January 31, 2020

Bishop Oyedope In Rage As U.S Denies Him Visa

Bishop David Oyedepo, founder Living Faith Church Worldwide, otherwise known as Winners’ Chapel International, went ballistic on Thursday after he was denied visa by the US Embassy. A THISDAY report said the embassy did not give any other reason to the bishop, except the standard default explanation that the Bishop did not qualify for visa renewal in […]

January 31, 2020

Australia fires: State of Emergency Declared For Canberra Region

Authorities in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) have declared a state of emergency as massive bushfires rage south of Canberra. It is the worst fire threat to the territory in nearly two decades, officials said. The main blaze, in the territory’s south, is burning over more than 18,500 hectares. Residents in suburbs of Canberra have […]

January 31, 2020

Nicaragua: Six Indigenous People Reportedly Killed In Attack

Armed men have attacked an indigenous community in Nicaragua, killing at least six people and kidnapping another 10, rights groups say. Police confirmed two deaths and said they were investigating. The reason for the difference in the toll is unclear. The attack on the Mayagna group took place in a protected nature reserve in the […]

January 31, 2020

Family Removed From Flight For Body Odour Suing Airline

A Michigan family removed from an American Airlines flight in Miami when staff claimed they had body odour are suing the airline. Yehuda Yosef Adler, his wife Jennie and their young daughter were removed from the flight to Detroit last January. They claim staff made comments about their Orthodox Jewish faith. American Airlines said the […]

January 30, 2020

Freight forwarding council to earn N5bn from new fees

The Council for Freight Forwarding in Nigeria has declared that the implementation of the Practitioners Operation Fee will fetch annual revenue of N5bn. The Registrar and Chief Executive Officer, CRFFN, Nwakohu Samuel, disclosed this on Thursday in Lagos while speaking with journalists, stressing that the payment processes had been fully automated. He said the processes […]

January 30, 2020

Minister Sylva says Nigeria rich in gas, lowest in usage

Nigeria has the lowest penetration of liquefied petroleum gas, popularly called cooking gas, despite being rich in gas resources, the Federal Government has said. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, who said this during a television interview, also stated that the Federal Government was working towards the production of Compressed Natural Gas […]

January 30, 2020

Coronavirus: Quarantine agency intensifies screenings at Nigerian airports

The Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service on Wednesday said it had increased veterinary checks at airports in a bid to forestall the entry of the deadly coronavirus into the country. It said the agency was collaborating with the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria to ensure that there was no gap or breach in the veterinary quarantine […]

January 30, 2020

DMO Says Nigeria owes World Bank $9.81bn

The total debt owed to the World Bank Group by Nigeria rose by $1.3bn in one year to $9.81bn as of September 2019, latest data from the Debt Management Office showed on Wednesday. The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the International Development Association, which make up the World Bank, have over the years […]

January 29, 2020

10 Years Impact: Tony Elumelu Foundation Enhances its Flagship Entrepreneurship Programme to Benefit More Entrepreneurs Across Africa

On the heels of the tenth anniversary of the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), the private-sector-led philanthropy focused on empowering African entrepreneurs has enhanced its flagship Entrepreneurship Programme to empower more entrepreneurs across the continent. These enhancements, which took effect from January 1, 2020—the launch of the 6th cycle of the Programme—will achieve the Foundation’s mandate to […]

January 28, 2020

Union Bank Sells Uk Subsidiary

Nigeria’s Union Bank is selling off its UK Subsidiary to focus on the local market, the bank announced that it has entered a share sale and purchase agreement to divest of its 100% equity stake in Union Bank UK Plc. (“UBUK”). This sale is aligned with Union Bank’s strategy to geographically streamline its business operations […]