The High Commissioner of Australia to Nigeria, Leilani Bin-Juda, has said the country is looking to welcome Nigerian students, adding that it is the best place in the world to study. She said her country is particularly interested in scaling up the level of economic co-operation between the two countries, as well as, interested in ensuring that more prospective Nigerian students leverage on the excellent education infrastructures in Australia. She said this during a reception tagged, ‘Study Australia Networking’ organized by the High Commission in Abuja last week. She said, “Australia delivers a well-targeted development programme in Africa to help…
Author: Olowofela Adebanji
South Korea has introduced the ‘Workation’ visa, a form of digital nomad visa to encourage remote workers to move to the Asian country. Nigerians may apply as the requirements are not as stringent as relocating to North America or Europe. According to a report in the Korea Herald, South Korea’s Justice Ministry says the digital nomad visa will make remote work and vacations smoother for visitors. “The new system will allow employees and employers in overseas firms to tour and work remotely in Korea for a longer period of time,” reads a line from the report. To qualify for the visa,…
A Nigerian woman has lamented being jobless despite applying for 10 jobs since she relocated to Canada. In a video on TikTok, the woman identified as Adedoyin, said she had applied to 100 jobs but was yet to get a call back. She questioned if she was in the much talked about Canada. She wrote: “Me explaining why have still not gotten a job yet in Canada after applying for more than 100 jobs. Or am I in a different Canada.” 0 @.doyin Or am i in a different canada 😭😭😭 #internationalstudent #internatalstudentincanada #fypシ #trending #jobhunting ♬ original sound -…
A Nigerian woman has been arrested in the United Kingdom after she spanked her colleague’s butt at work. The incident was said to have happened at Arena. She was said to have playfully spanked her Jamaican colleague’s behind. However, the Jamaican, who felt offended, reported the matter to the management, who invited the police. The Nigerian woman, who was not named, was arrested but later released on bail after five hours of detention. She was asked to return on May 5 for further decision on the matter. Your work colleagues are not your friends. Let’s learn from each other so…
A Nigerian woman has accused some high school students of pickpocketing her at a subway in Toronto, Canada. She said she was with her friend when she saw some high school students running towards them. She said they had passed by them without any incident but she later discovered her handbag had been emptied, claiming the students could have been responsible. She warned other Nigerians living in the city to be careful as pickpocketing was on the rise in Toronto. She was however, thankful that she did not have any valuables in the bag at the time of the incident.…
Isaac Fayose, brother of former Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose, has insisted that life in Nigeria is cheaper than in the United Kingdom, United States, Canada and Australia. He was speaking about the rising hardship in Nigeria and consequent migration of Nigerians to other countries. He said in a video on his Instagram page that living in Nigeria is still more affordable than other advanced countries. He cited the cost of basic goods and services and the exchange rate for prices abroad as aspects where Nigeria could be considered more economical. He compared the price of Indomie noodles bought and…
The United Kingdom’s National Health Service (NHS) has said 48 nurses in its service are suspected to have been beneficiaries of a qualification fraud. It said over 700 nurses are suspected to be involved in the potential scandal which includes proxies impersonating nurses and taking a key test in Nigeria to make them registered and allowed to work in the UK. “It’s very, very worrying if … there’s an organisation that’s involving themselves in fraudulent activity, enabling nurses to bypass these tests, or if they are using surrogates to do exams for them because the implication is that we end…
A Nigerian, Christopher Agbaje, has been extradited from the United Kingdom to the United States for allegedly defrauding a North Dakota law firm of about $200,000. The United States Attorney Mac Schneider announced that Agbaje, on Monday, February 12, made an initial court appearance in the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota on charges of wire fraud, mail fraud, and money laundering. He was alleged to have led a scheme that connived to steal nearly $200,000 through false pretences and wire transfers. According to court documents and a release from the North Dakota U.S. Attorney’s Office,…
A Nigerian and Two Ghanaians have been arrested for allegedly trading party drugs. The trio were arrested with 64 grams of high-quality cocaine and 20 ecstasy pills. DCP Amit Kaushik of Delhi Police Special Cell said the suspects were identified as David Narh and Emmanual Nsiah from Ghana, and Chimobi Okpara from Nigeria. Acting on information received by the Trans Yamuna Range of Special Cell, a team swiftly intercepted Narh and Nsiah on SFS Flats Road in Mayur Vihar Phase-3, Delhi. Upon searching them, 56.69 grams of cocaine and 20 ecstasy pills were recovered. Further investigation led to the apprehension…
A 21-year-old Nigerian athlete in the United States, Favour Ashe, has been arrested by p0lice in Alabama, United States, over multiple counts of theft and fraud. He was arrested at his home in Auburn on Tuesday, February 6. The suspect represented Nigeria at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, where he won a bronze medal alongside three other Nigerians in the 4×100m relay. He recently transferred from the University of Tennessee to Auburn University, Alabama, which he has been representing in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Ashe has been charged with four counts of fraudulent use of a debit/credit card and two…