•Didi Walson-Jack The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HCSF), Mrs Didi Walson-Jack, has said the probe instituted by the federal government to identify civil servants receiving salaries after relocating abroad is still ongoing. She said this yesterday in Abuja at a briefing to celebrate her 100 days in office and stock-taking of [&...
•AI-generated image for illustration Canada-based Sunday Samuel Adebehinje has revealed what it cost him to relocate abroad. Although the sum, $28,000 (nearly N50 million) is huge, “It’s worth it,” he told our correspondent. Adebehinje’s disposition fuels the optimism that has seen thousands of Nigerians of all ages and professions relocate ab...
•President Vladimir Putin Russia needs migrants in order to develop because of its dwindling domestic workforce, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in an interview published today. “Migrants are a necessity,” he told state news agency RIA Novosti. “We have a tense demographic situation. We live in the largest country in the world but there a...
International students who want to settle abroad should make it a point to look for countries that will provide them with an easy route to permanent residency (PR) after the completion of their studies. Some countries have designed immigration systems to let graduates stay and work, often providing pathways to permanent residency. Here are fiv...
•Babatunde Fashola Former Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola, has asked Nigerian youths to stay back in the country rather than seeking green pasture abroad amid the economic hardship. Fashola, who said youths must be able to do something better for themselves, noted that an end must be put to the mass […]
Canada has announced that it will no longer automatically grant 10-year multiple-entry visas to tourists. The new guidelines, released by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), empower immigration officers to issue visas with shorter durations based on individual assessments, moving away from a default extended validity period. A...
•Biden A federal judge yesterday struck down a policy aimed at helping undocumented spouses of US citizens obtain legal status, dealing a blow to outgoing President Joe Biden and an estimated half a million people eligible under the programme. The ruling comes just days after Donald Trump swept to victory in the presidential election on [&hell...
•Joe Ajaero President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Comrade Joe Ajaero, yesterday, faulted the federal government for attempting to deny workers the freedom to seek better jobs abroad in the face of poor working environment in the country. This was as the National President of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives, NAN...
The trend of Nigerians seeking greener pastures abroad, often referred to as ‘Japa,’ has become a pervasive trend. It is no longer news that the mass exodus has had far-reaching implications across various sectors. Sadly, the healthcare system seems to be the hardest hit, reports Sunday Vanguard. This is because the departure of skilled health...
•Late Chikwado Eze An Onitsha-based businessman, Chikwado Eze, tragically died during a ritual in Inyi, a community in Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area, Enugu State. Eze, originally from Ugbaike community, had secured a visa for an overseas business trip and sought fortification from a native doctor to ensure success, reports Vanguard. The...

