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The Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, on Saturday said the Mission in Egypt was making arrangements for the payment of visa fees for stranded Nigerians at the border of the country. The Federal Government had on Friday called on relevant authorities along contiguous borders of Sudan to create a humane condition for about 7,000 nationals, including Nigerians, to have unfettered access to their various destinations. Dabiri-Erewa, who made this call, said the nationals were not being allowed to cross the border into Egypt since their arrival on Thursday evening. However, giving updates on the stranded Nigerians at the Egypt border, Dabiri-Erewa said, “The mission has made arrangements to pay nine dollars per person and 25 dollars visa fees. Within Egypt itself, one cannot travel from one region to another without an exit permit. We are expecting a CI30 to take off within the hour. NAF is getting set to depart with food etc for Aswan.” Meanwhile, our correspon...

A two-storey building under construction collapsed on Saturday on Nta Eke Street, along the Efio-Ette axis of Ikot Ishie in Cross River State. It was learnt that medical and other relevant personnel were deployed to rescue the victims and convey them to the hospital. The state government, in a statement, alleged that a preliminary investigation indicated negligence on the part of the builder. The state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Eric Anderson, in the statement, said the investigation showed that the cause of the building collapse was not unconnected to negligence and the use of sub-standard building materials. He said the action of the builder had earlier attracted the attention of the Ministry of Urban Renewal to issue them an advisory stop-work notice which they (the builder) ignored. Anderson added, “Already, a number of persons trapped in the collapsed building have been rescued and have been taken to hospital for proper treatment. “The government hereby notes an...

An actress, Yetunde Bakare, has said that it is more difficult to find real love than to keep it. Speaking in an interview with Saturday Beats, she said, “Finding true love is harder than keeping it. It is more complicated nowadays, because a lot of people have had bad experiences and they tend to withdraw easily in order to protect their peace and sanity. “I believe one needs to love, value and discover oneself before thinking of a healthy relationship.” She also debunked the notion that fame led to automatic happiness. She said, “That is not totally true, because the rich also cry. If one is a people pleaser, one will have a lot of breakdowns keeping up with fame. “When one is famous, the expectations from the public will be on the high side. People will hardly understand that one is human too.” The ‘Modi Monso’ actress also stated that celebrities usually had mental health issues as a result of pressure from fans. She said, “Celebrities have mental health issues due to the pressures...

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has approved the postponement of the 2023 Population and Housing Census, earlier scheduled for May 3-7 2023, to a date to be determined by the incoming administration. The President gave the approval after meeting with some members of the Federal Executive Council and the Chairman of the National Population Commission, Nasir Isa-Kwarra, and his team at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Friday, April 28, 2023. This is contained in a press statement signed by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, and released Saturday morning. “In arriving at the decision to postpone the census,” the statement says, “the meeting reiterated the critical need for the conduct of a Population and Housing Census, 17 years after the last census, to collect up-to-date data that will drive the developmental goals of the country and improve the living standard of the Nigerian people.” Mohammed quoted Buhari as saying that appreciable progres...

Tech4Dev, a non-profit organisation, has announced plans to empower 3,000 girls and women on its technology upskilling programme, Women in Techsters Fellowship, across 22 African countries. Oladiwura Oladepo, Co-founder and Executive Director at Tech4Dev, made this known at a news conference organised to launch the call for applications for Women Techsters Fellowship Class of 2024, on Thursday in Lagos. Oladepo listed the African countries as Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Egypt, South Africa, Ethiopia, DR Congo, Tanzania, Uganda, Algeria, Sudan, Morocco, Angola, Mozambique, Madagascar, Rwanda, Liberia, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Sierra Leone and Gambia. She said that the initiative which was a free one-year experiential learning technology upskilling programme was meant for women and girls between ages 16 and 40. The initiative aims to empower girls and women across Nigeria and Africa with varying degree of digital, deep tech and soft skills required within the technology ecosystem Oladepo a...

Says President not aware of promises made to Nigerians by support groups in 2015 The Presidency said yesterday that President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration has subdued insurgency in the country. It also said the government should not be blamed for not bringing back all the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram insurgents in April 2014. Recall that the Boko Haram insurgency, which has claimed thousands of lives, began in 2009 in Borno State. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, who stated this in an interview on Channels Television’s breakfast programme, Sunrise Daily, said Boko Haram insurgents were no longer as active as they were before 2015, having been subdued by the present government. ”Can you say insurgency is still what it was before 2015 when they killed people in thousands and seized control of many local governments in Borno State?” Adesina queried. Adesina said the insurgency situation in the country was no longer as bad as it was ...

APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu The National Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress for North-West, Mallam Salihu Lukman, on Thursday, carried out his threat to sue the party’s National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, and National Secretary, Iyiola Omisore, for alleged breach of the party’s constitution. The development came one week after Lukman issued an ultimatum to Adamu and Omisore to convene an emergency meeting of the National Executive Council to address the anomalies in the party. Lukman had warned that failure to summon the NEC meeting would make him seek a court injunction to enforce compliance in line with the provisions of APC Constitution. The face-off between the Kaduna politician and the APC national chairman had been a recurring case in the last one year. Aside from accusing Adamu of running a one-man show, the APC National Vice Chairman for North-West also accused Adamu or reducing the party’s   National Working Committee to a mere rubber st...

  The Ooni of Ile-Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, on Tuesday, played host to some Americans who traced their root to the Kingdom of Ile-Ife. According to a PUNCH report, the Americans were led to the Ooni by the Asoju Asa of Ile Oodua, Ambassador Dotun Taylor. The Ooni stressed the excitement that comes with identifying with the root of one’s origin. “If you take a closer look at yourselves in comparison to your kinsmen and women here, you will agree with me that there is no difference between us. “The only difference is that my own forefathers missed the boat that yours caught up with. “So, my dear children, you are welcome home and I pray that the meaningful names you are being bestowed with today will manifest in all your endeavours. “Luckily for you, your source (Ile-Ife) which is within the Federal Republic of Nigeria is filled with lovely people and it’s a very safe environment,” Ogunwusi said. He urged them to increase their economic presence in Ile-Ife and exploit the various op...

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), yesterday, took its e-naira policy campaign to University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), saying ubiquity of electronic form of communication remains the best form of monetary transaction in Nigeria. Assistant Director, Chika Ugwueze, made the submission when they visited the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Arinze Igwe, to inform him and management of a two-day sensitisation programme on the policy. He said: “The new policy has come to stay. In two days within this institution, we are going to be talking about e-Naira as a digital equivalent of the currency that we have. By digital equivalent, we just mean the cash in your wallet, but in a computerised form. There have been a lot of issues and discussions as to exactly what is the difference between the e-Naira and the regular Naira that you know. “The only difference is that you are not holding the e-Naira in your hands. With the ubiquity of electronic form of communication in Nigeria, the development in the currency h...

National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has commenced raid on bleaching outlets in the six geo-political zones of the country. According to the Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, there is no health benefit to the procurement and use of bleaching creams. Adeyeye disclosed this, yesterday, during the North East Zonal Media Sensitisation Workshop on the Dangers of Bleaching Creams and Regulatory Control, in Maiduguri, Borno State. Represented by the Director of Chemical Evaluation and Research, Dr. Leonard Omokpariola, the DG said: “We are taking stringent regulatory actions to stem the dangerous tide of rampant and pervasive cases of using bleaching creams. “We immediately took some decisive steps such as the sensitisation of the public through different media outlets,” including enforcement through intelligence and raids at trade fairs, markets and shops. The raids, NAFDAC added, have resulted in large seizures and destruction of unauthoris...