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Nigerians applying for passports will be charged N1000 in for the verification of their National Identification Number. This was contained in a statement issued by the Head, Corporate Communications,  National Identity Management Commission, Kayode Adegoke. The statement noted that the fee is to improve the quality of service, accuracy, and speed of passport services through timely verification of NIN.
At least 60 bodies have been recovered in Malawi's Blantyre after Tropical Storm Freddy hit southern Africa for the second time in a month. Police spokesman, Peter Kalaya, said people have being carried away by running waters, and buildings collapsing. Kalaya added that relentless rain and strong winds have hampered overstretched emergency teams in the country's southern and central regions, which are worst affected.
The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has assured that the communities affected by fire disaster will be assessed for consideration and support from the Federal Government. Director General of the Agency, Mustapha Ahmed, gave the assurance in a statement. The statement noted that the Agency is worried about the recurrent fire incidents in the past few days, which affected some communities and markets. It urged business owners, government agencies, and […]
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Federal Government over the naira scarcity in the country. NLC President, Joe Ajaero, gave the ultimatum at the opening session of the Central Working Committee meeting of the labour union. Ajaero, warned that on the expiration of the seven days, workers would be directed to stay away from work if nothing was done to ameliorate the situation. The […]
he Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Monday said old N200, N500, N1,000 banknotes remain legal tender till December 31, 2023. The apex bank’s Acting Director of Corporate Communications, Isa AbdulMumin disclosed this in a statement on Monday. This is coming 10 days after the Supreme Court ruled that old naira notes should co-exist with new ones till the end of the year. The highest court of the land had […]
Namibia's President Hage Geingob has named Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah as his party’s Presidential candidate in next year's elections. Geingob, who called on party members to support Nandi-Ndaitwah when official campaigns begin next year, urged them not to create factions from the outcome of the party nominations. She is the party's vice-president and the country's current deputy prime minister. The President is due to step down next year after serving two terms. […]
Reports say cashless transactions fell to N37.67tn in February 2023. The Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System revealed that this was a 4.83 per cent fall from the N39.58tn that was recorded in January. The data noted that e-payment gateways were used 901.46 million times, a 41.29 per cent increase from the 638 million times they were used in January.
Nigerian singer Fireboy has teased an unreleased single as he prepares for his first release of 2023. Fireboy shared a teaser for an unreleased single on Monday. The teased single when released will be his first release of 2023 after the release of his third album 'Playboy' in 2022.
Former Head Coach of Super Falcons, Nigeria’s women’s senior national team, Ismaila Mabo, has died at the age of 79. According to his family, the former national player died after a protracted illness at his residence in Jos, Plateau State. The late Mabo was head coach of the Super Falcons at the 1999 FIFA Women’s World Cup, and was also in charge at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics.
