As part of the ongoing efforts to reform Nigeria Visa Policy, internal control of the movement of foreigners in and out of Nigeria, the Federal Ministry of Interior in conjunction with the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) have rolled out two innovative solutions; e-Visa Application System and Automated Landing and Exit Card. According to a statement by Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), the two innovative solutions were effective from 1st May 2025. The statement read: “Following the 2024 review of Nigeria’s Visa policy, the updated 2025 policy introduces an e-Visa system with enhanced security protocols. “The e-Visa application process is strictly online…
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Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday, inaugurated a newly completed housing scheme for officers in the State’s judicial arm of Government. The two blocks of 3-bedroom apartments sited in the residential area of Ketu are the first set of accommodation built by the Sanwo-Olu administration for magistrates to enable them carry out their duties effectively. The Governor also commissioned Deputy Sheriff Warehouse in Majidun area of Ikorodu to provide a secure, organised and professionally managed space where properties under litigation will be properly stored, documented and preserved, pending the adjudication on the court proceedings instituted on the properties. Inaugurating…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on governors across Nigeria to remain focused on delivering tangible results that improve the lives of their people, urging them to disregard armchair critics who merely seek to distract from the work at hand. During a two-day visit to Katsina, the President told the Governors that the accurate measure of leadership is a positive, visible impact. “Let the people be at the heart of your programmes. Your hard work and concrete achievements will answer any criticism. Ignore distractions—your results will speak for you,” the President said. The President commissioned a 24 km road, which…
We have read the alarming claims of disgruntled opposition figures, some partisan human rights crusaders and emergency defenders of democracy over recent defections of key members of opposition parties into the governing All Progressives Congress. The seismic shift caused by Akwa Ibom Governor Umo Eno’s open declaration of support for President Bola Tinubu, the defection of the Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, the former vice presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the last election, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, and the principal political actors in Delta and Rivers States certainly threw the opposition and their sympathisers into disarray. While the…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sent a high-powered delegation to Vatican City to attend the burial of His Holiness, Pope Francis, taking place on Saturday, 26 April, 2025, reports thegazellenews.com. Senate President Godswill Akpabio is at the head of the five-member delegation. Other members of the delegation are: the Minister of State, Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu Ojukwu; Archbishop Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji, President of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria; Archbishop of Sokoto Diocese, Archbishop Matthew Hassan Kukah; and Archbishop of Abuja Diocese, Archbishop Ignatius Ayua Kaigama. Pope Francis, the revered head of the Roman Catholic Church, died on Monday,…
For Honourable (Dr) Oluyinka Ogundimu, living, interacting and identifying with the people at the grassroots have been his pastime. And it is no gain saying to note that this has made him arguably the most popular politician in Agege Federal Constituency. He dwells among his people. He knows their feelings, he knows what they want. He eats and drinks with them. Perhaps, maybe apart from Dr Kayode Opeifa and Dr Samuel Babatunde Adejare, Ogundimu is the only Agege politician who commands cult followings among the people. His love for his place of birth is second to none. His record as…
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum has approved the release of N850 million for the procurement of pumps, accessories and other components necessary for the rehabilitation and upgrade of boreholes across Maiduguri and surrounding communities. This is part of a decisive move to address water scarcity caused by the devastating flood of 10th September 2024 and to restore access to potable water in most affected areas. The General Manager of Borno State Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (RUWASA), Dr. Mohammed Aliyu, disclosed this to journalists in Maiduguri. He said: “His Excellency, Governor Babagana Umara Zulum, has approved the sum…
Dr. Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran JANDOR, Lead Visioner of the Lagos4Lagos Movement has felicitated with Christians and the people of Lagos on the occasion of Easter celebration. Dr. Adediran described this season as a time of dying to what was imperfect and reawakening to what is perfect, a season of renewed hope and sacrifice. “The essence of this season is about the sacrifice made by Jesus Christ which epitomizes selflessness and willingness to offer a breath of fresh air to humanity at a huge personal cost to him,” he said. JANDOR urged Lagosians to, on the solemn occasion, reflect on the…
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum has approved the release of N850 million for the procurement of pumps, accessories and other components necessary for the rehabilitation and upgrade of boreholes across Maiduguri and surrounding communities. This is part of a decisive move to address water scarcity caused by the devastating flood of 10th September 2024 and to restore access to potable water in most affected areas. The General Manager of Borno State Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (RUWASA), Dr. Mohammed Aliyu, disclosed this to journalists in Maiduguri. He said: “His Excellency, Governor Babagana Umara Zulum, has approved the sum…
The Federal Government has expressed profound sorrow at the passing of His Holiness Pope Francis, who died on Monday, 21 April 2025, at the age of 88 years. The Federal Government condolences was contained in a statement issued by the acting spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi Ebienfa. The departed Holy Father, the political head of Vatican City and the head of the Catholic Church, was described in the statement as a global moral leader whose papacy was marked by humility, compassion, and an unwavering commitment to peace, social justice, and the dignity of all people. The statement…