The Czech Republic, whose embassy has represented the United States in Syria since 2012, has reopened its mission after closing it last month following the rebellion that toppled Bashar al-Assad. The Czech foreign ministry said Friday it had appointed career diplomat Vitezslav Pivonka to lead the embassy as the charge d'affaires. Prague has represented the…

Germany has commenced online visa applications for Nigerians and nationalities of countries with its visa offices. The visa applications portal is available on a new digital platform for people seeking employment, study, or joining family in Germany. Germany Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, in a statement, said the portal is "a real administrative revolution." Baerbock described…

Former presidential candidate Peter Obi on Friday visited lawyer and activist Dele Farotimi following his earlier meeting with former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Farotimi, who recently returned from the Ekiti correctional center, has been an outspoken advocate for justice, human rights, and good governance. During the visit, Obi expressed his delight at finding Farotimi in high…

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), has confirmed receiving a high profile human trafficking suspect from the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS). The confirmation is contained in a statement on Friday in Abuja by a Press Officer in NAPTIP, Mr Vincent Adekoye. Adekoye said the suspect, Uadiale-Christiana Jacob, popularly known as…

Vice President Kashim Shettima has said the ongoing reforms initiated by the administration will create employment opportunities for the youth population and provide greater opportunities in the various sectors of the economy. Shettima underscored the inevitability of skills acquisition among the young demographic in Nigeria, noting that the nation can no longer afford to keep…