The Federal Government has dismissed reports claiming that Nigerians in Libya are being harassed and mistreated following the recent ruling by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), which awarded three points and fined Libya $50,000 after a disrupted AFCON 2025 qualifier against the Super Eagles. Rumors had circulated that Libyan authorities were retaliating by arresting … Read more
The Federal Government has refuted claims that the United Kingdom endorsed a petition submitted by Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho. The petition, aimed at urging the UK government to support the creation of a Yoruba nation, was delivered to 10 Downing Street, London, last week. EDITOR’S PICKS ICYMI: Nigerian TikToker, … Read more
Thirteen months after President Bola Tinubu’s recall of 83 ambassadors, Nigeria remains without formal representatives in 109 diplomatic missions worldwide, sparking concerns over its international presence and diplomatic engagements. In September 2023, the Federal Government initiated the recall of career and non-career envoys to reassess its foreign policy. EDITOR’S PICKS I’ll Support Nigerian Govt Find … Read more
The Federal Government of Nigeria has issued a travel alert to its citizens planning to travel to the United Kingdom. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Amb. Eche Abu-Obe issued the alert in a statement on Monday. EDITOR’S PICK: PM Starmer Supports Police to Keep Streets Safe … Read more
Ambassador Ibrahim Lamuwa, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, suspended over s*xual harassment allegations. A committee has been set up by the Head of Service to investigate the matter; Lamuwa will remain suspended pending the probe’s outcome. The allegations were reported by staff member Simisola Ajayi through a petition detailing multiple instances of … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar says President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s four agenda of: Development, Democracy, Demography, and Diaspora, will be pursued unrelentingly by bringing modern solutions to address complex challenges for national development. According to a press release on Tuesday by Gabriel Odu, NiDCOM Media, Public relations … Read more
The Federal Government has announced road closures around the Federal Secretariat Complexes. The closures are part of security measures implemented by the Presidential Transition Council for Tinubu’s swearing-in ceremony as President. Officers and visitors will not be allowed access till May 30th when work resumes fully. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Federal Government has announced … Read more
Why Nigerians Were Denied Entry Into Dubai – FG EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal Government has reacted to reports that some Nigerians were detained at Dubai Airport and denied further entry into the United Arab Emirates (UAE) earlier this week. Recall that an affected traveller had shared a video showing others … Read more
FG Condemns Killing Of Nigerian Man In Italy, Demands Justice EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal Government on Sunday condemned the killing of a Nigerian in Italy, asking authorities in the European country to probe the incident and arrest the killer. EDITOR’S PICK Insecurity: Abductors Of Nollywood Actors Demand $100,000 Ransom Powerful … Read more
This is the second set of evacuees from Romania following the Russian invasion of Ukraine which has left many displaced Hundreds of people have been killed since Russia invaded the country while over two million people have been displaced EKO HOT BLOG reports that the seventh batch of Nigerian evacuees from Ukraine arrived Monday morning … Read more
Sumy is one of the cities in Ukraine which have come under heavy attack from Russian invaders Many Nigerian students stuck in the city have called for help in recent days EKO HOT BLOG reports that at least 300 Nigerians fleeing the crisis in Ukraine have been successfully evacuated by the Federal Government. The returnees, … Read more
Over 150 Nigerians have volunteered to be recruited after Ukraine’s President, Volodymyr Zelensky, urged people around the world to join the fight …the Federal Government said it would engage with the Embassy of Ukraine in Nigeria and other relevant authorities to prevent this EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal Government has expressed its disapproval … Read more
Many Nigerian students are still trapped in Sumy, owing to their inability to leave the city following the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine The stranded Nigerian students had, on Saturday, appealed for immediate evacuation. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the federal government on Sunday said it had received approval of the Ukrainian government to … Read more
…the students in Sumy are yet to find a way out of war-torn Ukraine amid a Russian invasion. The Federal government has evacuated more than 1,000 Nigerians who made it out of Ukraine to neigbouring countries EKO HOT BLOG reports that many Nigerian students trapped in Sumy, Ukraine have appealed for urgent evacuation back home. … Read more
Over 5,000 Nigerians, the majority of whom are students studying in Ukraine have been caught up in the conflict The first and second batch of Nigerian evacuees, numbering 416 and 183 respectively, arrived in the country from Romania, aboard Max Air EKO HOT BLOG reports that the third batch of Nigerian evacuees from Ukraine arrived … Read more
Many Nigerians resident in Ukraine had fled the capital and other cities that have come under attack by Russian forces The flight from Poland was delayed on Thursday due to a delay in preparing passengers for the check-in process EKO HOT BLOG reports that some Nigerians who fled Ukraine amid a Russian invasion are expected … Read more
The Federal Government had during the weekend initiated moves to bring back Nigerians caught up in the Russia-Ukraine war The Nigerian citizens resident in Ukraine had made their way to either Poland, Hungary or Romania in a bid to avoid the military assault launched by Russia EKO HOT BLOGreports that the first batch of Nigerian … Read more
Similar coups have taken place in Mali and Guinea this year, fuelling fears more might break out on the continent EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal Government has condemned the military coup that took place in Sudan in the early hours of Monday. Sudan’s most senior military officer, General Abdel-Fattah Burhan, announced that the dissolution … Read more
The victim, whose name was not withheld, was manhandled and arrested by immigration officials on Saturday in front of his official quarters in the Asian country Nigerian Government has threatened to review its relationship with Indonesia if it fails to bring the Indonesian immigration officials that assaulted a Nigerian diplomat to I The Minister of … Read more
…the quality of products, especially agricultural products, do not meet the export standards of many countries. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama on Saturday lamented the rejection of Nigerian exports by other countries. Onyeama was speaking at a meeting in Abuja with the Executive Director of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council, Olusegun Awolowo. According … Read more