President Muhammadu Buhari said that the threat of terrorism and its related crimes have continued to be a major challenge in achieving the Africa of our dream. Buhari said the African continent must work together against all forces to ensure a new course of peace is achieved where stability would be guaranteed where livelihood will thrive.
The Federal Government has announced that the United States has removed the reciprocity fee it imposed on visa applications for Nigerians. Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Ferdinand Nwonye made this known in a statement on Friday, saying the removal took effect on 3, December 2020. "The ministry of foreign affairs wishes to inform that the United States government has removed all visa reciprocity fees for Nigerian citizens seeking visas to the United States," Nwonye said. "The positive development is in line with the removal of excess visa application, processing and biometric fees for United States citizens applying for Nigerian visas by the Nigerian government," he added.
The federal government said on Friday that despite the fake news and disinformation on social media-fuelled the recent #EndSARS crises, it would not shut down the internet or stifle press freedom. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed while speaking with newsmen in Lagos reiterated that the government would not sit down and allow “a reckless use of social media to aggravate our fault lines and throw the country into turmoil.”
The Federal Government has today warned Nigerians from harassing police officers from their duty beats, instead, they should be appreciated together with other security agencies for their selfless service.
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has taunted the Northern Elders Forum for calling on President Buhari to resign, insisting that Buhari must complete his tenure against all odds.
The Africa-Global Empowerment and Development Network (AGED-Network) announced that the Nigerian Army, Air Force, Navy, Police and other security agencies would receive $1Bn from the government of Qatar to acquire modern equipment.
