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Wednesday, 08 December 2021 06:07

Christmas heartbreak for British engineer stuck in Nigeria

A British engineer says he is facing a Christmas away from his family after Nigeria was put on the travel red list. Oche Ameh is working in Lagos and was due to return home to Nottingham on 23 December to enjoy the festivities with his children. New rules mean he will now need to quarantine in a hotel for 10 days on arrival to the UK. Ameh said this would mean he would miss Christmas and New Year with his family, which was "heartbreaking". He said he has not yet broken the news to his children who will be "very…

Wednesday, 08 December 2021 05:57

Biden warns Putin of ‘robust responses’ if Ukraine invaded

The US says it is preparing "robust responses" over fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine, after President Biden's rare talks with Vladimir Putin. In a video link, Biden voiced deep concerns over Russian troop build-ups and threatened "strong economic and other measures", Washington said. Russia says it will not attack Ukraine. Putin accused Kyiv of provocation, and sought guarantees against eastward Nato expansion and deployment of offensive weapons close to Russia. The talks began at 10:07 US Eastern time (15:07 GMT; 18:07 Moscow time), the White House said. They were held on a secure video link set up under…

Tuesday, 07 December 2021 06:08

UK gives update on visa ban on Nigeria, lists those exempted

The United Kingdom has released a new update on the processing of visa applications for countries on its red list. On Sunday, the British High Commission announced that it will “pause making decisions” on visitor visa applications from all red list countries, including Nigeria. The development came after the UK put Nigeria on its travel red list as a result of Covid Omicron cases linked to Nigeria. The ban, which took effect on Monday, means only UK residents or citizens can enter the country from Nigeria. According to the new update released on Monday, the UK said visa applications in…

Tuesday, 07 December 2021 05:56

Sylvester Oromoni: Social workers advocate deployment of members to schools

Nigeria Association of Social Workers (NASoW) has called on federal, state and local governments to immediately deploy social workers to all educational institutions across the country. NASoW which is the umbrella body of professional social workers across the country, said this becomes necessary in order to stem the tide of bullying in schools in Nigeria. It would be recalled that five students of Dowen College, Lagos, were alleged to have bullied and beaten 12-year-old Sylvester Oromoni, to a point of coma. The incident led to the eventual death of the student on November 30, 2021. However, NASoW in a statement…

Monday, 06 December 2021 06:04

Early data from South Africa hints Omicron variant may cause less severe Covid

As the world waits for studies that give a clear picture of the Omicron variant, early clinical data emerging from South Africa hint at a virus that may cause less severe cases of Covid-19. The South African Medical Research Council posted a report Saturday of the early experiences at several hospitals in Gauteng Province, where Omicron was first spotted in the country. Strikingly, most hospitalized patients who tested positive for Covid did not need supplemental oxygen. Few developed Covid pneumonia, few required high-level care, and fewer still were admitted to intensive care. Experts caution against reading too much into these…

Monday, 06 December 2021 06:03

UK suspends processing of visa applications from Nigeria

The British High Commission says it will “pause making decisions” on visitor visa applications from all red list countries, including Nigeria. The decision was announced in a statement issued on Sunday by the commission. The development comes hours after the UK added Nigeria to its travel red list as a result of concerns over the Omicron Covid variant. Speaking in an interview on Saturday, Sajid Javid, the UK health secretary, had announced a temporary ban on foreign travellers from Nigeria, adding that “only UK residents or citizens of the UK can enter the UK from Nigeria from that point onwards,…

Monday, 06 December 2021 06:02

FG faults UK travel ban, says most infected travellers from UK

Federal Government on Sunday ruled out the possibility of restricting foreign travellers from visiting Nigeria despite travel bans on the country by Canada, the United Kingdom, Indonesia, Singapore and Hong Kong. This is just as the government stated that most of the in-bound passengers that tested positive for Covid-19 were from the UK. The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, said this on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ programme on Sunday. Ehanire described as unfortunate the knee-jerk reaction of some countries to the Omicron strain. He noted that even the World Health Organisation had said recently that countries should focus more on…

Sunday, 05 December 2021 06:09

While Borno govt had N11.58bn IGR in 2020, ISWAP got revenue of N18bn same year; and the terrorist organization moved the money through Nigeria’s financial system - Report

The Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa, established by Economic Community of West African States, says Boko Haram splinter group, Islamic State West Africa Province, moved about N18bn ($36m) generated from trading and taxing communities in the Lake Chad region through the Nigerian financial system annually. The group, set up by ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government in 2000, stated that both Boko Haram and ISWAP had continued to mobilise, move and utilise funds through the nation’s formal financial and commercial system. It noted that the government lacked adequate insight into Boko Haram and ISWAP…

Sunday, 05 December 2021 06:07

Omicron: Non-British Nigerian residents barred from entering UK

The United Kingdom says Nigeria will be added to the countries on its red list as a result of the discovery of Covid Omicron cases linked to Nigeria. Sajid Javid, the UK health secretary, disclosed this on Saturday in a television interview. The South Africa National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) had, on November 25, announced the discovery of 22 positive cases of the new Omicron variant. Following the discovery, a number of countries banned travel from countries in southern Africa. The UK had also placed a temporary ban on air travel from six southern African countries — South Africa,…

Saturday, 04 December 2021 06:22

Nigeria owes China, 4 others $4.26bn - Report

Nigeria’s debt to China, France, Japan, India and Germany rose to $4.26bn as of June 30, 2021 from $3.85bn at the end of 2019, according to data obtained from Debt Management Office. An analysis of the data showed that the country spent $402.74m in the 18-month period servicing bilateral loans, even as it borrowed $400m. As of December 31, 2019, Nigeria owed $3.18bn to the Exim Bank of China, $76.13m to France’s Agence Francaise Development, $361.75m to Japan International Cooperation Agency, $32.14m to the Exim Bank of India, and $202.27m to Germany’s Kreditanstalt Fur Wiederaufbua. The bilateral loans accounted for…

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Saturday, 04 December 2021 06:21

Omicron: FG releases revised protocol for international travel

PRESS RELEASE Presidential Steering Committee on Covid-19 has reviewed the International Travel Protocol of 22nd October 2021. This revised protocol is aimed at further reducing the risk of importation and exportation of Covid-19 especially the variants of concern. In-bound Passengers: All passengers arriving in Nigeria are expected to provide evidence of and comply with the following rules: 1. Covid-19 PCR test to be done within 48hrs before departure 2. Post-arrival Day 2 Covid-19 PCR test 3. Self-isolation for 7 days (For unvaccinated and partially vaccinated individuals) 4. Day 7 post-arrival exit PCR test (For unvaccinated and partially vaccinated individuals) Out-bound…

Saturday, 04 December 2021 06:20

FG to launch facilities for virtual court trial of prison inmates

Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, is to launch a nationwide deployment and use of virtual court proceedings in Nigeria’s correctional centres. AGF’s spokesperson, Umar Gwandu, said in a statement on Friday that the minister would “launch the pilot project for the deployment and use (of) Virtual Court Sitting facilities at the Kuje Correctional Centre, Abuja on Monday, December 6, 2021.” Gwandu explained further:, “The development is part of the process to implement the Post-Covid-19 Justice Sector Plan marshaled out by the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice in…

Friday, 03 December 2021 06:06

Court sets new date for Nnamdi Kanu’s trial

The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Thursday, slightly adjusted the date earlier scheduled for the trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Kanu, who is being prosecuted on a seven-count charge bordering on terrorism and treasonable felony, had had his trial adjourned till January 19, 2022, after his defence team staged a walk-out on Binta Nyako, the trial judge, on November 10. Ifeanyi Ejiofor, who led other defence lawyers on the walk-out on the judge in the previous proceedings, applied for an abridgement of time in the trial for an urgent hearing of…

Friday, 03 December 2021 06:05

Ex-senate president, Joseph Wayas is dead

A former president of Nigeria’s Senate, Joseph Wayas, is dead. Wayas, who was the Senate president in the Second Republic between 1979 and 1983, died in the early hours of Tuesday at a London hospital at the age of 80. He was from Cross River State. Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade, on Thursday in Calabar expressed regret at the passing of Wayas. He described the death as “a monumental loss” to Cross River State in particular and to Nigeria in general. Ayade’s remark is contained in a statement from his media aide, Christian Ita. The former Senate president has…

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