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The Nigerian community in India is sounding the alarm over what they describe as a state-sponsored campaign of racial profiling and police violence. Reports from Mumbai, Delhi, and Rajasthan suggest that Nigerian students and businessmen are being systematically targeted for “visa regularisation” checks that often devolve into physical assault and arbitrary detention. The National Association…
Nigeria and the United Kingdom have signed a migration pact to accelerate the removal of visa overstayers, foreign criminals, and failed asylum seekers. The agreement, finalised during President Bola Tinubu’s state visit to London, removes the primary administrative bottleneck for deportations. Nigeria will now recognise “UK letters,” alternative identification documents, instead of requiring the British…
The Central Bank of Nigeria has issued a stern warning to all banking customers across the country, urging them to protect their financial information by refusing to share passwords, personal identification numbers, or other sensitive banking details with anyone, including individuals claiming to be bank officials. The advisory, released as part of activities marking Global…
The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, has warned that violence against women and girls is being intensified by ongoing conflicts, militarisation and deeply rooted inequality across multiple regions, calling on governments to move beyond rhetoric and implement concrete protective measures. Speaking at a high-level meeting marking five years of the UN Group of…
United States President Donald Trump has issued a stark warning that any new supreme leader appointed by Iran will require his personal approval to remain in power, directly challenging Tehran’s sovereignty as the country’s clerical establishment prepares to announce its choice to succeed the slain Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The statement, delivered during an interview…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the posting of 65 ambassadors-designate to diplomatic missions across the world, filling critical vacancies in Nigeria’s foreign service more than a year after the recall of several envoys and following their confirmation by the Senate in December 2025. The list, released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday,…
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission has denied issuing a statement that no distress calls were received from Nigerians affected by the escalating crisis in the Middle East, clarifying that citizens abroad have in fact made enquiries about possible evacuation plans. The clarification was issued on Tuesday through the Commission’s official X handle in a statement…
The United States has announced plans to deport an additional 18 Nigerians listed on its criminal register, raising the total number of Nigerians scheduled for removal to 97, according to updated records from the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The latest development comes barely a week after authorities confirmed that 79 Nigerians convicted of…
U.S. President Donald Trump has thrown his full support behind Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi ahead of Japan’s national election scheduled for Sunday, a move that adds a new international dimension to a closely watched vote with major economic and geopolitical implications. In a statement posted on his Truth Social platform on Thursday, Trump said…
In a landmark judgment with far-reaching diplomatic implications, the Enugu State High Court has ordered the United Kingdom to pay £420 million in compensation to the families of 21 Nigerian coal miners killed by British colonial forces in 1949. Delivering the ruling on Monday, Justice Anthony Onovo declared that the killings at the Iva Valley…
