Year: 2025
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10 cities with fastest time to get a U.S. Visa appointment in 2025
Vanguard News Securing a U.S. visa appointment can often be the most time-consuming part of your travel plans. But depending on where you apply, wait times can range from a few days to well over a year. Fortunately, some U.S. embassies and consulates across the globe are processing nonimmigrant visa applications much faster than others.…
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800,000 newly admitted students to face NDLEA drug tests from September
Punch Newspaper The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency and the Ministry of Education have raised a technical working group for the implementation of compulsory drug tests for students of tertiary institutions in the country, Saturday PUNCH has learnt. A top official of the NDLEA, who spoke to Saturday PUNCH, confirmed that plans were being fine-tuned…
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Nurses Fault Minister’s Claim Over Suspension of Strike Claim
Contrary to claims by the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate, that nurses in public hospitals have suspended their warning strike, the nurses have dissociated themselves from the statement, insisting that the strike is still ongoing. Speaking on behalf of the union, the National Public Relations Officer of the National Association…
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JUST IN: Striking nurses suspend industrial action – Health Minister
Punch Newspaper The National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives has called off its warning strike, the Minister of Health, Ali Pate, announced on Friday. Speaking to journalists after a closed-door meeting in Abuja, Pate said the decision followed agreements reached between the government and the association’s leadership. However, union leaders declined to speak to…
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EFCC Gives Update on Recovery of CBEX Funds
Punch Newspaper The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Thursday, said it is still recovering funds linked to the collapsed CBEX Global Investment scheme. CBEX, a Ponzi scheme, collapsed in April this year, leaving many investors stranded. No fewer than 600,000 Nigerians reportedly invested in the scheme and lost N1.3tn after it collapsed. Following the…
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How Nigerians React to Judgement Allowing Female Corps Members To Wear Skirt
Some Nigerians have reacted differently to the judgment allowing female National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members to wear skirts for religious reasons, with supporters hailing it as a win for rights and critics warning of policy erosion. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that in a judgment delivered on June 13, Justice Hauwa Yilwa…
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Naira Appreciates Against US Dollar in Parallel Market
The Naira yesterday appreciated to N1,530 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,540 per dollar on Monday. Likewise the naira appreciated to N1,532.5 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) falling below the parallel market by N2.5. Data published by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, showed that the exchange rate for…
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How Nigerian Governors Lavish Billions on Building, Renovating Government Houses Despite Economic Hardship – US Report
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President Tinubu Gifts N250, 000 Cash Reward, Automatic Employment, PGD Scholarship To 200 Outstanding ex-corps Members
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered the immediate employment of 200 outstanding National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) honourees into the federal civil service. The President also awarded each of them N250,000 and a scholarship to pursue postgraduate studies at any Nigerian university of their choice . The president, represented by Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, minister of state…
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Six countries granting automatic citizenship by birth for Nigerians 2025
The Nation Newspaper The United States Mission in Nigeria on Monday, warned that any visa applicant found to be travelling primarily to give birth in the U.S. to secure citizenship for their child will be denied entry. The warning was issued in a post shared on X (formerly Twitter) via the official handle @USinNigeria. The…