US agrees to re-evaluate its visa restrictions on Nigerians introduced in January this year

 

WASHINGTON has said it is re-evaluating its ban on some categories of migrant visas for Nigerians having been satisfied with the country’s level of compliance with information sharing and other concerns.

 

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Zamfara law firm offers to use all its resources to ensure musician is executed for blasphemy

 

ZAMFARA law firm Abubakar A Ashat & Co has volunteered to assist the Kano State government in prosecuting and ensuring its gets Yahaya Sharif-Aminu convicted and executed for producing a song deemed blasphemous against Prophet Mohammed.

 

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Everton fans want manager Ancelotti to offload Alex Iwobi as part of a major clearout

 

EVERTON fans have asked their manager Carlo Ancelotti to sell Super Eagles playmaker Alex Iwobi as part of a rebuilding plan centred around the sale of players surplus to requirements and using the proceeds to bring in fresh faces.

 

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10 embarrassing symbols of poverty Nigeria must look to phase out by 2025

Ayo Akinfe

(1) Mud huts
(2) Open pit latrines
(3) Barefoot children
(4) Street beggars
(5) People wearing rags
(6) Children not attending at least primary school
(7) People living in cardboard boxes
(8) Prostitution
(9) A local government not having a general hospital
(10) Villages being cut off from the rest of the world during the rainy season

We need to pass laws making all these illegal. Then, we need a concerted development plan to eliminate them.

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10 embarrassing symbols of poverty Nigeria must look to phase out by 2025

Ayo Akinfe

(1) Mud huts
(2) Open pit latrines
(3) Barefoot children
(4) Street beggars
(5) People wearing rags
(6) Children not attending at least primary school
(7) People living in cardboard boxes
(8) Prostitution
(9) A local government not having a general hospital
(10) Villages being cut off from the rest of the world during the rainy season

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NLC gives government two week ultimatum to rescind power tariff hike and removal of fuel subsidy

 

NIGERIAN labour leaders have issued a two-week ultimatum to the federal government to reverse the recent hikes in electricity tariffs and fuel pump prices or face the prospect of nationwide industrial action.

 

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Buhari unveils Nigeria's diamond jubilee logo but warns that celebrations will be low key

 

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has unveiled Nigeria's diamond jubilee logo that will be used to celebrate the nation turning 60 on October 1 with a warning however that the celebrations will be low-key die to the coronavirus pandemic.

 

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UK says it may seize assets and place visa bans on officials who rig Edo and Ondo elections

 

UNITED Kingdom government officials are considering taking action against any Nigerian government officials including confiscating any assets they may have in Britain if they are involved in election rigging or violence in the forthcoming Edo and Ondo states elections.

 

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Nigerian scientist Ernest Ezeajughi returned as mayor of Brent for a second one-year term

 

NIGERIAN-born scientist Councillor Ernest Ezeajughi has been elected to serve a second four-year term as the mayor of Brent for another year following yesterday's first ever virtual annual general meeting (AGM) of the council.

 

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Arsenal reject bid for teenager Balogun seen as a replacement for Aubameyang who just penned new deal

 

ENGLISH FA Cup defending champions Arsenal have rejected a £3m big from Premier league rivals Sheffield United for their Nigerian teenage striker Folarin Balogun because the club sees him as a long term prospect who can take over from skipper Pierre Aubameyang.

 

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