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Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama says Nigeria is working to meet United States requirements to get off the list of countries affected by the immigration ban. He said this on Tuesday at a joint news conference in Washington with.... Read more via Daily Post Nigeria –...

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday officially commissioned the new Nigeria Visa Policy (NVP) 2020 intended to attract innovation, specialised skills and knowledge from abroad to complement local capacity.... Read more via The Guardian Nigeria News – https://ift.tt/2UmkJ53 Get More Nigeria...

The Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, in this interview speaks about the federal government’s efforts in reviving the Nigerian railway system. Sunday Okobi provides the excerpts.... Read more via Thisdaylive – https://ift.tt/2umHACJ Get More Nigeria Political News

Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has said that the South East will not use the dreaded Bakassi Boys as the regional security outfit that will soon commence in … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria News – https://ift.tt/2Sj9QOF Get More Nigeria Political News

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has declared that the commencement of the Lagos ferry service, which will ultimately move over 480,000 passengers, will ease the pressure on the roads.... Read more via Thisdaylive – https://ift.tt/31pTgAZ Get More Nigeria Political News

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed former Super Eagles forward and Assistant Coach, Daniel Amokachi as Nigeria’s Football Ambassador. A statement issued by Senior Special Assistant to the.... Read more via Thisdaylive – https://ift.tt/371cRbC Get More Nigeria Sports News

Defending champion of the National Sports Festival, Team Delta, will hit camp next week to commence intensive training for the 20th edition of the fiesta tagged Edo 2020. Since the return to democracy in 1999, Team Delta has dominated the NSF, winning six times in eight appearances.... Read...

A Nigerian girl, Ms. Nnemdi Ozoemena, has received an award from Her Royal Highness, The Duchess of Cornwall at Buckingham Palace as Senior Runner-up of the 2019 “Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition.” A press statement issued yesterday by Senior Press and... Read more via Thisdaylive –...

Catholic bishops across the South-West yesterday rose from a conference in Ibadan , throwing their weight behind the South Western Nigeria Security Network, Amotekun. The outfit was recently launched by the South-West Governors to address security challenges facing the people.... Read more...

Catholic Bishops across the South-west region of Nigeria yesterday rose from a conference to endorse the recently launched regional security outfit, Western Nigeria Security Network,with the code name, Amotekun, to address security challenges facing the people.... Read more via Thisdaylive –...

The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire has said that the number of deaths caused by cancer in the country annually is 72,000 while about 102,000 new cases of cancer are also recorded yearly.... Read more via Thisdaylive – https://ift.tt/36XLAXF Get More Nigeria Metro News

Publisher of PRNigeria, Mr Yushau Shuaib, has instituted legal action against Terrence Kuanum, leader of Benue Youth Forum, for accusing him of sponsoring Boko Haram activities after his article titled.... Read more via Sahara Reporters – https://ift.tt/31x22wX Get More Nigeria Metro News

Grammy-nominated Nigerian singer Seun Kuti has joined millions of other Nigerians to react to the recent ban on the operations of Okada (motorcycles) and keke napep (tricycles) in Lagos state by the Babajide Sanwo-Olu led administration... Read more via The Guardian Nigeria News –...

Odion Ighalo, the new striker recently acquired by Manchester United has dedicated his new Nike boots to his late sister. The former super eagles star took to his Instagram page to reveal this..... Read more via 360Nobs.com – https://ift.tt/2UpK8ut Get more Nigeria Entertainment News

Almost 80 per cent of Nigerians have said that corruption has worsened in the country in the last year. This is according to an online poll conducted by PREMIUM TIMES with respect to Nigeria’s latest ranking on the corruption index by Transparency International – a global … Read more via...

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu yesterday insisted that there was no going back on the government’s position to enforce restriction on commercial motorcycles and tricycles known as Okada and Keke. This was even as the state’s inter modal transportation system moved a notch higher...

The United States has announced an additional $40million (N14 billion) aid to Nigeria as to address the humanitarian crisis caused by the Boko Haram insurgency. US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, made the announcement in Washington DC on Tuesday.... Read more via Daily Post Nigeria –...

It was a session marked by protests in the Senate yesterday as the upper chamber approved N238.15 billion budget for the Nigerian Customs … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News – https://ift.tt/2ujv5bb Get More Nigeria Political News

Nigerian singer, Davido is not happy with Daily Mail describing him as an American singer in their report. On Monday, the British publication published an article with photos of Chelsea football stars, Tammy Abraham and Fikayo Tomori, who are of Nigerian descent clubbing … via Naijaloaded |...

Barcelona captain Lionel Messi has engaged in a war of words with Eric Abidal after he suggested Ernesto Valverde was fired because the players were not happy with him. Messi believes Abidal, Barcelona sporting director, who plays a huge role in appointing and sacking at … read more via...