged Nigerian Catholics to take active part in politics, warning that staying away from public affairs could create room for people without strong moral principles to take control of government. Fayemi made the call on Saturday while speaking at a plenary session of the Catholic Bishops Conference…
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, has mourned the death of a frontline leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Moba Local Government, Hon. Lawrence Adebayo Kolawole, popularly known as “Aba Leader,” who died at the age of 88. Kolawole, a prominent grassroots politician and community leader from Otun-Ekiti, died on Saturday after a…
