Updated list of 44 visa-free countries Nigerians can travel to
For Nigerian passport holders looking to explore the world without the hassle of extensive visa fees or long application processes, there’s good news.
Lagos DPO slumps, dies in Ijanikin office
It was reported that the orderly returned to meet the deceased on the floor gasping for breath.
Reject World Bank advice or risk implosion, Nigerians tell Tinubu
Tinubu is the most World Bank-compliant president we have ever had—no question about it. His devotion to the World Bank reform orthodoxy is uncritical and total, and he is blinded to the contradiction in the World Bank’s rhetoric on Nigeria.
NNPC-CNL makes oil ‘discovery’ at PML 49
THE NNPC Limited – Chevron Nigeria Limited Joint Venture (NNPC-CNL JV), yesterday, said it has made a major oil ‘discovery’ at the Meji NW-1 well in Petroleum Mining Lease, PML 49, offshore the Niger Delta.
After a successful drilling, the NNPC-CNL said the well was spudded on September 2, 2024, and the 8,983-ft depth was reached on September 13, 2024.
Rivers experience: Do we still need police on elections days?
Two weeks ago, Local Government election was held in Rivers State which was largely peaceful except in one or two places which witnessed violence.
Naira depreciates to N1,725/$ in parallel market
By Elizabeth Adegbesan The Naira today depreciated to N1,725 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,710 per dollar on Thursday. However, the Naira appreciated to N1,600.78 per dollar in the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market, NAFEM. Data from FMDQ showed that the indicative exchange rate for NAFEM fell to N1,600.78 per dollar from N1,660.49 […]
Fubara approves N85,000 Minimum Wage for Rivers workers, payments begin November
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has approved an increase in the minimum wage for civil servants in the state to N85,000.
Public office holders must be held accountable —Makinde
GOVERNOR ‘Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, yesterday, charged media practitioners to be transparent in discharging their duties as the watchdog of the society, noting that journalists must hold political office holders accountable in the public’s interest.
Stakeholders move to stop NASS’ probe of oil industry — Sources
THERE are strong indications that major stakeholders are fighting hard to stop probe of the oil sector by the National Assembly.
World Food Day: Nigeria’s post-harvest losses hit N3.5trn annually — ActionAid
WITH unabating hunger across the country, ActionAid Nigeria, AAN, yesterday, asserted that Nigeria’s post-harvest losses have hit N3.5 trillion annually, threatening national food security.
1bn people living in acute poverty — UN Report
More than one billion people are living in acute poverty across the globe, a UN Development Programme report said yesterday, with children accounting for over half of those affected.
