No Covid-19 vaccination, no Hajj 2021 for intending pilgrims
The Chairman of Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board, says intending pilgrims for the 2021 Hajj must take the COVID-19 vaccine before they are allowed into Saudi Arabia. The chairman made…
Olufemi family wants FG to save son on death row in Saudi Arabia
The family of Sulaimon Olufemi, a Nigerian sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday, in Lagos approached the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) seeking its intervention to save him….
Khashoggi’s fiancee hopes Turkish court trial will reveal fresh evidence in case
A Turkish court will open the trial on Friday of 20 Saudi officials indicted over the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a step his fiancee hopes will shed more…
Germany, Saudi Arabia, others to pay private sector wages to avert mass sack
Germany said it is readying an emergency budget worth more than 150 billion euros ($160 billion) to shore up jobs and businesses at risk from the economic impact of the…
Coronavirus crashes oil price to $32, Nigeria’s 2020 budget under serious threat
Nigeria’s 2020 budget implementation has received a battering as oil futures suffered their biggest daily loss since 1991 on Sunday after Saudi Arabia slashed its official selling price (OSP) and…
Osinbajo will not act when Buhari goes on private London visit from this weekend
The Presidency says President Muhammadu Buhari will be embarking on a private visit to London after attending the Future Investment Initiative (FII) Summit holding in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The President’s…
Buhari jets off with 3 Govs, 4 ministers, others for another conference
President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja on Monday for Riyadh, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to attend the third edition of the Future Investment Initiative (FII). Malam Garba Shehu, the…
Oil surges after attack on Saudi oil facilities shuts in 5% of global supply
Oil prices surged on Monday, with Brent crude posting its biggest intra-day percentage gain since the Gulf War in 1991, after an attack on Saudi Arabian oil facilities on Saturday…
Buhari commends OIC’s support for Inter-Basin Water Transfer project, other interventions for Africa
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, commended the decision of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to support the Inter-Basin Water Transfer project, aimed at recharging the…
Terrorism tops agenda as Buhari, others meet at OIC summit
Saudi Arabia is holding a summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), the second-largest inter-government organisation after the United Nations, amid escalating tensions in the Gulf. Chief on the…