Day: August 4, 2024

Enugu Council Election: Why Aguibeje Community Should Produce Igbo Eze North Chairman

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…An Open Letter to His Excellency, Governor Peter Mbah Your Excellency, we wish to once again commend your remarkable developmental strides in Enugu State. In a short time, you have excelled in all sectors of the state’s economy. The numerous roads, both completed and under construction, the reliable provision of water to Ndi Enugu, the establishment of smart schools across all political wards—this list goes on. We at the Igbo Eze North Forum are not surprised by your accomplishments, as it was the pact you entered with Ndi Enugu that…

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Fake Admission Letter: Nigerian Family Faces Deportation From Canada

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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada has asked Nigerian student Lola Akinlade to leave the country over a fake acceptance letter she used to obtain a study visa and work permit. Akinlade, who graduated with a diploma in Social Services from Nova Scotia Community College in 2019, shared her bittersweet experience with CBC News on Thursday. According to her, she was unaware that the acceptance letter provided by an agent for the University of Regina in 2016 was fake until she was contacted by the IRCC a few weeks before her…

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Nigeria: How 3,173 Nurses, Midwives Moved To UK In One Year

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A total of 3,173 Nigerian-trained nurses and midwives were licensed to practise in the United Kingdom in one year. This is according to the latest report on the number of nursing and midwifery professionals on the Nursing and Midwifery Council register from April 1, 2023, to March 31, 2024, obtained exclusively from the council. The report also showed that so far, 13,656 nurses and midwives educated in Nigeria were practising in the UK. The NMC data noted that on March 31, 2024, “there were a total of 826,418 nursing and…

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Police Arrest 1,100 Protesters, Military Threatens To Intervene

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The Nigerian military has said it will intervene if violence recorded in some states in the ongoing nationwide protest tagged #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria escalates. The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, during a press conference in Abuja, said the military would step in to control the looting and violence being witnessed in some parts of the country. The #EndBadGovernance protest started on Thursday with no fewer than 17 people feared killed as violence erupted in Abuja, Kano, Niger, Borno, Kaduna and Jigawa states. Businesses and banks were shut, while major roads…

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