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Mali Slaps Visa Bond on US Travellers in Retaliation to US Policy

In a tit-for-tat move, Mali has imposed the same visa bond requirements on United States citizens that Washington placed on Malian travelers. Mali’s...

Just In: Two-Week Warning Strike Looms as ASUU Gives Notice

Effective midnight Sunday, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has ordered a withdrawal of services across the country, commencing a two-week warning...

Waves of Innovation: How First Bank turned Lagos into Africa’s Electric Playground

By Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos Lagoon glistened in shades of blue and gold as electric powerboats sliced through the water, cheered on by...

Theft Rocks Ibom Air: Passenger Caught Stealing Huge Cash from Foreign National’s Luggage

An Ibom Air passenger on a flight from Uyo to Abuja was arrested after allegedly stealing a substantial amount of cash from a...

Lagos Airport: Passengers Caught with $6.1m Undeclared Cash

Over $6.1 million in undeclared cash was intercepted at the domestic wing of Lagos’s Murtala Muhammed Airport (MM2) on Saturday, leading to the...

Presidency releases details of presidential pardon, clemency

Illegal miners, white-collar convicts, remorseful drug offenders, foreigners, Maj.-Gen. Mamman Vatsa, Major Akubo, Prof. Magaji Garba, capital offenders such as Maryam Sanda, Ken...

Revocation of 1,263 Mining Licences: Alake Gets Death Threats

Dr. Dele Alake, the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, revealed that he has received death threats and threats of international arbitration from some...

Peru’s President Impeached Amid Public Safety Crisis

Lawmakers in Peru removed president Dina Boluarte from office just after midnight on Friday, ending a stint in office plagued by protests, corruption...

Vandals’ Attempt to Dismantle Power Towers in Kaduna Foiled, Suspects Arrested

By Joycelyn Ellakeche Adah A coordinated effort between security operatives and community vigilantes has thwarted an attempt to vandalize key power transmission infrastructure...

Abuja Hosts 2025 Africa Climate Forum: Green Finance and Energy Transition Take Centre Stage

By Joycelyn Ellakeche Adah The 2025 Africa Climate Forum (ACF) will gather global and regional leaders in Abuja on October 14–15 to chart...

Just In: Mamman Vatsa, Ken Saro Wiwa, Herbert Macaulay, Farouk Lawan, 14 Others Get Presidential Pardon

Maj.-Gen. Mamman Jiya Vatsa, sentenced to death over a treason charge in 1986, the ‘Ogoni Nine’ and others, have received a posthumous pardon...

Just In: Nonagenarian Dr. Christopher Kolade Exits

Ex-Nigeria’s High Commissioner to UK, veteran broadcaster, author and elder statesman, Dr Christopher Kolade is dead. Aged 92, the news of his death...

High-Roller Football Gambler Sues Betfair for £1.5m

A multimillionaire “problem gambler” who blew nearly £1.5m on football wagers is suing Betfair for his money back in a landmark case, claiming...

Meta Agrees to Pay $32.8m Settlement for Violating Nigerians’ Data Rights

Meta Platforms Inc., the company that owns Facebook and Instagram, has agreed to pay $32.8 million to Nigeria’s Data Protection Commission for breaking...

Ogun Airport Takes Off: First Commercial Flight Lands in Abuja

The Gateway International Airport in Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, witnessed its first commercial flight inauguration on Tuesday, officiated by Governor Dapo Abiodun. A ValueJet...

Breaking: Embattled Science and Technology Minister Resigns

Geoffrey Uche Nnaji, the Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, has resigned following some allegations bordering on certificate forgery against him. President Bola...