Nigerians abroad
30 Sep
Four Nigerian professionals based in the United States yesterday made a case for diaspora voting, saying Nigerians overseas contribute more than $20 billion yearly to the economy and with that, they deserve to have a say in deciding who becomes the president of the country during general elections.
19 Sep
Chairman/CEO of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has commended Nigerians abroad for their contributions to both the Nigerian economy and their host countries.
26 Aug
Dr Richard Okoye, popularly known as Dr Savealife, has revealed the hidden health challenges faced by many Nigerians living abroad, particularly due to the long waiting times for medical appointments and treatments. In a YouTube video, Dr Okoye shed light on the dangerous delays that often plague those seeking medical care in foreign countries, highlighting…
Latest
NOW
The Commissioner of Police (CP), Kaduna State Command, Mr. Muhammad Rabiu, has ordered a full-scale investigation into the alleged assassination attempt on Sen. Usman Lawal (PDP, Kaduna-Central). The order of investigation is contained in a statement issued by the command’s spokesperson, DSP Mansir Hassan, on Thursday in Kaduna. Hassan said, “The alleged assassination attempt on…
4 mins ago
The Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) on Thursday announced the results of its full-year market index review for its indices, as well as the entries and exits of some companies from the various indices. NGX, in a report, listed the affected indices as NGX 30, NGX Lotus Islamic, NGX Pension, NGX Pension Broad Index, Corporate…
8 mins ago
China sanctioned 10 US defence firms on Thursday over arms sales to Taiwan, its second round of measures against American companies over the issue in less than a week. Subsidiaries of Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics, and Raytheon that had "participated in selling arms to Taiwan" were added to China's "Unreliable Entities List", the…
12 mins ago
Reigning African Footballer of the Year, Ademola Lookman will be setting his sights on recording another milestone of 100 appearances when Atalanta squares up against Inter in Thursday's night Supercoppa Italiana semi-final clash at Al-Awwal Park in Saudi Arabia. The former RB Leipzig winger is listed on the 21-man list of players that arrived in…
15 mins ago
Twenty-seven migrants, including women and children, died after two boats capsized off central Tunisia, with 83 people rescued, a civil defence official told AFP on Thursday. The rescued and dead passengers, who were found off the Kerkennah Islands off central Tunisia, were aiming to reach Europe and were all from sub-Saharan African countries, said…
19 mins ago
New signing Diego Gomez needs "a little bit of time" before he makes his Brighton debut after joining from Inter Miami, according to the Premier League side's boss Fabian Hurzeler. Brighton announced on December 10 the 21-year-old Paraguay international midfielder would join them on New Year's Day. Hurzeler, speaking about Gomez ahead of Saturday's Premier…
20 mins ago
Ardavan Yousefi has gotten so used to life under Iran's sweeping internet restrictions that for him, a recent decision to lift a ban on messaging service WhatsApp went virtually unnoticed. "Oh wow, is it really removed now?" Yousefi, a cafe owner from the capital Tehran, said of the two-year ban on the popular application. To…
28 mins ago
A court in Burkina Faso has sentenced two people to life in prison over a 2017 attack on a Turkish restaurant in the capital that killed 19 people, officials said. Two gunmen opened fire on people at the Aziz Istanbul restaurant on Ouagadougou's main avenue in August 2017. No claim of responsibility was made for…
33 mins ago
A Catholic Reverend Father has allegedly shot a boy dead after the latter set off knockouts within the church premises. The incident, which occurred during the New Year Mass on January 1, 2025, in Amaimo, Ikeduru Local Government Area (LGA) of Imo State, has sparked reactions on social media. In a Facebook post shared on…
50 mins ago
A founding member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Osita Okechukwu, has faulted the notion that former President Muhammadu Buhari was opposed to the emergence of Bola Tinubu as his successor in the buildup to the 2023 election. Okechukwu, in a terse statement on Thursday in Abuja, described as a clear case of…