Author: Ifetayo Adeniyi

Nigeria to sign bilateral air service agreement with Brazil Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, and the Brazilian Minister of Ports and Airports, Silvio Costa Filho. Nigeria to sign bilateral air service agreement with Brazil • Agreement will allow Air Peace and Caverton operate the route. The duo of Nigeria and Brazil are set to strengthen their aviation ties as both countries move closer to establishing a Bilateral Air Service Agreement. The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, made this development known on his official X account on Wednesday. “Yesterday, along with my team, I…

UK: No new restrictions on visa rules for Nigerians UK: No new restrictions on visa rules for Nigerians The British High Commission in Nigeria has discredited recent speculation about changes to UK visa rules for Nigerians, stating that no new restrictions have been introduced. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Commission emphasised that the UK’s immigration system is constantly reviewed to balance legal migration with efforts to curb abuse. The Commission reaffirmed the strength of bilateral ties between the United Kingdom and Nigeria, particularly in the area of people-to-people connections. The statement reads, “We keep our immigration system under…

Elite gets attention of IG, sets up special police unit for protection Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun Elite gets attention of IG, sets up special police unit for protection • Niger govt procured 25 vehicles to police force. The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has set up a special unit of the police for the protection of the elite. The unit is called the Special Protection Unit. According to the Niger State head of the new unit, Hassan Sani, it is designed to meet the increasing demand for elites’ protection in the country. Bago’s chief press secretary, Bologi Ibrahim,…

Adeboye, while visiting Plateau, gives assurance to Mutfwang of church’s support Mutfwang and Adeboye in Jos Adeboye, while visiting Plateau, gives assurance to Mutfwang of church’s support The General Overseer of The Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor E. A. Adeboye, has assured Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, of the Church’s support. Adeboye gave the assurance on Wednesday when he led the leadership of RCCG and top Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria members on a courtesy visit to Mutfwang in Jos. In his address, the RCCG leader assured the governor that Plateau was not alone in its travails as the Church…

FG pay out N12bn to 9,648 beneficiaries through Community Revolving Fund – Balarabe Minister of Environment, Balarabe Lawal FG pay out N12bn to 9,648 beneficiaries through Community Revolving Fund – Balarabe The Minister of Environment, Balarabe Lawal, on Wednesday, said the Federal Government has disbursed N12bn to 9,648 beneficiaries in 135 communities across 15 states through the Community Revolving Fund Programme. Lawal, who disclosed this in Abuja at the seventh edition of the 2025 ministerial press briefing, noted that the fund is to strengthen the agricultural value chain, which covers all steps from production to selling food products. He highlighted…

Senate maintains VAT, passes tax reform bills Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. PHOTO CREDIT: X Senate maintains VAT, passes tax reform bills. The Senate has passed the tax reform bills proposed by President Bola Tinubu. The four tax reform bills are the Joint Revenue Board (Establishment) Bill, 2025 (SB. 583); the Nigeria Revenue Service Establishment) Bill, 2025 (SB. 584); Nigeria Tax Administration Bill, 2025 (SB. 585); and Nigeria Tax Bill 2025 (SB. 586). Meanwhile, the Senate rejected a proposal to increase the rate of Value Added Tax (VAT) to 10 per cent but retained it at 7.5 per cent. The nation’s…

Atiku Abubakar apologises to Seyi Tinubu Seyi Tinubu Atiku Abubakar apologises to Seyi Tinubu A self-acclaimed President of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Atiku Abubakar Isah, has said the claims he made against President Bola Tinubu’s son, Seyi Tinubu, are false. In a statement on Wednesday, Atiku addressed the claims which he made in a video that went viral on social media. In the video, he alleged that Seyi Tinubu and the Minister of Youths and Sport, Ayodele Olawande, invited him to Lagos, where he was offered N100 million to support President Tinubu. He stated that he rejected…

FG has put an end to foreign scholarship programme to favour local education Maruf Olatunji Alausa FG has put an end to foreign scholarship programme to favour local education The Federal Government has announced the end of its Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA) Scholarship Programme, a scheme that funded Nigerian students to study abroad. The Minister of Education, Maruf Olatunji Alausa, made this disclosure on Wednesday while addressing the public in Abuja. Alausa explained that the decision follows a thorough policy review aimed at consolidating national investment in domestic tertiary institutions. “Every course Nigerians travel abroad to study through the BEA…

Herbert Wigwe’s Investigation Report Shows Pilot’s Decision as Cause of Fatal Helicopter Crash Late Hubert Wigwe Herbert Wigwe’s Investigation Report Shows Pilot’s Decision as Cause of Fatal Helicopter Crash The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board has released its final report on the helicopter crash that claimed the lives of Nigerian banker Herbert Wigwe and his family last year. According to the investigation, the probable cause was the pilot’s decision to continue flying under visual flight rules (VFR) despite encountering instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), leading to loss of control. On February 9, 2024, Wigwe, the former group chief executive officer (GCEO)…

Atiku Media Office gives description of Bwala as a political turncoat Spokesperson for the Presidency, Daniel Bwala Atiku Media Office gives description of Bwala as a political turncoat The Atiku Media Office has slammed presidential spokesperson, Daniel Bwala, for saying former Vice President Atiku Abubakar may not be destined to be Nigeria’s president. Bwala made the statement during a recent interview on TVC. Reacting, Atiku Media Office described Bwala as a political turncoat, nothing that he was once served as spokesperson for Atiku’s 2023 presidential campaign. The organisation lambasted the presidential spokesperson for trying to lecture a statesman of global…