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According to Funmi Opensanwo, the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), regional coordinator in Alausa, Lagos, Nigerians will have to pay the sum of N15,000 to correct their NIN details. According to her the charge varies from correction of details like name, address, card renewal or replacement and date of birth. “The money we charge is for modification fee, for the …

The Nigeria Immigration Service has warned that foreigners without Coronavirus test certificates will have their visas revoked on arrival into the country. The Comptroller-General of the service, Muhammed Babandede speaking at the weekly briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 in Abuja on Tuesday said; “The public health is a big issue in the country and so based on …

The Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has warned residents of the state to take the current health challenge seriously as Lagos scarily recorded its highest number of infection in one day. According to Sanwo-Olu, the Lagos state government don’t want another fresh lockdown, as the second wave comes with severe symptoms and high number of positive cases have been recorded …

The Lagos state government has reportedly paid a huge sum of money in hiring Forensic experts to help uncover the truth behind the Lekki Toll Gate massacre during the #EndSARS protest on October 20, 2020. On Tuesday, January 5th, the Chairman of the Lagos State Judicial Panel on Restitution for victims of SARS and police brutality, Justice Doris Okuwobi, stated …

The Bauchi state command of the Nigerian Police Force have arrested a 22 year old man identified as Musa Hamza after killing a teenager for rituals. The incident occured in Alkaleri Local Government of Bauchi State, North-East Nigeria. According to a statement released by Ahmed Wakil a spokesperson to Bauchi state police command, Hamza lured 17-year old, Adamu Ibrahim to …

According to a directive issued on December 31, 2020, and signed by it’s chairman Sanusi Garba, The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has approved an increase in electricity tariff across the country. The commission stated that the new tariff will be enforced until the issuance of another minor review order or an extraordinary tariff review order by the commission. According …

Nigerian playwright, poet, Nobel prize winner in Literature and essayist in English language, Akinwande Oluwole Babatunde Soyinka, also known as Wole Soyinka, has made his opinion on President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. Prof. Wole Soyinka has never been shy to air his opinion when it comes to matters of the country, but refused to make any concrete statement when asked about …

The long awaited 9-months Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, strike has been called off, as students of various higher institutions are preparing for another school year and getting ready to return back to school. The official social media handle of ASUU has informed the general public, most especially students at the higher level that school resumption date depends on …

Alibaba founder, Jack Ma has reportedly not made a public appearance in at least two months even as the Chinese billionaire’s last online activity dates to October 2020. According to reports, the founder of Chinese e-commerce major Alibaba Group was under the scrutiny of the Chinese government, after the country’s market watchdog began investigation last week into alleged anti-competition practices …

Adesola Melojuekun, father of Barakat Melojuekun, who was reportedly molested by Ogun State Commissioner for Environment has withdrawn the case. Melojuekun has come out to say he is no longer interested in the sexual harassment allegation levelled against the commissioner by his daughter. Barakat had in a viral video on Saturday accused the Commissioner, Abiodun Abudu-Balogun of sexually harassing her …