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My Japa story by Prof Lekan Ayo-Yusuf

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Prof Ayo-Yusuf is currently the Head of the School of Health Systems and Public Health at the University of Pretoria, with over 100 peer-reviewed scientific publications, serves as a member of the editorial board of a number of international journals and as a member of a number of national and...

“Return Home to Invest in Nigeria’s Agroeconomy”

Diaspora Newsline1 month ago1 month ago0

— Minister Woos Nigerians in Canada By Frankwhite Nzeh The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, has called on members of the Nigerian business community in Canada to consider returning home to invest in the viable agricultural sector of the Nigerian economy. The minister made this request...

Nigerians in UK protest visa scams, call out 30 suspects

Diaspora Newsline1 month ago1 month ago0

Some Nigerians living in the United Kingdom have protested against rising cases of certificate of sponsorship scams in the country. According to Sunday PUNCH some UK-based Nigerians assembled on Marsham Street in London to participate in the protest on Thursday. A live video on TikTok seen by our correspondents showed a...

Abigail Katung: Meet wife of Nigerian Senator who is Lord Mayor of Leeds

Diaspora Newsline1 month ago1 month ago0

Abigail Wok Marshall Katung is a Nigerian-British politician and wife of the senator representing the Kaduna South senatorial district, Kaduna State, Nigeria, Sunday Marshall Katung. She was born and raised in Nigeria, but moved to the United Kingdom to study in the University of Leeds and as of January 2024 is a governor at the Leeds City College. In...

Nigerian man, Quham Babatunde, stabbed to death in Dublin

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A Nigerian asylum seeker, Quham Babatunde, 34, was tragically killed in a brutal stabbing near Dublin’s main shopping district, raising growing concerns over knife-related violence in the Irish capital. Mr. Babatunde reportedly attended an Afroswing event at a nightclub before the attack took place in the early hours of February...

Nigeria’s Prof. Ayo-Yusuf Set to Deliver Inaugural Address at the University of Pretoria, South Africa

Diaspora Newsline2 months ago1 month ago0

Nigerian-born, South African-based Professor Olalekan Ayo-Yusuf is scheduled to deliver his inaugural address at the prestigious University of Pretoria, South Africa. The inaugural address, which is meant to mark the milestone of attaining full Professorship, was to have held about 10 years ago, but Prof. Ayo-Yusuf’s very busy administrative roles...

“We perform economic miracles for immigrant Nigerians in Canada”

Diaspora Newsline2 months ago1 month ago0

by Diaspora Newsline February 11, 202512 — Nwajiufor, Nigerian Canadian Techpreneur, reveals The life of the average new immigrant to major destinations like the USA, Canada, the UK, and Europe is often...

NIS Urges Nigerians In Diaspora To Stop Using Agents For Passport Application

Diaspora Newsline2 months ago1 month ago0

The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, KN Nandap has urged Nigerian in Europe to stop the practice of engaging agents for their international passport applications, while adding that the system is now automated to make the process easier and user friendly for all applicants. Mrs Nandap gave this...

Nigerian billionaire businessman jailed for fraud in Dubai

Diaspora Newsline2 months ago1 month ago0

A Dubai court has sentenced the owner of Rahmaniya Group and Ultimate Oil & Gas, Abdulrahman Bashar to one year in prison for a financial crime involving his dealings with CI Energy Company, an oil and gas firm. The ruling marks the second time in less than five years that...

Nigerians in America now hide and avoid quarrels over fear of deportation – US-based Professor

Diaspora Newsline2 months ago1 month ago0

A Professor of Social Ethics at Boston University, Nimi Wariboko, has expressed concerns over the fear gripping Nigerians in the United States due to a sweeping crackdown on undocumented immigrants under the administration of President Donald Trump. Wariboko shared his thoughts during a virtual appearance on the Friday edition of Inside...