…State Department official quoted by Fox News Digital said. Specifically, 2,300 visas connected with birth tourism were revoked. “Under President Trump and Secretary Rubio, the State Department has now revoked more than 250,000 visas — a historic milestone that reflects our unwavering commitment to protecting the Americ…
…country's anti-corruption commission closed its inquiry in 2025, finding no evidence connecting him to wrongdoing. Chivayo had consistently denied any allegations of misconduct.He was also known for publicly gifting luxury vehicles and large sums of money to musicians, religious leaders and other public figures.See a p…
…and digital professionals, forging partnerships with Nigerian vendors, widening connectivity to close the digital divide and creating economic opportunities across the telecoms value chain.STN's Director of Legal and Regulatory Affairs, Yetunde Okafor, said the company aims to build a business that is rooted in Nigeria…
…projects, these developments form part of a broader national effort to improve connectivity, expand housing opportunities, strengthen communities and support economic activity across different regions of Nigeria. This special development spotlight documents some of these projects and initiatives across the 36 states an…
…and became widely known for his lavish lifestyle, philanthropy and high-profile connections across Africa. One of his best-known business ventures was a $172m solar power project in Gwanda, awarded to Intratrek by the state-owned Zimbabwe Power Company. The project subsequently became the subject of years of legal disp…
…Bola Tinubu on Thursday acknowledged that many Nigerians are still struggling to afford necessities, including food, school fees, medical bills and transportation, but vowed that his administration would not settle for merely managing poverty. The President made the admission in his 66th Independence Day address to the…
…He said ongoing investments in roads, railways and ports were aimed at connecting farms and factories to markets while reducing the cost of doing business. The President also identified job creation, enterprise development and industrial growth as priorities, saying the government would deploy Nigeria’s gas resources t…
…to what he described as “the abuse of addictive subsidies”, saying the reforms were necessary to confront weaknesses in the economy. “Our reforms did not create the weaknesses in our economy. They confronted them,” he said. “Now, as certain influential but regressive voices would have us abandon the treatment and retur…
…businesses struggled to collect and reconcile payments, and the promise of a truly connected African economy seemed distant. Interswitch emerged as a bold response: to build the rails that would move value as seamlessly and reliably as information travels across a network. At the heart of that decision was not technolo…
…to that of a patient diagnosed with cancer, saying difficult and painful treatment was necessary to address the underlying disease rather than merely manage its symptoms. “For too long, Nigeria’s leaders chose morphine while praying for a miracle that never came,” he said. Tinubu said his administration decided to conf…
…were exercising their right to peaceful assembly and insisted that the arrests were connected to the protest and not alleged possession of drugs or weapons. The police, however, have maintained that the political messages on the T-shirts were not the basis for the arrests. The command said the Nigeria Police Force was…
…individual farmers could not afford tractors costing N80 million, making farmer clusters necessary for access to modern technology. He also stressed the importance of technology, research, cottage industries, processing plants and markets for large-scale production. On the challenges limiting industrialisation, Executi…
…can only be fully realised when they have access to the right knowledge, the right connections, and the right financial support,” Ajimisinmi stated.See more Punch stories on Google.Add Punch on Google “WETA brings these critical elements together, and our ambition is to create a platform that helps businesses understan…
…users’ data, dComms gives greater control to communities and users. “dComms is also connected to the wider Fediverse, allowing decentralised platforms to interact while reducing dependence on a single tech company,” Abba added. He said dComms was part of CITAD’s broader efforts to promote open-source technologies and u…
…to the petrol subsidy regime, insisting that the reforms of President Bola Tinubu were necessary to save Nigeria from imminent collapse. Secretary to the Government of the Federation SGF, Senator George Akume, made the declaration on Wednesday in Abuja at the 66th Independence Anniversary Lecture. Akume’s Special Advis…
…deteriorated considerably, raising concerns among motorists and residents. The road connects Otan-Ayegbaju with Ila-Orangun and serves communities within the area, with motorists also using it to access Ikirun and Osogbo. Speaking on the condition of the road, Oba Ojo-Fadipe identified three locations where flooding ha…
…also been reviewing the size and structure of migration, particularly the pathways connected to international education.From July 2024, Australia reduced the maximum eligible age for most applicants for its Temporary Graduate visa to 35. It also changed the graduate visa streams, shortened some stay periods and ended t…
…safe limits. Whoever assembled the battery had simply wired the cells in series and connected the output directly to a display unit, with nothing else in between.PAY ATTENTION: From breaking news to viral moments. Follow Legit.ng on Instagram!Beyond the missing BMS, the workmanship throughout was hazardous. No cable lu…
…expected to cover much of the shortfall.The government has said the borrowing is necessary to fund infrastructure and development spending, while its broader reform agenda aims to boost revenue and restore economic stability over time.Lagos ranked Nigeria's most indebted stateEarlier, Legit.ng reported that Nigeria's 3…
…uncle, Osun Governor Ademola Adeleke, after the state recorded a major leap in the 2026 NECO rankingsOsun climbed from 33rd place in 2022 to 5th nationally in 2026, with 74.31% of candidates passing with at least five creditsGovernor Adeleke credited the improvement to teacher recruitment, welfare upgrades and a better…
…presidential candidate, Donald Duke, and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). This was disclosed in a statement signed by Abdulhakeem Ago Abdullahi, Assistant National Legal Adviser of the PRP. The court, in its judgment delivered on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, upheld the preliminary objection filed…
…in Ijora, Lagos, nearly 20 years after the project was conceived.The terminal connects to three major jetties and allows Asiko Energy to blend cheaper LPG supplies to meet domestic standards.Nigeria's LPG supply gap remains wide, with NLNG's 500,000 tonnes of annual domestic production covering only about 40% of nation…
…N2,180 and N2,230 per litre, depending on location.The source said the issue was not necessarily fuel scarcity but the increasing cost of aviation fuel, which has significantly raised airlines' operating expenses.The source said:“Airlines may have faced disruptions because a number of them were not supplied the product…
…in Akure the state capital on Wednesday. ‎ ‎Adebawo said the directive became necessary following “growing safety concerns over the presence of abandoned heavy-duty vehicles and equipment on roads, as well as abandoned large boats and other watercraft on the state’s waterways.” ‎ ‎According to him, such aband…
…be made more comfortable while efforts are intensified to create the security conditions necessary for displaced Nigerians to return to their ancestral homes. Obi also said the visit was his 12th to an IDP camp in Nigeria and pledged to continue supporting displaced Nigerians. The former presidential candidate further…