Tag: abroad
Ikoyi whistleblower has received part payment, travelled out of Nigeria – Lawyer
The Federal Government has paid part of the commission to the whistleblower who pointed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ...
‘Ex-VP Ekwueme flown abroad for medical treatment’
Former Vice President Alex Ekwueme has been blown abroad for medical treatment, Punch reports. What happened: Ekwueme has been suffering ...
There’s a plot to link Magu with assets abroad – EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has alleged that there are plans to frame its Acting Chairman, Ibrahim Magu, with ...
Reduced cut-off marks will stop Nigerians from going to school abroad – JAMB
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said it reduced admission cut-off marks to prevent Nigerians from going to ...
Buhari may travel abroad again for medical treatment – Presidency
The Presidency has said President Muhammadu Buhari may return to London for medical treatment if the need arises. The President ...
Insiders: “FG’s ban on shooting music videos outside the country is very stupid”
Recently, Nigeria’s Minister for Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed announced that the Federal Government is taking steps to amend the ...
I am ashamed to be called a Nigerian | Peter Okoye slams FG over plan to ban shooting of music videos abroad
Peter Okoye, one of the PSquare brothers has criticised the Federal Government’s plan to stop the shooting of music videos, ...
No prisoners’ exchange for Nigerians on death row abroad – FG
by Azeez Adeniyi The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama on Wednesday said the Nigerians on death row in other ...
Court rejects Moro’s application to travel abroad for medical treatment
A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, rejected an application by a former Minister of Interior, Abba Moro to ...
Why Nigerians will continue to seek medical treatment abroad – Health minister
by Azeez Adeniyi Minister of Health, Prof. Issac Oyewole on Thursday said Nigeria will require $1 billion annually to stop ...
The Thread: First world problems vs Nigeria’s ‘low quality’ problems
This thread tells us how far we have to go as a country. Please see below: One of the biggest ...
The Thread: Is this a case of female entitlement?
Whilst Malak (@mangoes_marxism) was advising ladies to discard double standards in relationships, @ _Alexis T had an altogether different concern, and was ...
Nigeria spends $1bn annually on medical treatments abroad
The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire on Friday revealed that Nigeria spends over $1bn annually on medical treatment abroad. He made ...
Opinion: Before you make that trip back home to Nigeria
by Babafemi Aderounmu “In as much as you try to, you can never be adequately prepared for your return to ...
‘Killing of Nigerians abroad is unacceptable’ – FG
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, on Wednesday, decried the killing of a 17 ...
Opinion: Of Buhari’s sick leave and a Nigerian lecturer’s sheer folly
by Mohammed Dahiru Aminu The issue is that while the fact of a president’s travel to a foreign land to ...
Jonathan welcomed ‘back home’ with #GEJWhileYouWereAway
Amidst reports that he had gone on exile owing to his relatively protracted stay outside Nigeria, former President Goodluck Jonathan ...
Nigeria set to receive £300 million hidden in Jersey
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, on Tuesday, announced that the federal government wis set to receive £300 million stolen from ...
YNaija Editorial: Nigeria needs to do more to protect citizens abroad
In May 2014, prominent sports journalist, Aisha Falode’s 19-year old son, Toba was killed in Dubai, United Arab Emirates when ...
Why ban on ATM card use abroad can’t be reversed – CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria says it has no power to reverse the restriction placed on the use of Automated ...
5 reasons why it’s a bad idea to ban use of ATM cards abroad – Ben Murray-Bruce
Senator Ben Murray-Bruce says the proposed ban on the use of Nigerian ATM cards abroad, will adversely affect average Nigerians, ...
Opinion: The abandoned Rivers state students and the ridicule in foreign lands
I recently stumbled on a piece posted by a friend on Facebook about the of some ‘abandoned’ Rivers State students ...
10 surefire things Nigerians do to show they are really abroad
by Tunde Muyibi Nigerians are a very interesting set of people. In everything we do there is always a unique ...
Senator Akpabio flown abroad for medical treatment
Senator Godswill Akpabio, who was involved in an auto-accident on Monday, has been flown out of Nigeria to receive medical ...
LP wants Buhari to stop Nigerians from going abroad for medical treatment
by Ranti Joseph The Labour Party (LP) has called on President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, to stop public servants in his administration ...
Pres. Obama says, basically, fast internet is now a human right (WATCH)
by Chinwe Okafor Imagine how frustrating it is to use internet in Nigeria, you’d be more frustrated to learn it ...
Man kills his 86-year-old father after argument over family land in Lagos
by Zara Mustapha A 41-year-old man, Yusuf Akinbiyi, has been remanded by an Ebute-Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos at the Ikoyi Prison ...
Don’t trivialize corruption, tackle it – Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala speaks at the TEDxEuston (READ)
When people divert attention from the real issues and focus on issues that are not relevant, that is a way ...
Opinion: Is Nigeria a country one should die in?
by Ebenezer Obadare Unless of course such people happened to be involved in a fatal air or road crash or ...
Opinion: Get tired of being tired and do something worthwhile
by Kehinde Ajose Ours is a generation of tired individuals who are tired about the narratives of their lives, tired ...
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YMonitor
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- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy