The number of passports issued by the Nigeria Immigration Service rose by 38 per cent between 2020 and 2021. This is an increase from 767,164 to 1,059,607 passports issued in 2020…
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Breaking: Lagos empowers 11,251 indigent Lagosians with skills acquisition
The Lagos State Government on Monday said it has empowered 11,251 indigent Lagosians with various skills acquisition between 2019 and now. The beneficiaries were trained on various vocations, across the available…
NSA: IPPIS uncovers 54,000 payroll frauds
Major General Babagana Monguno (retd), the National Security Adviser has stated that since the day the federal government adopted the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS), it has uncovered at least…
Abia: NSCDC arrests four illegal oil dealers
Officials of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps have paraded four suspects over involvement in illegal dealings in petroleum products. The news corps Commandant in the state, Muhammad Sanyinna while…
UNAIDS: New HIV infections down by 45%
Dr Leo Zekeng, Country Director, UN Joints Action Against HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), said the intervention of the Global Fund has helped to reduce new HIV infections globally by 45 per cent. Zekeng…
Report: Kano govt denies rumours of holiday extension for public schools
The Kano State Government has refuted rumours of an extension of schools’ vacation by one week in the state The government denied the rumours in a statement by the Director of…
ADELEKE: Osun gov-elect assembles 52 lawyers for tribunal battle
Osun State governor-elect, Ademola Adeleke, has assembled about 52 lawyers, including seven Senior Advocates of Nigeria, to defend his case at the Election Petition Tribunal in Osogbo. Governor Adegboyega Oyetola, who…
Lagos: Collection of parking levy is constitutional – Govt
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday said the collection of parking levy by its parking agency was empowered by law. The Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederick Oladeinde, disclosed this in Ikeja…
Official: Over 2,000 Nigerian Doctors Left For Europe, S/Arabia, Canada In 6 Months
Over 2,000 doctors had left Nigeria for Europe, Saudi Arabia and Canada as of June this year, the National Association of Government General Medical and Dental Practitioners (NAGGMDP), has said. The…
NITDA reportedly trains eight startups, gives $45,000 grant
In line with implementing digital innovation and entrepreneurship, The National Information Technology Development Agency has trained eight Nigerian startups to create business ideas that will provide technological solutions to problems facing the…