The last US military flight has left Kabul airport, marking the end of a twenty-year presence in Afghanistan. Officials said the last aircraft took off with the US ambassador onboard after midnight local time on Tuesday. However, US officials said that the diplomatic mission would continue to assist those who were unable to leave before the deadline.
The Central Bank of Nigeria has directed all commercial banks to publish on their websites the names and Bank Verification Numbers of customers who engage in fraudulent practices to obtain foreign exchange from banks. The apex bank issued the directive in a circular signed by its Director in the Banking Supervision Department, Haruna Mustafa. Mustafa outlined the…
President Muhammadu Buhari has charged Nigerian graduates to apply for the Nigeria Jubilee Fellows Programme. President Buhari gave the charge at the State House in Abuja during the launch of the Jubilee Fellows Programme. The President said the programme was initiated by the Federal Government with the aim of placing twenty thousand skilled young Nigerian graduates in…
Owners of structures that are erected under high-tension electricity power lines and close to canals in Agege have been given twenty-one days to move out of such areas. This is because the Lagos State Government has concluded plans to move its demolition equipment into Akilo Road, Agege, where some persons have built houses and shops. Special Adviser…
Amnesty International has called on the Nigerian government to urgently tackle crimes of enforced disappearances. Amnesty International says families affected by enforced disappearance live through unimaginable torment, adding that when people vanish without a trace, it is impossible to move on. In a statement to mark the international day, the rights group alleged that at least fifty…
The International Committee of the Red Cross estimates that about forty-four thousand persons have gone missing in Africa. The ICRC says Nigeria accounts for much of the missing persons, which is due to the conflict in the North-East by Boko Haram/ISWAP insurgency. ICRC spokesman, Aliyu Dawobe, said most of the twenty-six thousand missing persons in Nigeria are…