AdminThe Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has said that the automation of the passport application process will begin from January 8, 2024, and Nigerians will be able to apply and complete their passport application process online without human contact. “We are good to go live,” Tunji-Ojo said Monday in Abuja during an inspection of facilities […]
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Admin The Nigerian government has suspended the evaluation and accreditation of degree certificates from universities in neighbouring Benin and Togo. The Federal Ministry of Education disclosed this in a statement Tuesday morning. The announcement comes a few days after an undercover report by a newspaper which exposed certificate racketeering from a university in Benin. Augustina […]
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AdminHajj 2024: Nigeria faces low turnout There are strong suggestions that Nigerians might not be able to fill the 95,000 seats allocated to the country for the 2024 hajj. The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) had fixed December 31 as the deadline for the remittance of hajj deposits paid to Pilgrims Welfare Boards in […]
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Admin Russia reopens embassy in Burkina Faso Russia has reopened its embassy in Burkina Faso after it was shut more than 30 years ago, officials have said. Burkina Faso was a close ally of former colonial power France, but has pivoted towards Russia since the military seized power in a coup in 2022. The junta […]
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AdminHow Nigeria added territory without war, litigation By Garba Shehu With the important announcement of the accession of the United Nations to the nation’s request for the extension of the country’s continental shelf a few days ago, no one should be in doubt any longer about the rising capacities of Nigeria in the emerging geopolitical […]
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Admin US, French Embassies condemn Christmas Eve attacks in Nigeria Embassies of France and the United States of America have both condemned Christmas Eve attacks across Plateau communities that left at least 162 persons dead, scores injured and over 34,000 persons displaced. Amid increasing number of casualties on Thursday, both countries called for investigation and […]
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AdminNIIA, Czech Republic Embassy chart path for Africa Africa’s role in international relations is a topic of increasing importance and academic interest, and must adapt to changing global politics, and diversification to remain relevant. These were the recommendations made at a panel discussion at the weekend organised by the Embassy of the Czech Republic in […]
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AdminUkraine to Invest $25m in Establishing Embassies in Africa The Government of Ukraine said it is set to invest $25 million in establishing nine embassies in African countries. This was revealed by Ukraine’s Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal in Kyiv while meeting with African journalists. He said the establishment of these embassies was a part of […]
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Admin French Embassy, Foundation host female power-lifters As part of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, held annually on 3 December, the FAME Foundation, in collaboration with the French Embassy in Nigeria, organised a two-day event for female para-powerlifters in Lagos. The event commenced with a capacity-building workshop on Saturday, 2 December, where the […]
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AdminPalestinian Embassy Accuses Israel of Economic Sabotage The Palestinian Embassy in Abuja has accused Israel of deliberately pushing the Palestinian economic situation towards disaster by failing to disburse Palestine’s clearance funds for the second consecutive month. A statement by the Palestinian Embassy in Nigeria said the withholding of funds is due to Israel’s insistence on […]
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