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The owner of the Nigerian government-appointed company which produces visas for people wishing to travel to Nigeria from around the world is facing charges of fraud and money laundering in Nigeria in relation to a different company, the BBC has learnt in a joint investigation with the Premium Times. There is no suggestion of wrongdoing by the visa-processing company and the allegations have no relation to the management of the visa business. Mahmood Ahmadu, together with his former company Drexel Tech, was charged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on two counts of fraud and three counts of…

… Says Fuel Subsidy Removal for Benefit of Ordinary Nigerians The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) will no longer be involved in the management of the nation’s refineries after their rehabilitation. This was disclosed Wednesday by the Group Managing Director of NNPC, Mallam Mele Kyari, in an interview on Arise TV breakfast programme, The Morning Show. He disclosed that upon completion of the ongoing rehabilitation exercise, the services of a company world be procured to manage the plants on an Operations and Maintenance (O&M) basis. “We are going to get an O&M contract, NNPC won’t run it. We are going…

The Presidency has faulted the leadership of the National Assembly over claims that poor and vulnerable Nigerians are required to apply online or through the internet to benefit from the Conditional Cash Transfer. It also debunked claims that they were required to provide Bank Verification Number (BVN) before they could access to the funds which is designed for poorest of the poor in the country. In a statement signed by Maryam Uwais, Special Adviser to the President on Social Investments on Thursday, the Presidency detailed how National Social Investment Programme works and how the poor and vulnerable are reached. Explaining…

There are now more than 1.5 million confirmed cases of coronavirus cross the world, with the United States and the United Kingdom suffering the highest number of deaths

A 15-MAN medical team from China arrived in Nigeria on Wednesday aboard an Air Peace chartered flight earlier designated for that purpose by the Federal Government.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 22 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) on Wednesday taking the total to 276. The new cases were record in Lagos – the epicenter of the virus in Nigeria – the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Bauchi and Edo. “Twenty-two new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Nigeria: 15 in Lagos, 4 in the FCT, 2 in Bauchi, 1 in Edo.” Coronavirus cases reach 254 with 16 new cases “As at 09:00pm 8th April there are 276 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Nigeria. Fourty-four have been discharged with six deaths.”

The Police in Lagos on Wednesday said 78 violators of the Coronavirus lockdown have been arrested, prosecuted and sentenced to 30-day community service.

China has ended its lockdown of Wuhan, the original epicenter of the coronavirus crisis, as the city reemerges from a deadly outbreak that is now raging across the globe. But even as Wuhan reopens its borders after 76 days, some restrictions within the city will remain in place, and officials warn that the threat of further infections remains far from over. Anyone who has a “green” code on a widely used smartphone health app is now allowed to leave, for the first time since 23 January. Train, road and rail connections have now been re-established. It comes after China reported…

A 15-man medical team from China has arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja to help Nigeria combat the coronavirus pandemic in the country. The Federal Government received some medical equipment and supplies brought by medical team which arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja in a chartered Air Peace flight. China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC), the sponsor of the trip, said they brought about 16-tons of test kits, ventilators, disinfection machine, disposable medical masks, N95 masks, medications, rubber gloves, protective gowns, goggles, face shields, infra-red thermometers and others. Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, who was…

The Presidency has replied the leadership of the National Assembly and the Nigerian media on the misconceptions on the Social Investment Programmes. A statement signed by Maryam Uwais, Special Adviser to the President on Social Investment, debunked claims while stating the facts. The statement issued on Wednesday and titled “LAWAN, GBAJABIAMILA GOT IT WRONG”, detailed some of the activities of the NSIP. Referring to a story in a newspaper titled, “RE: 2 Trillion Social Investment Programme A Failure, say Lawan, Gbajabiamila”, Mrs Uwais said, “My attention has been drawn to the online report of The Nation newspaper of 7th April…