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Three Nigerians among 25 foreigners stripped of US citizenship
Three Nigerians are among 25 foreign-born individuals whose United States citizenship has been targeted for revocation by the US Department of Justice following denaturalisation actions filed over alleged serious criminal offences and misrepresentation during the naturalisation process. The Nigerians are…
UK appoints Vicky Seymour as Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria
The United Kingdom Government has appointed Ms Vicky Seymour as its new Deputy High Commissioner in Abuja, succeeding Mrs Gill Lever, OBE, who completed her diplomatic posting to Nigeria in June 2026. Ms Seymour has now assumed office in Abuja,…
Xenophobic attacks: AfCFTA under threat as Nigeria, S/Africa deepen diplomatic row over compensation for displaced Nigerians
Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mrs Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu Brewing diplomatic row between two of the continent’s biggest economies now threatens the world’s largest free trade agreement by number of countries, the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) as Nigeria and…
UK gets new PM, as Starmer steps down
King Charles III of Great Britain, Monday, officially appointed Mr. Andy Burnham as the new Prime Minister following the resignation of Keir Starmer. Starmer officially stepped down after tendering his resignation to the monarch at Buckingham Palace, paving the way…
ECOWAS gets new chairman, as Nigeria demands entire continent’s condemnation of xenophobic attacks in S/Africa
Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu has called on leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), as well as other African countries to unanimously condemn the ongoing Afrophobic and xenophobia attacks on black immigrants in South Africa. According to…
Nigeria missing, as Japan approves visa-free entry for three African nations, 71 others
Japan has confirmed granting visa-free entry to nationals of 74 countries, with three of them from Africa. Under the country’s reciprocal visa exemption arrangement, Japan listed three African countries, including; Lesotho, Mauritius and Tunisia for the policy, alongside 71 other…
FG to seek compensation from S/Africa for Nigerian businessowners displaced by xenophobic attacks
Federal Government has stated that it will seek compensation from South Africa for Nigerians who lost businesses and properties after fleeing violent anti-African immigrant protests sweeping that country. Acting Nigeria’s High Commissioner to South Africa, Alexander Ajayi said affected returnees are…
Peter Vowles appointed British High Commissioner to Nigeria
Government of the United Kingdom (UK) has announced the appointment of Mr Peter Vowles as the next British High Commissioner to the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Mr Vowles succeeds Dr Richard Montgomery CMG and is expected to take up his…
Time for African to achieve technical capability is now __NCDMB
The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, Engr. Felix Ogbe, has called on African oil-producing nations to leverage the continent’s vast hydrocarbon resources to build indigenous technical capabilities for exploration, field development and production activities. Ogbe…
UK appoints Peter Vowles new High Commissioner to Nigeria
The United Kingdom Government has announced the appointment of Peter Vowles as the next British High Commissioner to Nigeria, reinforcing diplomatic ties between the two countries. According to the announcement, Vowles will assume office in Abuja in September 2026, succeeding…
