The Nigerian government has dismissed reports that the Russian government was asking international students, including Nigerians, to join their military in the war against Ukraine. A Bloomberg report claimed Russia was asking students to join the military in exchange for visa extensions. However, in a statement on Tuesday, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Eche Abu-Obe, said there have been no reported cases of any Nigerian or other African students being enlisted to join the war. The statement reads, “The attention of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been drawn to news articles published by several Nigerian media outlets…
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A Nigerian man has lamented not being able to see his son for 20 years. He said since he split from his wife in Germany, she had prevented him from seeing their son. He stated that the case could have been different if he had married a black woman. He said this in an interview with a Europe-based Nigerian Tiktoker, Italian Davido. Now living in Italy, the man said he only speaks with his son via the telephone and provides his needs. When Italian Davido asked why he had not gone to visit his son, he said it was also…
Teesside University has said it will pay for flight tickets for some Nigerians to return home after they struggled to pay their tuition fees. The students protested, asking the university to give them more time as the floating of the naira and its subsequent fall had affected their savings, making it difficult to meet payments. ALSO READ: Go Back To Your Country – UK Tells Nigerian Students Who Struggled To Pay Tuition Fees Their financial struggles were exacerbated when the university changed payment plans from seven instalments to three. The university said it had reported them to the Home Office and…
Russia has repeatedly told Nigerian students and other African students that they will have their visas renewed if they agree to join their troops in the fight against Ukraine. Bloomberg said, in a report, that some European officials said the Kremlin is doing so to add firepower to its assault against Ukraine. Moscow has also been enlisting convicts from its prisons while some Africans in Russia on work visas have been detained and forced to decide between deportation or fighting, one European official said. The report said Russia had done something similar when the war first started to protect more…
A Nigerian woman living in Houston, Texas, United States, has been killed by a metro bus. Damilola Matuluko was reportedly run over by the driver last Friday while she was walking on Smith Street to work around 7:30 am. She had recently joined the City of Houston Human Resources in December 2023. Reports say she was on the crosswalk and was signalled to go before the driver knocked her down. “The video we’ve been able to review so far indicates the pedestrian was in the crosswalk. The pedestrian had a walk signal, so it appears the pedestrian was legal in…
A Nigerian man has urged other Nigerians to japa (street slang for migration) if they can, saying claims that life abroad is tough are false. Speaking in Yoruba in a TikTok video, @Ayonge88, advised Nigerians not to pay attention to naysayers, urging them to leave Nigeria by any means possible. He said it was false that most of those who had been abroad years earlier were only managing life in Western countries. He taunted them saying despite their claims of “it’s not easy”, some of them had acquired two or more houses in Nigeria since their departure. He, however, warned…
Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has said contrary to reports, Air France did not abandon Nigerians in N’djamena, Chad. Michael Achimugu, Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection of NCAA, said the plane had suffered a technical issue due to bad weather. He explained that they had provided the 61 Nigerians with feeding and accommodation, adding that they would be airlifted to Abuja latest Monday morning. “Stranded isn’t quite the situation. They have been provided accommodation and feeding by the airline. They have not been abandoned. “The aircraft developed a technical issue due to bad weather in N’djamena. Arrangements are…
The Nigerian government has waded into the deportation orders issued to some Nigerian students of Teeside University in the United Kingdom. The students were asked to leave the country after they struggled to pay tuition fees, prompting the school to notify the Home Office. A delegation led by a representative of the Nigerian Embassy in the UK, Ambassador Christian Okeke, along with leaders of the Nigerian Students Union in the UK, will meet with the university’s management to seek a resolution. This decision follows a virtual meeting chaired by the Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, and…
The Senate has summoned the Minister of Education, Prof Tahir Mamman, and the leadership of the Federal Scholarship Board over Nigerian students stranded abroad due to the non-payment of grants to them. Mamman was ordered to provide a detailed report on the status of every Nigerian student under the international scholarship programme and their unpaid entitlements. Senator representing Kwara Central Senatorial District, Salihu Mustapha, on Tuesday moved a motion urging Senate President Godswill Akpabio to investigate the issue of non-payment of grants to the students. The Senator explained that the Federal Government awarded annual scholarships to outstanding students from across…
Sam Adeyemi, Founder and Senior Pastor of Daystar Christian Centre, has revealed why he relocated to the United States. He revealed he had bad dreams every time he and his wife wanted to return to Nigeria, forcing them to remain in the US. Adeyemi said this in a virtual interview with Seun Okinbaloye on his programme ‘Mic On’ podcast, where the duo discussed Leadership Beyond Governance Politics and the Role of the Younger Generation in Nigeria. “When COVID-19 started, all our children were in the US, so everyone stayed with their families. We stayed with our children. The week services…