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US Moves to Shorten Visa Duration for Students, Journalists
The United States government has announced plans to reduce the validity period of visas issued to international students and foreign...


FG Vows to Improve Working Conditions to Curb Health Sector Brain Drain
The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to improving the welfare and training environment for healthcare professionals in a...


South African Court Upholds 18-Year Jail Term for Nigerian in Human Trafficking and Fraudulent Marriage Case
The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has dismissed an appeal by Nigerian national Chinedu Justice Obasi, affirming his conviction and...


Nigeria Immigration Service Increases Passport Fees to N100,000 and N200,000, Effective September 1
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has announced an upward review of standard Nigerian passport fees, a change that will come into...


Libyan Police Arrest Two Nigerians Over Series of Commercial Robberies in Tripoli
Police authorities in Tripoli, Libya, have arrested two Nigerian nationals accused of orchestrating multiple robberies targeting...


Dabiri-Erewa, Soyinka, Cardoso Celebrate Nigeria-Brazil Cultural Ties
A landmark cultural exchange event in Brazil has spotlighted renewed efforts to deepen ties between Africa and its diaspora. Hon. Abike...


We Must Bring Nigeria to the Forefront, Tinubu Tells Nigerian Diaspora
President Bola Tinubu has called on Nigerians in the diaspora to play an active role in driving national transformation, pledging that...


US court jails Osun monarch for $4.2m COVID-19 relief fraud
A United States District Court in Ohio has sentenced the Apetu of Ipetumodu, Oba Joseph Olugbenga Oloyede, to four years and eight months...


IOM partners Abia to open zonal office, strengthen diaspora engagement
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) is set to establish a temporary South-East and South-South zonal office in Abia State,...


Caribbean diaspora reconnects with ancestral roots in Cross River
Cross River State is set to welcome 300 Caribbean nationals in October, in an initiative aimed at reconnecting the African diaspora to...


Indian police dismantle drug network, arrest three Nigerians in Gurugram raid
Indian authorities have arrested three Nigerian nationals linked to a synthetic drug manufacturing operation uncovered in Gurugram,...


Wole Soyinka urges stronger Nigeria–Brazil cultural ties during meeting with Lula
Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka has renewed calls for deeper cultural cooperation between Nigeria and Brazil, stressing that cultural...


US Mission Reaffirms Security Focus in Visa Application Process
The United States Mission in Nigeria has restated that protecting American citizens and communities remains the primary consideration in...


UK Government Announces Sweeping Asylum Reforms as Protests Erupt Nationwide
Prime Minister Keir Starmer The United Kingdom government has unveiled major reforms to its asylum appeals process following a weekend of...


Badenoch Condemns Racist Attacks, Rejects Leadership Plot Rumours in UK Conservative Party
United Kingdom Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has spoken candidly about the surge of racist abuse directed at her since she...


Owolewa Criticizes Trump Aide Over Comments on Washington Protests
Nigerian-American representative in Washington, DC, Dr. Oye Owolewa, has criticized White House Senior Adviser Stephen Miller for making...


Three Nigerians Jailed in US for $520,910 COVID-19 Fraud Scheme
Three Nigerians based in the United States have been sentenced to prison terms totaling more than eight years for orchestrating a...


Tinubu to Nigerians in Diaspora: ‘Nigeria’s rise has begun—come and be part of it’
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared that Nigeria’s long-anticipated economic resurgence is now underway, calling on Nigerians in the...


EFCC, Immigration Deport 51 Foreign Cybercrime Convicts in Lagos Crackdown
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), in collaboration with the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), has repatriated 51...


U.S. Revokes Over 6,000 Student Visas Amid Immigration Crackdown
The United States government has revoked more than 6,000 visas belonging to international students, citing criminal violations, security...
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