Anietie Udobit, AbujaPresident Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday held a private working lunch with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace in Paris.UNITY TIMES reports that Tinubu is on a 10-day working vacation in Europe, which began last Thursday.The Nigerian leader is spending the period between France and the
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Anietie Udobit, AbujaThe National Publicity Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Bolaji Abdulllahi, has commended the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognize the party’s new leadership.Abdullahi, in a post via his 𝕏 account, congratulated all members of the ADC and lovers of democracy on the
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Anietie Udobit, AbujaNigerian male travellers will no longer be granted tourist or transit visas to Qatar unless accompanied by their families.The Qatari government announced this in a recent notice as part of its new visa regulation.These new restrictions come amid growing concerns by Qatari authorities over compliance with entry and
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Anietie Udobit, AbujaHuman rights activist, Aisha Yesufu, has admitted that many Nigerians, including herself, are struggling to come to terms with the sight of former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and ex-Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, appearing together in public.Obi and El-Rufai were recently spotted at an event in
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No fewer than 86,400 public secondary school students and 1,440 teachers across 12 States of the federation, have been targeted for sponsorship education against drugs and substance abuse by the MTN Foundation, Nigeria.A senior manager at MTN, Chinyere Ikechi, disclosed this on Tuesday at a stakeholders’ workshop in Ilorin, Kwara
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The Federal Government has dismissed concerns that Nigerians will soon face an additional five percent fuel surcharge, clarifying that there are no immediate plans to implement the provision contained in the recently passed 2025 Nigerian Tax Administration Act.Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, gave this
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The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers suspended its two-day strike on Tuesday following a meeting with officials of the Federal Government and the Dangote Group, amid fuel supply disruptions in different locations across the country.After the failure of the Monday meeting, the Ministry of Labour summoned another
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Nigeria is edging closer to a historic milestone in foreign inflows, with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) projecting that diaspora remittances will hit $1 billion monthly by 2026.The CBN Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, reaffirmed this at the 18th Annual Banking and Finance Conference of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned an alleged attempt by the acting clerk of the National Assembly to stop Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan from resuming at the Senate after what it called an unjust six months’ suspension imposed on her by the Senate leadership.The party said the reported action by
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Bloemfontein, South Africa, affectionately known as the city of roses, set the stage for one of Africa’s fiercest rivalries on Tuesday evening as South Africa and Nigeria battled to a 1-1 draw in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying clash that had massive implications for both sides. The result leaves
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