Day: September 11, 2023

UAE Lifts Visa Ban on Nigerians As Emirates, Etihad Resume Flights

Abibat Babalola

Visa ban on Nigerian travellers to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been lifted with immediate effect. The development is the product of engagement between President Bola Tinubu and President of the UAE, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The two leaders, on Monday in Abu Dhabi, finalized the historic agreement, which has resulted in the immediate cessation of the visa ban placed on Nigerian travellers. With the agreement, both Etihad Airlines and Emirates Airlines are to immediately resume flight schedules into and out of Nigeria, without any further delay. Also,…

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Africa’s First Chartered Accountant, Akintola Williams, Is Dead

Gbenga Adeoti

The man and his Mien; 15 Things To know about Williams and his death 30 days after his 104th birthday    Africa and Nigeria’s first indigenous chartered accountant, Akintola Williams, is dead. Platforms Africa reports that the doyen of accounting died at the age of 104. According to a source, who does not want to be mentioned, Williams died at his house in Lagos, on Monday (today). READ ALSO: DSS Quizzes Another CBN Deputy Governor, Aisha Ahmad; Family Says She Is Safe And Sound, Not Detained NDLEA Intercepts 399 Kaduna-Bound…

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NDLEA Intercepts 399 Kaduna-Bound Explosives,Military Detain Suspect 

Abibat Babalola

Grandma, others arrested over two tons of illicit drugs recovered No fewer than 399 pieces of Improvised Explosive Devices were recovered by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency from one Asana Leke, 39, along the Mokwa-Jebba road on Thursday, September 7. The suspect, who said the explosives were handed to him at a park in Ibadan, Oyo State, to be delivered to someone in Kaduna State, has since, alongside the exhibits, been transferred to the military authorities in Niger State. READ ALSO: DSS Quizzes Another CBN Deputy Governor,…

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DSS Quizzes Another CBN Deputy Governor, Aisha Ahmad; Family Reacts

Abibat Babalola

The Department of State Services (DSS), on Sunday, arrested the deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in charge of Financial System Stability, Aisha Ahmad, for questioning. However, details of her arrest remain sketchy as at the time of going to press because neither the secret police nor the apex bank has reacted to the reports. But her family confirmed on Sunday that she was safe and sound and not detained by the secret police. READ ALSO: Super Story, Reactions As Moyo Lawal Says S3x Video Shared Without…

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