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Panic has gripped thousands of Nigerians working in the United Kingdom on Certificate of Sponsorship or Skilled Worker visas over the new regulations announced by the British government.The UK government, in its efforts to control immigration, has removed over 100 jobs, including skilled worker roles, from CoS eligibility, while the salary thresholds for o...

The Chinese Embassy in Nigeria said it has begun probing reports that a Chinese mining company abandoned Nigerian miners in the Central African Republic (CAR).The development comes following an outrage that trailed a viral online video depicting Nigerian miners allegedly abandoned by a Chinese mining enterprise in the CAR....

The Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has criticised United Kingdom Conservative Party leader, Kemi Badenoch, over her recent claim that Nigerian law prevents her from passing citizenship to her children because she is a woman.Dabiri-Erewa, speaking on a monitored programme, described Badenoch’s re...

The Federal Government has elevated flood prevention to a national security priority with the unveiling of a new Anticipatory Action Framework on Floods to move disaster response from reactive to early, coordinated response.The new framework, which includes scientific and traditional data-gathering methods, triggers for early action, and a consolid...

Nigeria’s Super Falcons will play host country Morocco in the final of the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), a reenactment of the clash between the two sides in the last edition of the competition. ...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced a change in the venue of its National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting scheduled for Thursday, July 24, 2025.Originally planned to hold at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja, the meeting will now take place at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa at 2:00 p.m....

The Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, has expressed displeasure with members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who are aligning with the new opposition coalition that has adopted the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as its political platform.Speaking at the PDP Stakeholders Conference in Abuja on Wednesday, Governor Mohammed said that n...

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The Trump administration is treating South Africa almost like a pariah, blacklisting its envoys, refusing to send top-level officials to meetings it hosts, and threatening to hit the nation with such high tariffs that its economic crisis is likely to deepen.The latest sign of this came with the revelation by the second-biggest p...

Meanwhile, the Edo State Commissioner of Police, CP Monday Agbonika, has assured the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of the Command’s readiness to provide adequate security during the forthcoming by-elections scheduled for August 16. This assurance was given when the Resident Electoral Commissioner (...