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Saturday, 16 July 2022 07:30

Aregbesola to Immigration officers: Allow Nigerians with expired passports into the country

Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has directed the Nigeria Immigration Service(NIS), to allow Nigerians in diaspora to return to Nigeria with their expired International Passports. Aregbesola gave the directive on Wednesday, in Lagos, while responding to a complaint by a Nigerian-American citizen, Jamiu Kasumu, at the Alausa Passport Office during his unscheduled visit to the facility. He said Nigerians in diaspora were free to come back home with expired or non-expired Nigerian passport. The Minister said no Nigerian needed travel certificate to come back home, except children, whose parents were Nigerians, but their identity were yet to be established according…

Saturday, 16 July 2022 07:29

What to know after Day 142 of Russia-Ukraine war

Air raid sirens sounded across Kyiv on Saturday as Russia stepped up long-range bombardment of Ukrainian cities that has killed at least 34 people in the last three days and wounded scores. Late on Friday, Russian missiles hit the central city of Dnipro, killing three people and wounding 15, regional Governor Valentyn Reznychenko said on Telegram. Rockets hit an industrial plant and a street next to it, he said. Footage on social media showed thick black smoke rising from the buildings and burning cars. Eight people were killed and 13 injured in a string of shellings in 10 locations in…

Friday, 15 July 2022 07:19

Cocoa fetched Nigeria $500m export revenue in 2021 - NEPC

Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) says it is collaborating with the Imo state government to enhance the production and exportation of cocoa. Anthony Ajuruchi, the council’s trade promotion advisor in Imo, said this on Thursday at a sensitisation workshop on global best practices in cocoa production and processing for export held in Owerri, the state capital. Ajuruchi, who spoke on the theme; ‘Optimising the potentials of cocoa production for export’, said the country exported $500 million worth of cocoa beans in 2021. He urged exporters in the country to take advantage of the huge potentials available in export destinations such…

Friday, 15 July 2022 07:18

World Banks ranks Nigeria among 10 countries with highest inflation rates

The World Bank has listed Nigeria among the top 10 countries in the world with the worst inflation rates based on 2021 figures. Nigeria ranks eighth on the list, with an annual inflation rate of 16.95 per cent, in a list topped by the likes of Sudan, Lebanon and Zimbabwe. Inflation measures the rate of increase in the prices of goods and services in a country at a given point in time. The world is currently battling with high commodity prices, leading to unprecedented inflation rates across most economies in the world, largely due to the surge in energy prices,…

Friday, 15 July 2022 07:16

A sad Bill Gates makes a huge announcement

Billionaire Microsoft co-founder laments the direction the world is going and makes big promises to change the game. Bill Gates is sad. The co-founder of software giant Microsoft turned philanthropist laments the direction the world is heading. In a series of tweets, Gates lists what he calls "setbacks" over the past two years, as if to say that our world is regressing on so many issues. "Several huge global setbacks over the past few years have left many people discouraged and wondering whether the world is destined to get worse," the philanthropist posted on his account. "The pandemic is one…

Friday, 15 July 2022 07:14

What to know after Day 141 of Russia-Ukraine war

Russian missiles struck a Ukrainian city far behind the frontlines in an attack Kyiv officials said was a war crime that killed at least 23 people while there were more signs of progress in efforts to unblock Ukrainian grain exports. The strike on Vinnytsia on Thursday, which Ukraine said had been carried out with Kalibr cruise missiles launched from a Russian submarine in the Black Sea, followed a breakthrough in talks between Moscow and Kyiv on resuming Ukrainian grain shipments and underscored how far the two sides remain from a peace settlement. The United States took steps on Thursday to…

Thursday, 14 July 2022 06:56

50m Nigerians don’t see well, 7m blind outright - Report

Nigerian Optometric Association has said that nearly seven million Nigerians are blind. The association also said Nigeria presently has close to 50 million persons that have some form of visual disability or the other, limiting their ability to work, learn or play. Speaking during a news conference on Wednesday ahead of its 45th National Conference and Vision Expo, National President of the association, Obinna Awiaka, said 80 percent of the causes of blindness and visual disabilities across the world are avoidable. He said, “Many people don’t do periodic eye examinations nor take preventive measures early, and in some cases, they…

Thursday, 14 July 2022 06:55

From N350,000 few weeks ago to N1m+ currently, skyrocketing airfares disrupt Nigerians’ travels abroad

For the third year on the bounce, there will be no summer travel overseas for average holidaymakers in the country. No thanks to the prevailing foreign exchange liquidity crisis that has further raised airfares by at least 200 per cent and average Economy Class tickets above the N1 million-mark. Findings show that foreign airlines are just as hard-pressed by harsh economic realities as their Nigerian customers that have been looking forward to the season. Quite a number of airlines that had earlier positioned capacity in readiness for the summer peak period are now deploying backend-pricing mechanisms to weather the effects…

Thursday, 14 July 2022 06:53

It’s now illegal to use SPY number plates anywhere in Nigeria - IGP

Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba, has banned the use of SPY number plates by vehicle owners nationwide. This he said was to forestall the continuous disregard for traffic rules. The Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. The IGP said the ban was applicable to all road users in the country without exceptions. According to him, it is also to address the continuous disregard for extant laws guiding road use by individuals hiding under the privileges of SPY police number plates. Baba directed police officers and officers of other security agencies…

Thursday, 14 July 2022 06:49

What to know after Day 140 of Russia-Ukraine war

Ukraine, the United Nations and Turkey hailed progress at talks in Istanbul that aim to resume Black Sea grain exports blocked by Russia and ease the risk of starvation faced by millions, but an end to the war remained far off as heavy shelling continued. Turkey's Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said on Wednesday an agreement would be signed next week. Ankara will ensure the safety of shipments in transit and the parties will jointly check grain cargoes in ports, he added. But U.N. chief Antonio Guterres said more work was needed before a deal was finalised. "We have seen a…

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Wednesday, 13 July 2022 05:57

ASUU to Buhari: ‘Enough will not be enough in the struggle to reposition university education’

Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), yesterday, mocked President Muhammadu Buhari over his enough is enough comment and description of ongoing five-month-old strike as inimical to future generation of Nigerians. The union claimed the president’s statement was not only comical but a clear sign of leadership failure claiming the Federal Government had reduced public universities to glorified secondary schools. In a statement addressed to President Buhari entitled: “Mr President Sir: When and why Enough cannot be Enough” signed by ASUU Zonal Coordinator, Lagos, Adelaja Odukoya, the union taunted the President for waking up from his slumber to the reality that…

Wednesday, 13 July 2022 05:55

Sri Lankan president flees country amid economic crisis

The president of Sri Lanka fled the country early Wednesday, days after protesters stormed his home and office and the official residence of his prime minister amid a three-month economic crisis that triggered severe shortages of food and fuel. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, his wife and two bodyguards left aboard a Sri Lankan Air Force plane bound for the city of Male, the capital of the Maldives, according to an immigration official who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the situation. Rajapaksa had agreed to step down under pressure. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said he would…

Wednesday, 13 July 2022 05:54

Former US National Security Adviser, John Bolton, admits involvement in foreign coups

John Bolton, a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and former White House national security adviser, said on Tuesday that he had helped plan attempted coups in foreign countries. Bolton made the remarks to CNN after the day's congressional hearing into the Jan 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. The panel's lawmakers on Tuesday accused former President Donald Trump of inciting the violence in a last-ditch bid to remain in power after losing the 2020 election. Speaking to CNN anchor Jake Tapper, however, Bolton suggested Trump was not competent enough to pull off a "carefully planned coup d'etat,"…

Wednesday, 13 July 2022 05:52

Putin opens fast-track Russian citizenship to all Ukrainians

Vladimir Putin has signed a decree allowing all Ukrainians to easily become Russian citizens. Similar offers have been made to former Soviet Union nations in the past. Dubbed "passportization," critics say the tactic aims to increase Moscow's influence in such areas. Russian President Vladimir Putin expanded a fast-track citizenship process to all Ukrainians on Monday, according to a decree shared on the Russian government's website. The move exempts Ukrainian applicants from the usual requirements for Russian citizenship, such as taking a language test or having to reside in Russia for at least five years. This simplified path to a Russian…

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