FINLAND MOVES TO REVOKE STUDENT PERMITS AMID SOCIAL WELFARE CONCERNS
By: Fasasi Hammad Finland is considering tighter immigration rules that could lead to the cancellation of residence permits for non-EU students who receive basic social...
QATAR AIRWAYS PLANE MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING IN LAGOS
By 'Leke Yusuf A Qatar Airways plane with at least 248 passengers on board was forced to make an emergency landing at the...
US SUSPENDS VISA PROCESSING FOR 75 COUNTRIES, IMPACTING NIGERIA AND RUSSIA
By : Muftau Fatimo Visa applications from Nigeria, Russia and at least 73 other countries will be suspended at United States embassies and consulates...
NRC SLASHES TRAIN FARES BY 50% FOR YULETIDE COMMUTERS
The Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) has announced a 50 per cent reduction in train fares nationwide for the Yuletide season, as part of efforts to...
UK ISSUES METHANOL POISONING ALERT, ADDS NIGERIA TO TRAVEL WARNING LIST
The United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has added Nigeria to its list of countries where travellers are urged to be cautious due...
FG WARNS YOUTHS AGAINST IRREGULAR MIGRATION, CITES DEADLY RISKS
The Minister of Youth Development, Mr Ayodele Olawande, has warned youths against irregular migration, enumerating the inherent dangers associated with it. Olawande gave the warning...
INDIA, CHINA TO RESUME DIRECT FLIGHTS AFTER FIVE YEARS
India and China will resume direct flights between their two countries this month after a five-year suspension, officials said, with bookings opening on Friday. Direct...
UK TO SCRAP REFUGEE FAMILY REUNION ROUTE
Britain’s government Thursday will announce plans to end a scheme which allowed family members to join refugees already in the country, as it tries to...
PASSPORT AND VISA SERVICES TO CONTINUE DESPITE SHUTDOWN– US EMBASSY ASSURES NIGERIANS
The United States Embassy in Nigeria has reassured Nigerians that visa and passport services will not be disrupted despite the ongoing partial shutdown of the...
EMIRATES BANS USE OF POWER BANKS ON ALL FLIGHTS OVER SAFETY CONCERNS
By Aishat Momoh. O. Emirates Airlines has announced a ban on the use of power banks aboard all its flights, effective Wednesday, October 1,...