The U.S. government says it is reevaluating its ban on some categories of Migrant Visas for Nigerians having been satisfied with the country’s level of compliance with information sharing and other concerns.. Amb. Mustapha Sulaiman, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs disclosed this while briefing newsmen at the end of the inaugural meeting of the U.S./Nigeria Forum in Abuja on Wednesday. According to Sulaiman, the forum will serve as a platform where both countries can progressively improve on bilateral relations and address concerns for the benefit of citizens. The permanent secretary said that the U.S. was reviewing the ban on…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
Kim Kardashian West is joining other celebrities to freeze her Facebook and Instagram accounts on Wednesday, in a campaign urging the world’s biggest social media company to curb the spread of hate and propaganda. “Misinformation shared on social media has a serious impact on our elections and undermines our democracy,” Kardashian West wrote in an Instagram post on Tuesday expressing support for the “Stop Hate for Profit” campaign against Facebook Inc. Actors including Kerry Washington, Jennifer Lawrence and Sacha Baron Cohen also tweeted on Tuesday, calling on Facebook to do more. The campaign, launched by civil rights groups this summer,…
The Director-General of the National Identity Management Commission, NIMC, Mr Aliyu Aziz has said that the commission has so far registered 42 million Nigerians on the national Identity database. The director-general was speaking during an interactive session with members of the media to commemorate the 2020 National Identity Day on Wednesday in Abuja. The theme of the 2020 celebration was ” Identity for Health, Sustainable Development and Growth”. Aziz said the commission required additional four thousand (4,000) enrollment centres to effectively speed up the enrollment process, adding that the commission currently had one thousand (1,000) enrollment centres which according to…
President Muhammadu Buhari, has justified the nation’s debt profile, saying his regime needed to borrow to fund critical infrastructure like roads, rail, and power. A statement by his spokesperson, Garba Shehu titled, “President Buhari justifies borrowing to fund infrastructure,” in Tuesday, said the President spoke at a virtual meeting with members of the Presidential Economic Advisory Council from the Presidential Vila, Abuja. According to Buhari, though stakeholders were expressing concerns over the nation’s rising debt profile and accusing the government of mortgaging the country’s future, his regime needed to take loans to address the deficit in the nation’s infrastructure, adding…
President Muhammadu Buhari, is currently presiding over 15th virtual meeting of the Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting and has unveiled the nation’s 60th Anniversary Logo with a pledge that his administration will continue to work towards greater inclusiveness. The president, during the unveiling ceremony, described the logo as a product of choice from Nigerians who participated in the selection process. He said that the Diamond Anniversary would be low key in view of the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic. “Celebrating 60 years of independence really calls for pomp and pageantry, but the global COVID-19 pandemic, which has forced all nations to think and…
African countries are gearing up for a return to international football in October but with many borders throughout the continent still closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic most teams are headed to Europe to play. Cameroon are travelling to the Netherlands, Guinea to Portugal, while the Ivory Coast, Nigeria and Tunisia head to Austria where it is easier for them to assemble squads because they are mostly made up of European-based players. The next FIFA window for international football, from Oct. 5 to Oct. 13, is the first opportunity for African national teams to play since last November. The pandemic…
The Japanese parliament, on Wednesday confirmed ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leader Yoshihide Suga as the country’s 99th prime minister. Suga, who won a resounding victory in the LDP leadership race on Monday, was approved by both chambers of the parliament which is controlled by the LDP and junior coalition partner Komeito. The new premier is now facing the immediate challenge of tackling the Covid-19 pandemic at home and a battered economy. The 71-year-old, who has pledged to continue predecessor Shinzo Abe’s policies, is set to form a new cabinet later in the day, and will reportedly reappoint many of…
The Delta Government, has sealed off 15 buildings in Asaba to reduce incidences of building collapse in the state. A statement by the Chairman, Delta State Taskforce on Operation Show Your Building Plan, Mr Chidi Nwuko said that developers of the sealed buildings failed to tender approved building plans within the stipulated time given to them or had none at all. According to him, the enforcement became necessary to stem the tide of building collapse, protect the environment and ensure adherence to proper planning. Recall that on Sept. 12, a storey building under construction in Asaba collapsed, leaving one person…
It is better to invest in measures that make it easier for women to visit a doctor during pregnancy than measures to repair birth injuries. This is the conclusion from two mathematicians at LiU, using Uganda as an example. A fistula is a connection between the vagina and bladder or between the vagina and the rectum. It can arise in women during prolonged childbirth or as a result of violent rape. The connection causes incontinence, in which the patient cannot control either urine or faeces, which in turn leads to several further medical problems and to major physical, mental and…
The Islamic Movement in Nigeria has taken on Nollywood Actor, Pete Edochie over role he played in an alleged army sponsored film, “Fatal Arrogance”. In a statement issued by the president of the media forum, Ibrahim Musa on Tuesday, the movement chided Edochie for allowing himself to be used over what he ought to have had knowledge about. According to IMN, “any serious artist worth the name must first of all undertake some kind of serious research to get the facts of any script brought to him right. “If Edochie has any character as he claims, he…