The United States has imposed new visa restrictions on Nigerians accused of violating religious freedom, marking a significant escalation in Washington’s confrontational stance toward Abuja over spiralling sectarian violence.The announcement, posted on X by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, targets individuals who “direct, authorize, fund, support, or carry out
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President Bola Tinubu has submitted another set of non-career ambassadorial nominees to the Senate, expanding his diplomatic picks with the inclusion of top former government officials.Featured on the new list are Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, former Chief of Naval Staff and immediate past Sole Administrator of Rivers State, and Abdulrahman Dambazau,
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General Christopher Musa (retd.) was confirmed as Minister of Defence on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, after a five-hour screening by the Senate.The screening followed Musa’s nomination by President Bola Tinubu.Tinubu, in a letter transmitted to the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, on Tuesday, urged the lawmakers to consider
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The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN has removed the limit on cash deposit and raised the weekly cash withdrawal limits across all channels to N500,000 from N100,000.The apex bank disclosed this in a circular to all banks titled, "Revised Cash-Related Policies", signed by Dr. Rita Sike, Director, Financial Policy &
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