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About 48 per cent of migrants have said that hardship drove them back to Nigeria, according to a report by the National Bureau of Statistics. This statistic was contained in a report on Wednesday titled ‘Awareness and Perception of Intending and Returned Migrant on the Dangers of Irregular Migration 2022’. The report featured a total

Since the port concession in 2006, APM Terminals said it had invested over $440 million in the Apapa ports. In a statement, the Country Managing Director of APM Terminals Nigeria, Mr Frederik Klinke, said this recently while celebrating the 17th anniversary of the port concession agreement it signed with the Federal Government in 2006. Klinke

The Managing Director of GOXI Microinsurance, Shina Gbadegesin, Nigeria’s first licensed microinsurance institution, has praised the recent release of the regulatory sandbox guideline by the National Insurance Commission. In a statement, he described it as a commendable initiative that would promote innovation and drive insurance inclusion at the grassroots. Gbadegesin noted that regulatory sandboxes were

The Chairman of the board of directors of consumer goods, Nestle Plc,  David Ifezulike, has announced his retirement from the company and revealed his successor. Ifezulike said that he will be succeeded by Gbenga Oyebode, who is an independent non-executive director on the board of Nestle. The retiring chairman said this at the 54th annual

A speeding truck belonging to the Dangote Cement factory in Ogun State, on Tuesday night, crushed a policeman to death and injured five others. The crash occurred around Saiten Petrol Station, along the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway in the Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State. The state command of the Federal Road Safety Corps confirmed the

The National Orientation Agency has commended Nigerian chef, Hilda Effiong-Bassey, also known as Hilda Baci, for her remarkable accomplishment of cooking continuously for 100 hours in an attempt to set a new world record. The agency said the attempt, which proves dignity in labour, represented core values needed for the growth and development of the

For those who may not understand why the Nigerian Meteorological Agency faulted the Nigerian Lightning Safety and Research Centre, a non-governmental organisation, for issuing an unauthorised thunderstorm alert; it is important to explore a concept that is not familiar in this clime. The first time I read the NLSRC’s warning released to Nigerians via twitter,

AMID dwindling revenues, unsustainable salaries, pensions, unpaid gratuities and other financial obligations, houses of assembly have nevertheless been further impoverishing their states, while enriching outgoing and former governors with outrageous severance and pension laws. This pervasive culture of entitlement is provocative, reckless, irresponsible, and corrupt. It should be stopped by determined opposition from lawmakers, civil

Barely three days after returning from a medical trip to London, the United Kingdom, the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), will, on Friday,  inaugurate the Presidential/VIP Wing of  the State House Medical Centre, Abuja. “Following the ribbon-cutting ceremony, President Buhari, accompanied by the Permanent Secretary of the State House, Tijjani Umar, will embark on

LILIAN UKAGWU examines the possibility of the national carrier flying before the end of Buhari’s administration As Nigerians look forward to the May 29 inauguration of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, into office, the prospect of Nigeria Air, the country’s national carrier, flying before the end of the current administration continued to be shrouded in doubt.

The Oyo State Environmental Task Force has arrested over 4,000 environmental offenders in the state. Its Chairman, Francis Ojomo, made this known in statistics made available to journalists on Wednesday in Ibadan, the state capital. Ojomo explained that some were committed to community service after trial while others paid fines. He said, “Since the creation

A former Mexican mayor was on Wednesday sentenced to 92 years in prison for the kidnap of six civil society leaders in 2013, judicial sources said. Jose Luis Abarca, 62, was also fined 920,700 pesos (about $52,000) for the abductions in the city of Iguala in the southern state of Guerrero. The victims included an

A Hebrew Bible more than 1,000 years old sold for $38.1 million in New York on Wednesday, setting a record for the most valuable manuscript ever sold at auction. The Codex Sassoon – which dates to the late ninth to early 10th century – is the earliest near-complete Hebrew Bible known to still exist. It

The Managing Director, Niger Delta Development Commission, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, has described the Senate’s passage of the commission’s budget for 2023 as a significant milestone in developing the Niger Delta region. The budget, which amounted to N876bn, was passed on Tuesday after the Senate requested further information and clarifications on the financial activities of the

The Nigerian Liquefied Gas, Natural said it had received 100 2023 entries for the NNLG Prize for Science. The innovators will be jostling for the best “Innovation for Enhancement of Healthcare Therapy,” a theme adopted by the advisory board of the prize for this year’s competition. This was disclosed at a press conference recently to

Students seeking admission into universities underwent tough times following the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board’s insistence on physical registration, SHARON OSAJI  writes It was cold and windy on the night of Thursday, May 11.  It had drizzled in some parts of Lagos State, including Ojora Road, Ikoyi, where the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board National

The Governor of Ebonyi State, Dave Umahi, has said senators and members of the House of Representatives should be given a fixed three-term tenure of 12 years to save the cost of educating new entrants into the assembly on legislative processes. He also suggested an age limit of 70 years for lawmakers in the upper

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has expressed regret over his support for a forum that championed the emergence of Aminu Tambuwal as Speaker of the House in the 7th National Assembly. Tambuwal is now an outgoing two-term Governor of Sokoto State. “I regret it,” Gbajabiamila stated while recalling the previous attempts

Medical services were on Wednesday paralysed in government hospitals across the country as the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors began its five-day warning strike. Our correspondents, who monitored the strike in different states on Wednesday, observed that hospitals were offering only skeletal services to cushion the effect of the strike. This was even as hospital

Former Celtic striker John Hartson has said that Glasgow Rangers should sign former midfielder Joe Aribo from Southampton if the opportunity arises to do so. Aribo left Rangers for Southampton in the summer transfer window for a guaranteed fee of £6 million but has struggled to settle down in the English Premier League with Southampton.

The head coach of Remo Stars Daniel Ogunmodede has expressed delight after winning the League Bloggers Coach of The Month award in the Nigeria Professional Football League for March/April 2023. The 42-year-old gaffer had an exceptional performance in the months in review as he led his side to an unbeaten run, which included an away

Rivers United midfielder, Morice Chukuwu, is craving the return of the club to Confederation of Africa Football inter-club competitions again after scoring a crucial goal, which further steered the team towards qualification for continental football next season. Chukwu scored a goal of the season contender in the club’s 1-0 win over Sunshine Stars, and the

World football body FIFA on Tuesday confirmed that in-form on-loan Arsenal striker Folarin Balogun had committed his international future to the United States, dumping Nigeria and England in the process. Born in Brooklyn, New York, to Nigerian parents, Balogun was eligible to play for the Super Eagles, England, where he was raised and the US,

The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice in Abuja will on May 19 hear the suit filed by the Media Rights Agenda seeking to compel the Federal Government to investigate the killing of 11 journalists which occurred between 1998 and 2019. In a statement made available to newsmen, MRA lamented that no one was ever charged

The Federal Executive Council approved the procurement of taxi lighting systems for airports in Port Harcourt, Lagos, and Abuja at a total cost of N3.04bn. The approval, granted after the ratification of the procurement proposal during an Extra-Ordinary FEC meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on May 15, 2023, also included the procurement