Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu was sworn into office on Monday as the 16th President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria at a colourful ceremony in the country’s capital city of Abuja. Tinubu, who succeeds Muhammadu Buhari, had won a tough presidential election on 25 February, beating Atiku Abubakar of the main opposition PDP and Peter Obi of the Labour Party. …
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UK changes student visa rules to curb immigration
The British government has announced measures to restrict the ability of international students to bring family members to the UK in order to reduce net migration to the country. The move comes as official statistics are expected to confirm that net migration rose to more than 700,000 in the year to December 2022. The new visa restrictions, announced on Tuesday, …
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The Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation Worldwide (NIDO WW) has congratulated the Chairman/CEO of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, on the confirmation of her reappointment by the Nigerian Senate. President Muhammadu Buhari had earlier reappointed Ms Dabiri-Erewa to a second 5-year term, a decision that was approved by the upper chamber of the National Assembly on Tuesday. A …
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