One Dead, 15 Arrested Trying to Enter Canada from the US
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One Dead, 15 Arrested Trying to Enter Canada from the US

gisthub - Feb 06, 2025

Canadian police announced on Wednesday, February 5, that one person had died, and 15 others were arrested attempting to enter Canada from the…

CBN Limits BDCs to $25,000 FX Weekly and One Dealer Bank
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CBN Limits BDCs to $25,000 FX Weekly and One Dealer Bank

gisthub - Feb 06, 2025

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has introduced new guidelines permitting Bureau de Change (BDC) operators to purchase up to $25,000 weekly from…

Nollywood Filmmaker Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking
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Nollywood Filmmaker Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking

gisthub - Feb 06, 2025

A Federal High Court in Lagos has convicted and sentenced 40-year-old America-trained Nollywood filmmaker, Mbadiwe Emeka, to five years in prison for trafficking…

Nigeria Customs Imposes 4% FOB Import Charge
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Nigeria Customs Imposes 4% FOB Import Charge

gisthub - Feb 06, 2025

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has begun implementing a 4 percent charge on the Free On-Board (FOB) value of imports. NCS spokesperson Abdullahi…

Argentina Moves to Withdraw from WHO After US Exit
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Argentina Moves to Withdraw from WHO After US Exit

gisthub - Feb 06, 2025

Argentina has announced plans to withdraw from the World Health Organization (WHO), following U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent executive order to pull the…

Edo Government Suspends Attorney-General and LG Commission Chair
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Edo Government Suspends Attorney-General and LG Commission Chair

gisthub - Feb 06, 2025

The Edo State Government has suspended Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Samson Osagie, along with the Chairman of the Local Government Service Commission,…

Trump Signs Order to Withdraw US from UN Human Rights Council
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Trump Signs Order to Withdraw US from UN Human Rights Council

gisthub - Feb 05, 2025

On February 4, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order pulling the United States out of several United Nations bodies, including…

USAID Places All Staff Worldwide on Administrative Leave
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USAID Places All Staff Worldwide on Administrative Leave

gisthub - Feb 05, 2025

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced plans to place its global staff on administrative leave and recall employees from…

Court Sentences Nigerian Professor to Jail for Election Fraud
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Court Sentences Nigerian Professor to Jail for Election Fraud

gisthub - Feb 05, 2025

Justice Bassey Nkanang of the High Court in Akwa Ibom State has sentenced Professor Ignatius Uduk of the University of Uyo (UNIUYO) to…

17 Students Dead as Fire Guts Zamfara Islamic School
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17 Students Dead as Fire Guts Zamfara Islamic School

gisthub - Feb 05, 2025

A heartbreaking fire broke out at an Islamiya school in Kaura-Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State, tragically claiming the lives of 17…