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The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo said automation of passport applications is 99% complete and expected to go live next week. Tunji-Ojo disclosed this in an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Tuesday. “That will ensure that all Nigheria need to do in an immigration center—a passport center—is just biometrics, just to take your fingerprints. All other things are …

There is heightened security presence at the National Assembly Complex as President Bola Tinubu gets ready to present the 2024 Appropriation Bill before a joint session of the Senate and House of Representatives by 11am today. It was observed that more armed policemen were drafted to the entrances to the complex which are Main (MOPOL) Gate, the Villa Gate and the Annex …

•Ask IGP to implement PSC recommendations on officers’ promotion  The House of Representatives on Tuesday tasked all the Security Agencies to flush out kidnappers in Abaji and Kwali Area Councils within Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The resolution was passed sequel to the adoption of a motion under Matters of Urgent Public Importance sponsored by Hon. Ajiya Abdulrahman. While stressing the …

Dr Naeem Dalal, Advisor, Non-communicable Diseases, Injuries and Mental Health for Africa CDC, has stressed the need to stop cultural stereotypes that prevent African men from seeking emotional and mental wellness help. Dalal spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lusaka, Zambia, on the sideline of a parallel session on Youth Mental Health in Africa, at the International Conference …

Nigerian Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu has been named the Chairperson of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) inter ministerial committee on social protection. In her maiden remark, Edu Urged member nations to implement the newly adopted regional social protection framework. She also harped on the imperativeness of member countries of the Economic …

• NIIA DG calls for conceptualisation of federalism that works for Nigerian diversity• Sanwo-Olu, Abiodun laud The Guardian at 40   President Bola Tinubu has promised to devolve more powers to the state and local governments as part of the campaign promises enunciated in his “Renewed Hope Agenda.”To achieve this, he said he would soon ask the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) to …

•We must address banks capital adequacy to grow economy – Tinubu’s adviser •Investors inject N110bn in UBA, FBNH, Zenith, Access, other stocks in two days Presidency on Tuesday expressed support for the banking sector consolidation initiative of the Central Bank of Nigeria, saying it would help the country to grow the economy to a new height. This came barely five …

A US military Osprey aircraft crashed off the coast of Japan’s Yakushima Island in southern Kagoshima prefecture on Wednesday, with eight people on board, according to a spokesperson from the Japan Coast Guard. An Osprey aircraft takes off from US military port facilities in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan on March 20, 2023.Kyodo News/Getty Images/FileTokyoCNN —  The Coast Guard received information about …

•Says his administration tackling with boldness, decisiveness manufacturers’ challenges •Highlights access to low-cost capital, multiple taxation, infrastructure issues, FX scarcity, export obstacles, among impediments  President Bola Tinubu told Nigerians yesterday that he was aware of their current pains, but assured that they were only temporary hardships meant to birth permanent gains. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the 2023 National …

Nigerians kick as Court grants ex-CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele 300m bail While alleging that the actions of the security agencies are a direct affront to the rule of law and amount to disregarding the Order of a competent Court of Law, the petitioner argued that the embattled former CBN Governor is now facing persecution and not prosecution. Abah therefore urged …