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 ...

By John Owen Nwachukwu Four hundred Nigerians including 90 females and 310 males have been deported from the United Arab Emirates, UAE, the Nigerian Television Authority, NTA, reports. They were received at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International ...

At least 430,000 visas have been issued by the United Kingdom (UK) government to Nigerians seeking to study and relocate to the European nation in 2024. British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Dr. Richard Montgomery, shared this information on Wednesday during a meeting with Abike Dabiri-Erewa, ...

The Federal Government recently announced lifting visa restrictions imposed on Nigerians by the Government of the United Arab Emirates. In a chat with State House correspondents on Monday, July 15, 2024, after the Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu, the ...

By Williams Anuku The Federal Government has reached a compromise with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a development that has seen the authorities lifting the ban on Nigerian passport holders. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this shortly after the ...

One hundred and three Nigerians deported from Turkey have arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja on Friday evening. The deportees landed at the pilgrims’ wing of the airport at 6:45 p.m. on a Southwind Airlines flight with registration number TC-GRB. They were received by ...

By Ogaga Ariemu Nigerians and other African nationals seeking a Schengen Visa to enter the European Union will have to more an extra £10 as the visa fee surged to £90 from £80. This is according to the latest data released by Schengen visa statistics at the weekend. The EU Commission said from ...

By Matthew Atungwu The United kingdom, UK, has said that only international students coming in for their Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) studies were eligible to bring in dependents to the country. The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Richard Montgomery made this disclosure in an interview with ...

By Favour Olekanma The United Kingdom has banned “Health and Care Workers” from bringing dependants to the country. This was made known by the UK Home Office via its official X handle on Monday, March 11. According to the UK government, the measure was part of its plan to reduce migration into ...

The Belgium government says Nigeria has the highest number of prostitutes in the country, saying many of them are sleeping in extremely cold weather among other illegal migrants in the country. Director General, Office of Foreigners, Belgium, Mr. Freddy Roosemont, disclosed this at the weekend ...

At least 6,618 migrants died or disappeared while trying to reach Spain by sea in 2023, an average of 18 per day, a Spanish migrant rights group said Tuesday. The figure is almost three times the number recorded in the previous year – 2,390 – and the highest since Caminando Fronteras, or Walking ...

The Home Office of the United Kingdom on Monday announced that it had commenced the implementation of its policy banning Nigerian students and other overseas students from bringing in dependants via the study visa route. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), the Home Office reiterated that only those ...

An immigration lawyer based in the United Kingdom, Femi Aina, has advised Nigerians seeking to relocate abroad for greener pastures not to sell all they have to process their travelling. Aina, who gave the advice in an exclusive interview with our correspondent at the weekend, said many ...

The House of Representatives Committee on Health has revealed that not less than five wards with about 150 beds, have been closed down at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba due to a shortage of health workers. The chairman of the committee, Dr. Amos Magaji explained that the five ...

The United Kingdom has announced that it is set to increase visa application fees for foreigners, including Nigerians seeking to migrate to the European country to live and work. UK Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, who made this known during a press conference at Downing Street, added that the ...

Strong indications have emerged more Nigerians may relocate from the country in 2023 and beyond as the nation’s socio-economic conditions worsen, and hope remains bleak. This came on the heels of the recent removal of fuel subsidy, further depreciation of the naira, impending increase in ...

A total of 125 stranded Nigerians arrived in the country on Saturday from Port Sudan. A total of 2,518 stranded Nigerians were evacuated from Sudan last month, after which the National Emergency Management Agency planned a mop operation to bring those still stranded back to the country. Our ...

THE National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has received another batch of 108 stranded Nigerians from Tripoli, Libya. The returnees, who were assisted back to the country through a special intervention of the International Organisation for Migration, IOM, arrived aboard Al Buraq Air Boeing ...

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said vowed to cut dependency on foreign labour as the net migration in the UK hit a record 606,000 in 2022 on Thursday. The figures have further mounted pressure on the government, which earlier announced visa restrictions on foreign students bringing their ...

By  Deborah Tolu-Kolawole In search of better education and quality of life, a total of 128,770 Nigerian students enrolled in universities in the United Kingdom between 2015 to the end of 2022, analysis of the data obtained from the Higher Education Statistics Agency of the UK has revealed. ...

The third batch of Nigerian evacuees was received in Abuja from Port Sudan by Federal Government officials on Saturday. According to the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, the returnees made up of 131 people, mostly women and children, landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport at 1:45pm. ...

The First batch of Nigerian evacuees from the crisis- ridden Sudan touched down at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, in the early hours of today. This comes just as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Air Peace Airline, Mr. Allen Onyema, yesterday, observed that ...

By Nsikak Nseyen The Federal Government has debunked claims that the Nigerian Embassy in Khartoum, Sudan, refused to evacuate Igbo residents in Sudan. A Nigerian in a viral video had alleged that Igbos were asked to alight from the flight for Nigerians of other extraction to enter the plane ...

One of the buses conveying stranded Nigerians from Khartoum, the Sudanese capital, to Port Sudan where they would move into Saudi Arabia caught fire in the early hours of yesterday. Sani Aliyu, who is Sudan was quoted as explaining that  one of the buses conveying some 50 Nigerian students from ...

Azman Air has been granted approval by the Federal Government of Nigeria to carry out the evacuation of stranded Nigerian citizens in Sudan. The announcement was made via the airline's official Instagram handle on Monday night. The evacuation is set to commence on Tuesday, May 2, pending final ...

The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, in Sudan, has said all Nigerian students stranded in the war-racked North African country had been evacuated from the country’s capital, Khartoum to the Egyptian border. The Public Relations Officer of the association, Amal Pantami, who ...

According to SaharaReporters, two Nigerian students who were stranded in Sudan due to the ongoing war in the Northeast African country have claimed that they were extorted during the evacuation process. On April 29, the Nigerian government provided an additional six buses to the International ...

Barely five years after the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria, AMCON, took over the management of Nigeria’s domestic airline, Arik Air, the airline has become almost moribund under the new receivership. The development, stakeholders attributed to lack of competence and expertise has forced ...

By Efosa Taiwo ‘Japa’, a lingo in Nigeria for deliberate exit from the country especially for greener pastures abroad, has been a constant happening over the last few years with students, professionals and partners forming the chunk of those fleeing its shores. As enticing as the idea of being ...

By Williams Anuku The Federal Government has confirmed the commencement of evacuation of Nigerians stranded in Sudan, following the outbreak of conflict in the North African country. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama and his counterpart, Minister of State Zubairu Dada, confirmed ...

Japa has now become the current trend among Nigerian youth, professional, and even the unskilled. It has been as a result of the failure of Nigeria's system as a whole, people no longer see the possibility of making it in Nigeria again. Thus, they believe there is no more opportunities for the ...

By John Gabriel A Nigerian leading airline, Air Peace, on Monday expressed urgent determination to evacuate stranded Nigerians from Sudan at no cost. The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), of Air Peace, Allen Onyema disclosed this in a statement on Monday. He said if the government can ...

By Wale Odunsi Time is ticking for Nigerians in Sudan, including hundreds of students, as the warring factions in the Northeast African country continue hostility. The Sudanese Army Forces, led by Abdelfattah al-Burhan, and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), led by Mohamed “Hemedti” Hamdan ...

Nigeria is home to some of the most unique and diverse wildlife in the world. From endangered species like the Cross River Gorilla to iconic African animals like the elephant and lion, Nigeria's rich biodiversity offers a fantastic opportunity for wildlife tourism. Nigeria's wildlife destinations ...

The Federal Government on Tuesday evacuated another batch of 107 Nigerians stranded in Libya in continuation of its rescue operations to ensure no Nigerian is left behind in the North African country. Amb. Kabiru Musa, Charge D’affaires en titre of the Nigerian Mission in Libya, in a statement on ...

A dead stowaway was on Monday discovered in the wheel well of a KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 777. The aircraft (registered PH-BQM) flew from Nigeria’s commercial hub, Lagos, according to Belgium’s Aviation24. It is still unknown how the undocumented passenger found his way into the ...

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Monday received another batch of 144 stranded Nigerians from Niamey in Niger Republic. Dr Nuradeen Abdullahi, NEMA Coordinator Kano Territorial Office, disclosed this while receiving the returnees at Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport in ...

By  Deborah Dan-Awoh The thought of relocating out of Nigeria to countries like the United Kingdom, Canada, Scotland, and others can be a thrilling experience. This is as relocating outside the country for greener pastures, which is popularly called ‘japa’,  if fast becoming the dream of many ...

The Federal Government and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) have evacuated another batch of stranded Nigerians in Libya. According to Ambassador Kabiru Musa, Charge D’affaires of the Nigerian Mission in Libya, who issued a statement in Abuja on Tuesday, a total of 151 citizens ...

After three years of pandemic border restrictions, China is fully reopening to foreign visitors – including tourists. In a Chinese-language statement posted on its website Monday, China’s Embassy in the United States said the country would resume issuing all categories of visas for foreigners ...

By  Deborah Tolu-Kolawole Following high-end investigations, the Texas Board of Nursing, United States, has announced that it has charged no fewer than 75 nurses to court over issues bordering around falsification of certificates. On the list posted on the website of the board, 43 of the ...

By  Sharon Osaji A Nigerian, Kenneth Osadolor,  who has lived in Canada for 10 years, shares insights about living abroad in this interview with SHARON OSAJI What can you say about the ban on foreigners from buying properties in Canada? First of all, you will look at how things have turned ...

By  Samuel Bolaji As 2022 gradually winds down in a few hours from now, ushering in 2023 with its huge promise, there is no sign the japa phenomenon that gained prominence in the outgoing year will abate soon. Instead, many Nigerians will inevitably ‘japa’, that is, seek to travel overseas for ...

Hundreds of Nigerians are now exploring other destinations after Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) slammed a total visa ban on them in October.… By Abdullateef Aliyu (Lagos), Faruk Shuaibu (Abuja) & Zahraddeen Yakubu Shuaibu (Kano) Daily Trust Saturday reports that before the ban on ...

*UK looking for cheap labour —NUT *It is not brain drain —TRCN *Teachers’ welfare needs improvement—ADAMOLEKUN By Adesina Wahab, Education Editor AS Nigeria grapples with mass migration of medical personnel to Europe and North America, the same may soon be witnessed in the education sector as the ...

London, Dec 19 (EFE).- The UK government’s controversial plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda is lawful, judges at London’s High Court ruled Monday. A deal to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda and process claims there rather than in the United Kingdom was first struck by the Conservative Party ...

On July 20, 1969, the United States of America achieved a feat that changed the course of history forever. They sent a manned mission to the moon. Apollo 11 was the mission that took mankind’s first steps on the moon. The mission was comprised of three astronauts, Neil Armstrong, Edwin “Buzz” ...

Nigeria has been listed among African countries whose citizens can now apply for qualified teacher status through the Teaching Regulation Agency in the United Kingdom, from February 2023. Other foreign countries which the offer extends to include Ghana, Hong Kong, India, Jamaica, Singapore, ...

The Federal Government has approved the boarding and entrance of Nigerians abroad with an expired international passport into the country. The was contained in a letter by the Special Assistant to the Comptroller General (Foreign Desk), Immigration Service, B.M. Lawal, on behalf of the ...

The federal government says the Second Niger Bridge will open to traffic on December 15.Jimoh Olawale, federal controller of works in Delta, made this known in an interview with NAN on Wednesday.He, however, said that the bridge would be open for only 30 days.According to him, Babatunde Fashola, ...