U.S International student visa application opens November 24- Embassy

U.S International student visa application opens November 24- Embassy

By Victoria Ojeme The United States Embassy in Nigeria has announced November 24 as date for the opening of international student visa applications with an expected heavy surge following the lifting of travel curbs for vaccinated travellers. The US travel restrictions were first imposed in early 2020 to check the spread of COVID-19. With the […]
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Nigeria remains proud of Tony Elumelu — Buhari

Nigeria remains proud of Tony Elumelu — Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has lauded the Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, Mr Tony Elumelu on his remarkable vision in training, mentoring, and funding entrepreneurs from all 54 African countries, describing it as “a truly lasting legacy.”

Beyond Lagos ‘special’ status call

Beyond Lagos ‘special’ status call

EVEN before it was designated the capital of Nigeria in 1914, Lagos had always enjoyed a special status. It was even a colony of its own before amalgamation, and it did not become part of the Western Region until the first creation of states by General Yakubu Gowon in 1967. By the time the capital […]

Embrace Mortgage Housing, Enugu govt urges residents

Embrace Mortgage Housing, Enugu govt urges residents

The Enugu State Government has urged its residents to leverage opportunities in mortgage schemes to provide affordable houses for the low-income earners to address the housing deficit in the state.

Bandits’ siege to Abuja

Bandits’ siege to Abuja

IT was only a matter of time before the terrorists which the Federal Government refers to as “Bandits” would descend on Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory. In the last couple of years, they have made states such as Kaduna, Niger, Zamfara, Katsina, Kebbi and Sokoto their playgrounds, killing, kidnapping people and abducting school children. The […]

Nigeria seeks to match China’s 3000 special economic zones with higher funding for NEPZA

Nigeria seeks to match China’s 3000 special economic zones with higher funding for NEPZA

By Victoria Ojeme Nigeria hopes to parallel China’s 3000 special economic zones with an increased budgetary vote to the Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA). Professor Adesoji Adesugba, the Managing Director of NEPZA said this during the defence of 2021 Budget and the presentation of that of 2022 before the House Committee on Commerce and […]

I Started My Music Career On TV Show: Don Vs

I Started My Music Career On TV Show: Don Vs

Europe-based ace Nigerian musician, Uyinmwen Omosigho, popularly called Don Vs has revealed how he started his music career way back in 2004 in the ancient city of Benin, Edo State, south-south Nigeria. The multiple award-winning artist said that he had a humble beginning as a musician from a television show at Edo Broadcasting Service (EBS). […]

Securing Nigeria’s fiscal future with a new fiscal legislation

Securing Nigeria’s fiscal future with a new fiscal legislation

Policy experiences show that strong fiscal governance is an important factor for fiscal performance. In this piece, VICTOR OKEKE makes a case for the amendment of the current fiscal law to help contain the deficit bias of fiscal policy making in Nigeria.

NBM shuts down some chapters

NBM shuts down some chapters

By Boluwaji Obahopo The ripples caused by allegations brought against some members of NBM of Africa have led to the shutting down of the organization’s activities in its North American and Southern African chapters. A few weeks ago, there were embarrassing fraud-related allegations against some suspended members of the organization in USA and South Africa. […]