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Nigerians held in Ethiopian prisons as transfer agreement stalls

Efforts to repatriate Nigerians serving jail terms in Ethiopia have stalled as delays persist in finalising a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between both countries. The...

NIS begins clampdown on foreign nationals over visa violations

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has launched enforcement operations against foreign nationals who have overstayed their visas or breached entry conditions. Akinsola Akinlabi, NIS spokesperson,...

China launches new ‘K visa’ amid U.S. H-1B restrictions

China has begun issuing a new visa known as the K visa, a scheme targeted at young foreign science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)...

Lagos recovers over ₦815m, $52,000 for indigent residents in 25 years

The Lagos State Government has disclosed that the Office of the Public Defender (OPD), now renamed the Bureau of Public Defender (BPD), has recovered...

PENGASSAN cut-off crude oil, gas supply to Dangote refinery

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has directed its branches to halt crude oil and gas supplies to the...

NDLEA, German government commission sniffer dog facility in Lagos

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has inaugurated a state-of-the-art sniffer dog facility in Ikeja, Lagos, with support from the German government. The centre,...

Dangote refinery denies mass sack, says exercise is reorganisation to curb sabotage

The management of Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals has denied reports that it sacked its workers. It insisted instead that the company is carrying out...

FAAN launches cashless payment system at Lagos, Abuja airports

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has announced the launch of ‘Operation Go Cashless’, a new contactless and cashless payment system introduced in...

Japan scraps ‘Africa Hometown’ project after after Nigeria’s ‘special visas’ controversy

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has announced it is terminating its “JICA Africa Hometown” initiative, citing “misunderstandings and confusion” over the project’s purpose. JICA...

BUA chairman says naira may appreciate between ₦1,300/$ before year-end

Abdul Samad Rabiu, BUA Group Chairman, has predicted that the naira could strengthen to between ₦1,300 and ₦1,400 per US dollar by the end...

FBI offers $10,000 reward for Nigerian man wanted over US bank fraud

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has announced a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of 56-year-old Olumide Adebiyi Adediran, a Nigerian-born...

NUPRC withdraws approval for TotalEnergies’ $860m asset sale to Chappal Energies

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has revoked its approval for TotalEnergies EP Nigeria Limited’s $860 million asset sale to Chappal Energies, a...

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