FG begins e-registration for non Nigerians in 8 states
The federal government has flagged off the electronic registration of non-Nigerians resident in the country in eight states. In Kwara state, governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq described the exercise by the…
China, U.S. to hold trade talks in October; Beijing says phone call went well
China and the United States on Thursday agreed to hold high-level trade talks in early October in Washington, amid fears that an escalating trade war could trigger a global economic…
South Africa acknowledges “Afrophobia” fallout as riots overshadow conference
South Africa’s government acknowledged on Thursday that prejudice was partly to blame for deadly rioting that has targeted foreign businesses, as those attacks and reprisals overshadowed a continental economic conference…
Police arraign woman for impersonating AEDC staff, selling stolen metres
The police in Abuja on Thursday arraigned a 47-year-old woman, Zipporah Kure, in a Dutse Grade 1 Area Court for allegedly impersonating a staff of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company…
Buhari meets China’s Special Envoy, to discuss bilateral ties
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday met with the Special Envoy of the President of the People’s Republic of China, Yang Jiechi, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The Nigerian leader and…
NIS encourages Nigerians get the NIN, says problem on the e-Passport with UAE resolved
The Comptroller General (CG) of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Muhammad Babandede, has said the enhanced e-passport is acceptable and valid for entering all countries. He gave the reassurance in…
S/Africa’s high commissioner directs its mission to suspend activities in Nigeria for fear of attack
Ambassador Bobby Moroe South African High Commission in Nigeria has shut down its offices and consulate for fear of attack. The country’s acting High Commissioner, Ambassador Bobby Moroe says…
Land fraud: Tricked by relations, widows in rural Kenya lose lands
President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya Two years ago, Alice Ciamati was living comfortably in a house on a plot of land she had recently inherited from her husband. Now,…
Buhari is distraught over reprisal attacks – Minister
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, has revealed in his interaction with newsmen that President Muhammadu Buhari is worried over the vandalism that is taking place in Nigeria in…
Facebook, other tech firms meet with U.S intelligence on 2020 election security
U.S. technology companies including Facebook Inc, Alphabet’s Google, Microsoft Corp and Twitter Inc met with U.S. intelligence agencies on Wednesday to discuss security strategies ahead of the November 2020 election. The…