Author: Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has welcomed the safe return of the first batch of 262 Nigerians evacuated from South Africa following rising concerns over the safety and welfare of Nigerian citizens in the country. The returnees arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, at approximately 10:15 a.m. on Thursday aboard an Air Peace flight from OR Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg. The evacuation was carried out on the directive of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who approved and fully funded the operation as part of the Federal Government’s commitment…

The Federal Government has evacuated 258 Nigerians from South Africa following recent xenophobic attacks targeting foreign nationals in parts of the country. The evacuees arrived in Nigeria on Thursday aboard a special Air Peace flight, which landed at the International Wing of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, at about 10:25 a.m. Officials of the Nigerian Mission in South Africa, led by Acting High Commissioner Ambassador Temitope Alexander Ajayi, accompanied the returnees on the flight. Receiving the evacuees on behalf of the Federal Government, the Minister of State for Foreign…

The Niger State Government has dismissed reports circulating on social media alleging bandit attacks on schools in parts of the state, described the claims as false, misleading, and aimed at causing panic among residents. In a public service announcement issued on Thursday, the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Hon. Obed Nuhu Nana, reassured parents, guardians, students, and the general public that schools across the state remain safe and conducive for teaching and learning. The government specifically refuted reports of alleged attacks on schools in Bosso, Kpakungu, Sabon-Wuse, Lambata, and other…

Nigeria and Ethiopia have signed a Transfer of Sentenced Persons Agreement aimed at allowing convicted citizens of both countries to serve the remainder of their prison terms in their home nations, in a move both governments described as a major humanitarian and diplomatic milestone. The agreement was signed in Addis Ababa by Nigeria’s Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), and Ethiopia’s Minister of Justice, Hanna Arayaselassie, with the foreign ministers of both countries facilitating the process. Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, said the agreement would…

Nigeria’s Minister of Power, Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe, has said the federal government is already recording measurable improvements in the electricity sector, barely weeks after his appointment, as efforts intensify to deliver reliable and affordable power to Nigerians. Speaking on the progress made since his confirmation by the Senate, Tegbe expressed gratitude to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the confidence reposed in him and pledged to serve the country with honesty, diligence, and accountability. The minister disclosed that his administration had developed a structured power sector reform strategy focused on execution,…