An analysis of visas the United Kingdom issued to Nigerians in 2022 has revealed that more visas were granted to dependants than students. Though the figure of visas issued from June 2022 to April 2023 would be out on Thursday, the UK, however, enacted a law that banned migrating students of some countries, including Nigeria,…
Nigerian veteran singer, Lanre Dabiri popularly known as ElDee, has claimed that his father was the first person to introduce the internet to Nigeria. He said this in an interview with media personality, JOI, which went viral on Tuesday. According to the singer, his father was responsible for all internet connections in the country, and…
The United Kingdom has put in place a new law that will see Nigerian students and others studying in the UK from bringing their family as dependents except “under specific circumstances.” This is as the UK government aims to bring immigration into the country that stands at around one million down, Sky News reports. Under…
The Second Niger Bridge has been named after President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). This was made known by the Special Assistant to the President on Digital Communications, Bashir Ahmad, on his Twitter page on Tuesday. Ahmad wrote, “BREAKING: The Second Niger Bridge is to officially be called/known as MUHAMMADU BUHARI SECOND NIGER BRIDGE. “The…
Prof. Adesoji Adesugba, Managing Director, Nigeria Export Process Zones Authority (NEPZA) has said that the election of Mr Dele Kelvin Oye as the 22nd President of the National Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), will elicit aggressive local and international investments’ promotion by the Organised Private Sector to rapidly grow the…
The Director General of the World Health Organisation, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus has urged countries to be prepared for the next pandemic. Dr Ghebreyesus said this on Monday at the ongoing 76th World Health Assembly in Geneva, which sets to address global health challenges including future pandemics, and eradicating polio, among others. He said the end…
A group, Justice for Sylvester Oromoni Committee, on Monday, expressed displeasure over the prolonged delay by the coroner’s inquest set up by the Lagos State Government to investigate the cause of death of Sylvester Oromoni Jnr. Oromoni, a JSS II student of Dowen College, Lekki in Lagos State reportedly died on November 30, 2021, from…
Justice Adeola Olatubosun of the Chief Magistrates Court in Yaba, Lagos State, has reportedly adjourned the trial of Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti, to Wednesday, May 24, 2023. The trial, which was slated for today, May 23, 2023, was said to have been adjourned as a result of the judge’s absence from the court, a source…
Chef Hilda Effiong Bassey, popularly known as Hilda Baci, has urged people who are seeking to beat her 100-hour record time for the “longest cooking marathon by an individual” to wait until she receives her certificate from Guinness World Record. The chef made this known during an interview on Channels Television’s ‘Sunrise Daily’ on Tuesday….
The Lagos State Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture on Monday commiserated with the family and colleagues of late Yoruba actor, Murphy Afolabi, whose death was announced on Sunday, May 14. The Ministry disclosed this in a post on its official Facebook page. The statement partly read, “The Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mrs…
