The federal government has granted five months amnesty for regularisation of expired visas to allow travellers comply with the new visa regime. A statement at the weekend by the public relations officer of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Akinsola Akinlabi said the amnesty would also reinforce a secure and transparent migration system. The statement read:…

… Announces Resettlement of Additional 3,000 families Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, has commiserated with the people of Malam Fatori, Abadam local government area, over the recent attack by Boko Haram insurgents that claimed nine lives and left four others injured. Addressing the people of the area, governor Zulum, whose condolence message was delivered…

Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum has dismissed speculation in some sections of the online media that he would lead five other governors in defecting to the opposition coalition party, the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Zulum, in a statement by his spokesperson, Dauda Iliya at the weekend, described the rumour as unfounded and baseless fabrication…

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted cocaine consignments concealed in lipsticks and property title documents going to the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia respectively. The spokesman of the NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday, said the illicit drug consignments were recovered from cargos being prepared for shipment at…

The first cohort of the Regional Public Health Emergency Management Training has graduated in Abuja. The intermediate level training was hosted by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S. CDC) in collaboration with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention. Seventeen public health emergency operations centre staff members from countries across…

The Seventh Regional Consultation of the Network of National Human Rights Institutions in West Africa (NNHRI-WA) has ended in Abuja with the election of Nigeria’s Executive Secretary, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Anthony Ojukwu as the new President. The meeting with theme: “Justice for Africans and People of African Descent through Reparations: The Role of…

…Saddens by Several Horrific Violations of Rights of Defenseless, Vulnerable Persons The Minister of Women Affairs, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim has decried the degeneration of the country’s moral and societal values which have seen few months old baby raped, a 2 year old girl stolen from her mother’s bed and raped by several men and other several…

By Uko Okon The Director-General of the Nigerian Technical Aid Corps (NTAC), Rt. Hon. Yusuf Buba Yakub, has congratulated President Bola Tinubu on the successful signing of a Technical Manpower Assistance Agreement with the government of Saint Lucia. Describing the development as a milestone achievement, Buba said it is a direct result of President Tinubu’s…

By Uko Okon The Ibibio people of Akwa Ibom State have firmly declared that they will not concede any part of their land currently occupied by Obolo people for the creation of Obolo State. This position was made known by Ifim Ibom Ibibio, the highest traditional leadership institution in Akwa Ibom, during the public hearing…

By Uko Okon In a significant development, the Akwa Ibom State Government has increased the monthly allowance for National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members serving in the state to N20,000. The announcement has sparked jubilation among corps members, who had long awaited an upward review of their stipends. Previously, corps members serving in public institutions…