Tag: abroad

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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 (EFCC) to the N13bn found in an Ikoyi apartment, Punch…

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‘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 from a chest disease and was admitted at Memphys Hospital…

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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 ownership of assets abroad. Spokesman for the commission, Wilson Uwujaren,…

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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 school abroad. The examination body said  it is trying to…

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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 had returned to Nigeria on Saturday after spending 103 days…

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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 Broadcasting Code to check the shooting of local video content…

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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, movies outside the country. Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed on…

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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 countries abroad cannot be repatriated home through the Prisoners Exchange…

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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 travel abroad for medical treatment. In an application filed by…

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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 its citizens from traveling abroad fro medical treatment. Adewole spoke…

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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: So depressing.

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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 curious to hear from the men. Here's what she asked…

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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 the disclosure while speaking commissioning the newly constructed Amenity and Labour…

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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 motherland unless of course you have a fortune and trust…

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‘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 year-old Nigerian, Fola Orebiyi, in London. Dabiri-Erewa said this in…

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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 seek medical treatment proves nothing but an indictment of the…

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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 has returned to the country. Main opposition party, the Peoples…

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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 the country and stashed in the Island of Jersey. The…

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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 he fell off his 17th floor balcony. While his friends…

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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 Teller Machine cards abroad. The apex bank said it's in…

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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, who have come to depend on it for various modes…

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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 on government funded undergraduate scholarships at various Universities in Canada.…

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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 twist to it. At times idiosyncratic in our ways, but…

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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 attention abroad. Akpabio's car ran into a convoy of some United…

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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 from going abroad to receive medical attention. The National Chairman,…

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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 has been made a fundamental human right to the average…

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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 for allegedly killing his 86-year-old  father, Agboola Akinbiyi. Akinbiyi is facing…

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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 of trivialising corruption. - Below is the transcript of the…

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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 fell to the bullets of hired assassins. This fact is…

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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 about the country they live in, tired about the injustices…

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