Three-Month Single-Entry Visas For Nigerians To the US Take Effect

The United States of America has begun issuing three-month single-entry visas to Nigerians in exchange for Nigeria’s short-term visa policies towards U.S. citizens. Most non-immigrant visas (such as tourist and business visas) will now be single-entry and valid for just three months, effective from July 8, 2025. The tightened US visa regulations for Nigerians will not affect visas issued before July 8. The U.S. Embassy in Nigeria made this known on Tuesday in a statement....

Gov Sani Identifies Issues with Development Of Northern Nigeria

Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has identified poverty, insecurity, unemployment, basic education, infrastructure, and power generation as key factors hindering the development of Northern Nigeria. Governor Sani stated this when the leadership of the Board of the North West Development Commission, NWDC, led by its chairman, Hon. Lawal Samaila Yakawada, paid him a courtesy visit at Sir Kashim Ibrahim House, Kaduna. The Governor, who wrote on his verified Facebook, said: “We aim to confront broader...

Insecurity, Disasters Displace 270,000 Persons In Katsina

Banditry, communal clashes, herder-farmer conflicts, floods, and desertification have affected more than 270,000 persons in Katsina State. Mr. Abubakar Imam, the Academic Liaison for the Solid Solution for Internally Displaced People, a project by the UNDP, disclosed on Tuesday in Katsina, while presenting a highlight at a town-hall meeting on IDP policy and the State Action Plan. “The situation has affected 36,288 households across the state, with Batsari, Faskari, Kankara, Danmusa, and Sabuwa local government...

FG Reverses 18-Year Entry Age to tertiary institutions, Adopts 16

JAMB Fixes 150 as Varsity Cut-Off, 100 for Polytechnics and Colleges The Federal Government has officially pegged the minimum age for admission into Nigerian tertiary institutions at 16 years, with a stern warning to institutions to strictly comply with the new directive or face sanctions. Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, made this known on Tuesday at the opening of the 2025 Policy Meeting of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) held at the...

Governor Radda: 90% of Bandits in Katsina Are Locals

Governor Dikko Radda of Katsina State has said that the overwhelming majority of bandits terrorising communities across the state are not strangers, but locals well-known to the people. Speaking on Tuesday during an appearance on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, Radda explained that “ninety-something percent” of the bandits are homegrown, adding that many of them are familiar faces within their communities. “Most of the perpetrators of this banditry are from our own area. They are not...

Gov Buni Directs Council Chairs, Traditional Rulers To Curb Drug Abuse

Worried about the growing menace of drug abuse across Yobe state, the 17 Council Local Government Chairmen in the State have been directed to cooperate with traditional rulers to take proactive measures to curb the menace. Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State, who gave the directive Tuesday in Damaturu while addressing the council chairmen and traditional leaders at a forum focused on strengthening the primary healthcare system, expressed concern over the rise of drug...

Bandits Kill Over 70 Vigilantes In Plateau

No fewer than 70 vigilante members were on Monday, killed in an ambushed attack at the Kukawa and Bunyun communities of Kanam Local Government Area of Plateau State. Aliyu Baffa, Chairman of the vigilante group in Kukawa, who confirmed the incident, said his team came under heavy surprise attack when a combined team of vigilantes from different formations in Wase LGA were on their way to identify bandits’ hideouts. “The team ran into an ambush...

NSCDC Apprehends 16 Suspected Vandals, Illegal Miners

Sixteen suspects have been apprehended by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, FCT Command, for vandalism, theft, and illegal mining across various parts of Abuja, the Nation’s capital. FCT Commandant of the Corps, Dr Olusola Odumosu, who disclosed this, stressed zero tolerance for vandalism, urging residents to report criminals and help safeguard national assets vital to Abuja’s daily functioning. Dr Odumosu stated that the arrests followed late-night operations by the CNAI Tactical Squad, which...

Enugu State Government Launches State Commercial Airline – Enugu Air

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo, SAN, on Monday, officially launched Enugu Air, the Enugu State-owned commercial airline, at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport Enugu. In his speech, Keyamo applauded the Enugu State Governor’s proactivity in matters of the state, which he said gives him an edge over intending gubernatorial candidates come the 2027 general election in Nigeria. “Governor Peter Mbah was the first governor to visit me immediately after I...

Presidency to Obi: You’ve Joined the Same ‘Structure’ You Condemned

The Tinubu administration has taken a jab at Labour Party’s Peter Obi for joining forces with politicians he once publicly condemned, calling the new opposition alliance a gathering of “internally displaced politicians.” Presidential spokesperson Daniel Bwala, in a post on X on Sunday, mocked the former Anambra governor for aligning with familiar political faces ahead of the 2027 elections—faces Obi had previously criticised as lacking integrity. “One of the members of the coalition of internally...

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