US announces job opportunites for Hausa and Yoruba teachers

The Public Affairs Section of the US Mission Nigeria has called for application from qualified Nigerians wishing to teach Hausa or Yoruba languages and cultures to American students in US universities and colleges.

Nigerians detained in Saudi Arabia prison for months over expired visa cry out (video)

Nigerians in a Saudi Arabia prison have released a video to make the world aware of their plight while asking for help.

A Nigerian man in Germany begs to be deported to Nigeria (video)

A Nigerian man, Elijah Amusan, who has been residing in Italy and then moved to Germany over a period of five years, has cried out for help to return back to Nigeria.

“She left her children, her husband and family in Nigeria” Aide gives update on Aisha Buhari fleeing to Dubai over insecurity

Kabiru Dodo, an aide to the first lady and former All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirant in Taraba State, has denied reports that wife of the president Aisha Buhari has fled the country because of rising insecurity.

Canada clears air on refugee application process

The Canadian Government has informed Nigerians and other nationals that its immigration office does not accept refugee applications directly from people. It also said no one could guarantee approval of immigration applications except Canadian migration officers.

FG orders deportation of 10 Egyptians and 7 Sri Lankans

The federal government has ordered the deportation of 10 Egyptians and 7 Sri Lankans for violating the conditions for their entry.

Nigerian embassy in Switzerland allegedly calls police on Nigerian citizens (video)

A video making rounds online captured the moment the Swiss Police showed up at the Nigerian embassy in Switzerland to throw out Nigerian citizens after allegedly being called in by the embassy authorities.

US, UAE, Egypt to repatriate convicted, paroled Nigerians

The governments of the United States of America, Egypt, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have signified intentions to repatriate Nigerians that have been convicted, pardoned, and paroled in their countries.

Nigerian oil mogul, Abdulrahman Bashir jailed in UK

Abdulrahman Bashir, the Chief Executive Officer of Rahamaniyya Oil and Gas Limited has been jailed in the United Kingdom. Justice Butcher of England and Wales High Court sentenced the Nigerian oil mogul after he was found guilty of breaching multiple orders of the court in a pending suit instituted by Sahara Energy Resources Ltd.

Students On NDDC Scholarship stage protest in London over non-payment of their tuition fees (photos)

Nigerian students on the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) scholarship program, today August 3, staged a protest outside the Nigerian High Commission in the United Kingdom, over the non-payment of their tuition fees by the commission.

FG impounds UK aircraft for conducting commercial flight despite ban on all flights in the country

The Federal government has impounded an aircraft belonging to a UK-owned aviation company, Flair Air, for violating the flight ban in Nigeria. Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, announced this on his Twitter handle today May 17.

Stranded Nigerians returning home due to Coronavirus pandemic will henceforth pay for their quarantine when they arrive Nigeria

Stranded Nigerians who have signified interest to be evacuated home due to the global Coronavirus pandemic, have been asked to pay for their two-week quarantine on arrival. When Nigeria recorded its first case in February, Nigerians abroad asked to be evacuated home.

Evacuation of Nigerians from different countries is reaching a saturation point - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama has disclosed that the evacuation of Nigerians from different countries in the world is reaching its saturation point.

COVID-19: California to give illegal Immigrants affected by Coronavirus $500 each

California governor, Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced that illegal Immigrants affected by Coronavirus will get $500 each. The governor made the major announcement on Wednesday, saying State taxpayers will shell out $75 million from their Disaster Relief Fund, and another $50 billion will come from a network of philanthropic foundations to help illegal immigrants struggling to pay bills.

Coronavirus: Passengers without valid Yellow Card can no longer board flights — NCAA

As part of the measures to contain the spread of Coronavirus in Nigeria, the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, says henceforth, passengers without valid Yellow card can no longer be allowed to board flights at Nigeria international airports.

Nigerian with Irish children loses bid to stop deportation from Ireland

A Nigerian man who claims he is the father of two Irish-citizen children by an Irish woman who has since married another man has failed to get a High Court injunction preventing his deportation.

‘White Person Can’t Be Treated This Way’, Africans Reacts Angrily To Video Of French Officials Wrapping Deported Black Man ‘Like A Parcel’ On Plane

French Officials Ignite Outrage After Wrapping African Man In Nylon For Deportation. A video of

an African man who was wrapped with several yards of synthetic material by some French immigration officials for deportation has ignited outrage on social media.

First look at Brexit blue passport as Boris Johnson shows off early batch

The long-awaited blue Brexit passports are finally on their way with the Prime Minister photographed holding one in a new picture. The image, which was released by No 10 today, shows Boris Johnson posing with the travel document on a flight to Newcastle Airport on January 31 the day the UK left the EU.

Immigrant visa ban will be reviewed if certain conditions are met - US Ambassador, Mary Beth Leonard

The United States of America ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard has stated that the immigrant visa ban against Nigerians which has ignited lots of controversies in the last few weeks, will be reviewed if certain conditions are met.

Nigerians in Diaspora can’t vote until we amend the Constitution – Gbajabiamila

Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, Speaker of the House of Representatives, says that constitutional amendment is needed before Nigerians in the diaspora can be allowed to vote. Gbajabiamila said this at the Diaspora Voting Stakeholders Workshop in Abuja. He said that millions of Nigerians, who resided outside the country, had as much a stake in the present and future of Nigeria as those who lived in the country.