Nigeria’s who were supposed to travel to the UK before the lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic will have no issue replacing their 30-day visa, the UK said on Thursday. According to the British High Commission in Lagos, the free visa replacement which will be open till December 2020, covers those who will be travelling to…
Day: August 20, 2020
CAN Rejects FG’s Move To Control Churches
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) said it will not allow the Federal Government to appoint trustees over religious centres in the country through the newly signed Companies and Allied Matters Act, 2020. The Association said the new law would snuff life out of the church and rank the church as a secular institution under…
Presidency Denies Reports On Daura Traveling To UK On Health Grounds
The Presidency has denied social media reports that Mamman Daura, President Muhammadu Buhari’s nephew, travelled to the UK due to treat coronavirus infection. Reports emerged on Wednesday morning that the former journalist and industrialist had been infected with COVID-19 and was flown out on medical emergency. “It is true he travelled to the UK on…
Lagos State Government Offers N100M Grant To 23 Innovators, Tech Startups
The Lagos State Government has dolled out the sum of N100 million seed fund to support twenty-three young innovators and tech firms in the state. The support is in line with the Lagos State Government initiative to pursue various technology-driven innovations across the six pillars of the development agenda of Babajide Sanwo-Olu administration. Recall that…