AU MOURNS RENOWNED SENEGALESE WRITER CHEIKH HAMIDOU KANE AT 98
By: Fasasi Hammad The African Union Commission has mourned the death of renowned Senegalese writer and intellectual Cheikh Hamidou Kane, describing him as a “giant...
NCS INTRODUCES DIGITAL BAGGAGE DECLARATION TO CUT CLEARANCE TIME AT SEME
By: Fasasi Hammad The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has deployed a Simplified Baggage Import Declaration System at the Seme Area Command as part of efforts...
MORE NIGERIANS EXPECTED TO RETURN FROM SOUTH AFRICA AMID XENOPHOBIC ATTACKS
By Aishat Momoh. O. More Nigerians are expected to return to the country from South Africa this week amid renewed xenophobic attacks targeting Nigerians and...
PASSPORT: UK MISSION CLARIFIES £70 FEE, ANNOUNCES £50 REFUND
By: Muftau Fatimo The Nigeria High Commission in London has clarified that the £70 administrative fee paid by some Nigerians participating in the ongoing passport...
NiDCOM DEFENDS RESPONSE TO NIGERIANS DETAINED IN INDIA
HOTJIST NEWS The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission has explained how it handled cases of Nigerians who were detained in a deportation camp in New Delhi,...
TWO NIGERIANS, GANIYU, SOMOYE ARRESTED OVER SCHEME TO SELL GREEN CARDS, CITIZENSHIP FOR CASH
HOTJIST NEWS Two Nigerian men, Lukman Owolabi Ganiyu, who previously worked as a senior officer with the U.S.Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), and Adeniyi Akeem Somoye, were arrested in the United States.They are accused of being part of a scheme...
NIS URGES NIGERIANS IN UK WITH DELAYED PASSPORTS TO SUBMIT DETAILS
By: Muftau Fatimo The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has urged Nigerians in the United Kingdom who completed their Contactless Passport Applications but are yet to...
XENOPHOBIA: ABIA PROCESSES MORE RETURNING NIGERIANS FROM SOUTH AFRICA
By:Tajudeen Aminat The Abia State Government has disclosed that it is processing another batch of residents returning from South Africa, while revealing that eight cases...
NIGERIAN SENTENCED TO EIGHT YEARS IN US PRISON FOR $7.5M CHARITY EMAIL FRAUD
By Aishat Momoh. O. A Nigerian national, Olusegun Adejorin, has been sentenced to eight years in prison in the United States for defrauding two charitable...
EFCC EXTRADITES 2 NIGERIANS TO US OVER ALLEGED EXTORTION OF TEENAGE BOYS
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has sent two Nigerian citizens to the United States to be charged with allegations of online sexual exploitation...