Nigeria Ranks Sixth in 2022 Africa Visa Openness Index

AfricaNewsNigeriaTravelNigeria Ranks Sixth in 2022 Africa Visa Openness Index

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 12, 2022

Nigeria has ranked sixth in the Africa Visa Openness Index (AVOI) while Benin, Seychelles and The Gambia ranked first, second and third, respectively. The AVOI report, the seventh edition, was released by the African Union (AU) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) at the 2022 African Economic Conference (AEC) held in Balaclava, Mauritius, on Sunday. AVOI measures the extent to which African countries are open to visitors from other countries by analyzing each country’s visa...

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Kizz Daniel Celebrates 100m Views for ‘Buga’ on YouTube

EntertainmentLifestyleNewsNigeriaKizz Daniel Celebrates 100m Views for ‘Buga’ on YouTube

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 12, 2022

Oluwatobiloba Anidugbe, popularly known as Kizz Daniel, has hit his first 100 million views on YouTube with his Tekno-assisted ‘Buga’ visuals. Announcing the great achievement, the afrobeat superstar expressed gratitude to his fans for their constant support. “Thank you for a 100million views in five months. I am grateful #BUGA,” he tweeted on the micro-blogging site. On Instagram, he said this was his first content on YouTube that got 100 million views. “This is my...

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President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine is Time magazine’s 2022 ‘Person of the Year’.

NewsWorldWorld NewsPresident Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine is Time magazine’s 2022 ‘Person of the Year’.

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 11, 2022

Time announced on Wednesday, hailing the 44-year-old Ukrainian president for his courage in the face of Russia’s invasion and for inspiring Ukrainians to remain steadfast and resist Russia’s full-scale invasion, which it launched in late February. In a feature story on Zelensky, the magazine said: “Zelensky’s success as a wartime leader has relied on the fact that courage is contagious. It spread through Ukraine’s political leadership in the first days of the invasion, as everyone realized...

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BusinessNewsNigeriaOkonjo-Iweala, Mo Abudu Make Forbes’ ‘World’s 100 Most Powerful Women’ List

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 11, 2022

Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, made it to the 2022 Forbes list of the world’s 100 most powerful women. Also on the list is the Chief Executive Officer of EbonyLife Group, one of Africa’s leading media conglomerates, Mosunmola Abudu, also known as Mo Abudu. While the former finance minister took the 91st position, the media mogul was the 99th woman on the list. Okonjo-Iweala was recognised for her contributions to the...

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Tech Company Builds, Unveils First Nigerian-made Robot, Omeife

NewsNigeriaTechnologyTech Company Builds, Unveils First Nigerian-made Robot, Omeife

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 11, 2022

The Nigerian government last Friday launched Africa’s first humanoid robot, Omeife developed by the Uniccon Group. Speaking at the robot’s unveiling, the director-general of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa who represented the minister of communications and digital economy, Prof. Isa Ali Pantami, who was to serve as a proxy for the vice president, Prof. Yemi Osibanjo, said the innovation signifies a dawn in the nation’s journey to becoming one of the...

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Naira Redesign: ATMs to Dispense N200, N100 from 9 January

BusinessNewsNaira Redesign: ATMs to Dispense N200, N100 from 9 January

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 11, 2022

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday directed commercial banks to load only N200 and lower denominations into their Automated Teller Machine (ATM) starting from 9 January 2023. The directive is contained in a memo on the revised cash withdrawal policy, a sequel to the naira redesign policy, to deposit money banks and other financial institutions by the CBN. The memo was signed by the CBN director of banking supervision, Haruna Mustafa. Other policies...

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It’s disgraceful that the south-west has the highest number of uncollected PVCs — Osoba

NewsNigeriaPoliticsIt’s disgraceful that the south-west has the highest number of uncollected PVCs — Osoba

Beloved John (Staff Writer)December 11, 2022

The former governor of Ogun state, Olusegun Osoba has described the high rate of uncollected PVCs in the 2019 election in the southwest as disgraceful. He expressed concern over the number of uncollected permanent voter cards (PVCs) in the region while speaking on Saturday at the inauguration of the All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign council in Ogun state. “PVC is vote. This work is grassrooted. In the south-west, we have the highest uncollected PVCs —...

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Atiku vows to meet demands of Abuja indigenes

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAtiku vows to meet demands of Abuja indigenes

Beloved John (Staff Writer)December 11, 2022

Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has vowed to meet the demands of Abuja indigenes if elected in 2023. The former vice-president said this on Saturday at the PDP rally in Abuja. He promised to ensure that the constitution is amended to meet the agitations of Abuja indigenes. In recent years, the indigenes of the federal capital territory (FCT), have protested being excluded from political appointments and the “illegal” takeover...

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Enugu Residents Defy “Sit at Home” Despite a Two-Day Attack

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaPoliticsEnugu Residents Defy “Sit at Home” Despite a Two-Day Attack

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)December 11, 2022

The normalcy witnessed in Coal City, Enugu on the first day of Simon Ekpa’s sit-@-home order in Enugu encouraged residents to go about their daily activities without fear on the second day. Sadly, tragedy struck in the early hours of Saturday as 2 persons were murdered and a police van burnt in the New Market area in Enugu North Local Government Area; also there were heavy shootings at strategic areas in the Coal city to...

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Police Ban Use OF Fireworks During And After Yuletide Celebration

LifestyleNewsNigeriaPolice Ban Use OF Fireworks During And After Yuletide Celebration

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 11, 2022

For a hitch-free yuletide celebration, the Nigerian Police Force has banned the use of fireworks during and after the period. AIG in charge of zone 5, comprising Edo and Delta, Lawan Jimeta, disclosed this in a statement saying, the devices are explosive that can cause harm to lives and properties as well as disturb public peace and cause unnecessary panic among residents of the zone. “Given the above, the zone hereby appeals to the general...

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