•Returnees from South Africa A fresh batch of Nigerians seeking evacuation from South Africa is currently undergoing the final stage of processing, with their flight tickets being arranged. No fewer than 60 returnees are expected to be on board the privately sponsored evacuation, which has been scheduled for next week, reports The Nation. Acco...
Indian authorities are embarking on a drive to arrest foreign nationals who are overstaying visa in the country, especially those suspected to be engaging in drug trafficking. It was gathered that as part of the drive, Narcotics Control Bureau arrested four Nigerians following a bust on a transnational drug trafficking network in Delhi, India,...
Canada flag Nigerians applying for Canadian study permits will now have to wait an estimated nine weeks for their applications to be processed, following the latest update by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). The new processing time represents a one-week increase from the previous estimate of eight weeks, reports Vanguard. I...
•Atiku and fuel nozzle The presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar has made the restoration of petrol subsidy a major part of his 2027 campaign pitch, arguing that Nigerians have not seen sufficient benefits from the policy’s removal. Speaking during an interview yesterday, Atiku questioned the whereabou...
•Nigerian returnees from South Africa A new batch of 88 Nigerian nationals will arrive at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, today, via South African Airways, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced. In an updated statement signed by the ministry’s spokesperson, Kimiebi Ebienfa, today, the returnees are expected to depart...
•Peter Obi As presidential campaigns officially get underway, the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has urged Nigerians to look beyond rallies, slogans and political propaganda and closely examine the records and policy proposals of those seeking to govern the country in 2027. Obi, in a statement issue...
•Tinubu and APC logo A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Niger State, Hon. Jonathan Vatsa, has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to change the style of his administration and urgently reconnect with Nigerians if he hopes to secure victory in the 2027 presidential election. Vatsa, a former Niger State Commissioner for Informat...
•Tinubu Thousands of Nigerian entrepreneurs seeking to formalise their businesses under the federal government’s free 250,000 business names registration scheme are stuck in a bureaucratic limbo, with complaints of unprocessed applications, failed NIN verifications and irretrievable certificates piling up, even as the Corporate Affairs Commiss...
•Nigerian returnees from South Africa A new batch of 83 Nigerian nationals will arrive at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, tomorrow, Wednesday, August 19, 2026, via South African Airways, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced. In a statement signed by the ministry’s spokesperson, Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa, the returne...
•A new house The Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria offers mortgage financing to eligible Nigerians through the National Housing Fund, providing a route to buy, build, improve or renovate a home. The NHF Mortgage Loan is currently available to contributors at an interest rate of 6 per cent per annum, with repayment of up to […]
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