Beyond the Headlines
The United States Embassy in Nigeria has announced updates to its immigration visa process, effective January 1, 2025. Applicants with scheduled interviews will now need to visit the Consulate General in Lagos twice as part of the application procedure. The embassy shared on its official X page that “For applicants with interviews scheduled after January […]
Wednesday 11 December 2024 3 nabbed in Kano with N129.5bn fake currencies; 2 die in football clash German President Steinmeier arrives Nigeria on state visit 2027 presidency: Atiku, Obi alliance can’t unseat Tinubu, declares APC Farotimi: Police allege witnesses intimidation, oppose bail application Taraba gov’s sister allegedly shot by police escort dies Relocation dispute: FG […]
Nigeria’s imports from Malta reached a record high of N766.81bn in the third quarter of 2024, according to the latest foreign trade statistics from the National Bureau of Statistics. The figure marked a sharp rise, placing Malta as Nigeria’s fifth-largest import partner for the period, accounting for 5.23 per cent of the country’s total imports, […]
Atsi, a sister of Kefas Agbu, governor of Taraba state, has died from a gunshot injury. Timothy Kataps, secretary to the state government of Taraba, confirmed her demise to TheCable on Tuesday. “Unfortunately, it is true, may her soul rest in peace,” Kataps said in a text message. Atsi was said to have sustained the […]
Kehinde Ogunwumiju, managing partner of Afe Babalola & Co., is suing Dele Farotimi for alleged false and defamatory statements in his book ‘Nigeria and its Criminal Justice System’. In the suit filed on December 6, the senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN) asked the court to stop the publication and sale of the book at all […]
Monday Okpebholo, governor of Edo, struggled while reeling out figures from the 2025 budget proposal. On Tuesday, Okpebholo appeared before the state house of assembly in Benin City to present the N605 billion appropriation bill. The governor said the figures are a 25 percent increase from the 2024 budget. “The Edo state Appropriation Bill of […]
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) says its operatives have seized fake currencies worth N129 billion in Kano state. In a statement on Tuesday, Muyiwa Adejobi, force spokesperson, said three suspects were arrested in connection with the fake currencies. Adejobi identified the suspects as Nura Ibrahim, Muhammed Muntari, and Usman Abdullahi. “Recently, in Kano, the police […]
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Shamseldeen Ogunjimi as the Acting Accountant General of the Federation. Ogunjimi’s appointment came following the pre-retirement leave of the incumbent AGF, Oluwatoyin Madein, who retired on March 7. This was revealed in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Information & Strategy on Tuesday. Onanuga said his […]
Nigeria has reaffirmed its leadership in the global energy sector with the appointment of Mr. Ademola Adeyemi-Bero, Nigeria’s Governor for OPEC, as Chairman of the OPEC Board of Governors for 2025. His appointment was confirmed at the 189th meeting of the OPEC Conference. This was made known in a statement signed by the SA. Media […]
The federal capital territory (FCT) high court has sentenced Solomon Ogodo, an officer of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), to seven years in prison over an employment scam. Ogodo was accused of defrauding unsuspecting job seekers to the tune of N12.2 million. The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) […]
