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No fewer than 319 Nigerians will be evacuated from South Africa on Tuesday. It was learnt that arrangements for the evacuation would be tidier than the previous one, which was done on Wednesday. The Federal Government had on Wednesday evacuated 187 Nigerians from South Africa following xenophobic attacks by its …

President Buhari at the maiden Federal Executive Council meeting of his renewed mandate, approved contracts for roads across Nigeria, worth over N182bn, Presidency has said. According to the information on the Instagram handle of a presidential aide, Buhari Sallau, the following are the approved road projects: 1. Lagos-Badagry expressroad to …

There is trouble in the opposition Peoples Democratic Party following former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s loss at the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal. The development, it was gathered, has made some members of Board of Trustees of the PDP to travel to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates on Saturday (today) …

Nearly 22,000 Nigerians have been reported missing in the North-east region due to a decade of conflict in the area, according to the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Peter Maurer. Maurer told reporters Thursday in Lagos that the figure is the highest number of missing …

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Thursday morning received another batch of 158 Nigerians from Libya. Alhaji Idris Muhammed, the Head of NEMA Territorial Office in Lagos, told newsmen that the agency received the returnees on behalf of the Federal Government. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that …

The South African Government have been accused of cancelling Visas already issued to evacuating Nigerians, introducing new Immigration rules to prevent the Nigerian Government from evacuating Nigerians who are willing to leave the country. This was disclosed by the chairman, Nigeria Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, and returnees who arrived the …

The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja on Wednesday dismissed the petition of the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, challenging the outcome of the February 23, 2019 presidential election in its entirety. “This petition is accordingly, and hereby dismissed in its entirety,” says Tribunal. “In …

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Wednesday commenced a stakeholders meeting on effects of climate change in Nigeria and ways to mitigate its impact on the country. Alhaji Mustapha Mai-Haja, the Director General of the agency, who declared the meeting open in Yola, said the outcome would help strengthen …

Usulor Usulor of Anambra and Joshua Ajuozie of Edo have both won gold medals in the Judo event at the ongoing National Youth Games (NYG) in Ilorin. Usulor defeated Angela Elechi of Delta in the girl’s Judo 44kg final, while Joshua Ajuozie of Edo defeated Kehinde Sulaimon of Lagos in …

President Muhammadu Buhari charges his ministers on the need to render selfless services to Nigerians as he preside over his first Federal Executive Council(FEC) meeting after his second term inauguration in Abuja. The president, who gave reasons for creating new ministries, enjoined the ministers never to fail in meeting the …