The UK government has made u turn by removing Nigeria and 10 other countries from its red list.

The lifting of the travel ban takes effect from today.

Health Secretary Sajid Javid, announced this while addressing Members of Parliament.

According to him, the red list is “now less effective in slowing the incursion of Omicron from abroad”.

He said that the UK will maintain temporary testing measures for international travel.

The 10 other countries initially placed on the list include Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

The red list was reintroduced in late November as a precaution after the emergence of the new Omicron variant of the COVID-19.

A Public Affairs Commentator, Jide Benson described the removal of Nigeria from the list as a welcome development.

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Mrs Seriya Raji, mother of Abdulkarim Jamiu Asuku, the Chief of Staff to Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State, has been abducted.

Inspiration FM leant the gunmen invaded her residence in Adavi Local Government Area of the State late on Monday night.

An eyewitness said the gunmen forcefully took her away moments after she observed her evening prayer in a mosque within the house located at Inese/Ovakere new layout in Nagazi community in Adavi LGA.

According to the source, the abductors, about 6 in number, wore masks to hide their identities.

The eyewitness noted that the armed men entered her house through the mosque and whisked her away to an unknown location.

They have not made any contact with the family since the incident, which happened a few weeks after Kogi State Commissioner for Environment, Adewale Omofaiye, escaped being kidnapped.

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Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has said Nigerians will pay more taxes.

She said this has been captured in the medium term as proposed in the Finance Bill 2021.

The minister disclosed this during a public hearing on the bill organised by the House of Representatives Committee on Finance.

She said and I quote, “While these issues may require modest increases in taxes and tariffs on certain businesses, sectors, industries and individuals over the medium term, this administration remains committed to continuous dialogue and engagement with all stakeholders and interest groups,” end of quote.

Mrs. Ahmed said Nigeria must diversify its revenues from oil to fund critical expenditures.

She said Nigeria also requires more fiscal reforms.

In his opening remark, the Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, who was represented by the Minority Leader, Ndudi Elumelu said the 2021 Finance Bill seeks to introduce strategic and broadminded, positive reforms that would engender best practice, statutorily check borrowing by local, states and federal governments.

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