Day: December 22, 2025

US Partially Suspends Visa Issuance to Nigerians, 18 Others From January 2026

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The United States has announced a partial suspension of visa issuance to nationals of Nigeria and 18 other countries, effective January 1, 2026. The U.S. Mission in Nigeria disclosed this on Monday via a statement posted on its official X (formerly Twitter) account, citing Presidential Proclamation 10998, a security-focused directive aimed at restricting and limiting the entry of certain foreign nationals into the United States. According to the statement, the suspension affects nonimmigrant B-1/B-2 visitor visas, F, M, and J student and exchange visitor visas, as well as most immigrant…

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Fidelity Bank Advances Sustainable Firefighting Practices with Donation of Hoses and Water Pumps

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Fidelity Bank Plc has reinforced its commitment to community safety and sustainable ecological practices through the donation of essential firefighting and preventive equipment including hoses and gasoline water pumps to the Ikoyi Fire Service Station in Lagos. The donation was made under the Fidelity Helping Hands Program (FHHP) by the True Serve team, reaffirming the Bank’s commitment to the environment and community safety. Through the FHHP, members of staff identify areas of critical community needs, raise funds, and then receive matching monetary support from the bank to execute the projects.…

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Court Rejects Wasiu Ayinde’s Interim Injunction Over Awujale of Ijebuland Stool

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An Ogun State High Court sitting in Ijebu-Ode, on Monday, December 22, 2025, rejected an application for an interim injunction filed by Fuji musician Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, popularly known as KWAM 1, seeking to halt the succession process to the Awujale of Ijebuland stool. Ayinde had approached the court praying for an order restraining the Ijebu kingmakers, relevant traditional authorities, and the Ogun State Government from taking further steps towards the nomination and installation of a new Awujale, pending the determination of his substantive suit. The musician challenged the succession…

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Driving Inclusive Growth: WIRA Demo Day Empowers Women Entrepreneurs

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The future of women-led enterprises in Nigeria took center stage on November 21, 2025, as the Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN), with support from Agence Française de Développement (AFD), and Sterling One Foundation convened investors, ecosystem leaders, and high-potential women entrepreneurs for the Women Investment Readiness Accelerator (WIRA) Demo Day in Ilupeju, Lagos. The event underscored DBN’s central role in strengthening Nigeria’s MSME ecosystem, particularly for women founders who remain critical drivers of economic growth. The Demo Day marked the culmination of an intensive accelerator cycle funded and championed by…

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