James Cleverly, the Home Secretary of the United Kingdom, has expressed concerns that foreign students might be utilizing university courses as a cost-effective route to secure work visas. In a correspondence to the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC), Cleverly urged the committee to investigate whether the graduate visa program, allowing foreign graduates to work in the UK for two or three years post-graduation, was attracting the most talented candidates. Cleverly also added that while the government was committed to attracting “talented students from around the world to study in the UK”, it also wanted “to ensure the graduate route is not…
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Vietnam’s President Vo Van Thuong has resigned after just one year in the job, state media announced Wednesday, as the communist country mounts a sweeping anti-graft purge. The Vietnam News Agency said Thuong was guilty of “violations and shortcomings” and his resignation was accepted by the party’s central committee. The 53-year-old’s dramatic fall comes as Vietnam undergoes major political upheaval, with his predecessor also forced out in an anti-corruption drive that has seen several ministers fired and top business leaders tried for fraud. VNA said Thuong had violated unspecified “regulations” and failed to set a proper example as head of…
A report has revealed that young people are becoming less happy than older generations as they suffer “the equivalent of a midlife crisis”. The report added that global research has revealed that America’s top doctor warned that “young people are really struggling”. The report by the Guadian UK quoted the researcher, a United States surgeon general, Dr Vivek Murthy, as saying, “Allowing children to use social media was like giving them medicine that is not proven to be safe. He said the failure of governments to regulate social media in recent years better was “insane”. Murthy told the UK news…
A community leader in Delta State, Olorogun Sleek Oshare, has shed light on how a land dispute escalated into the tragic killing of military personnel in the state. Oshare, who spoke in an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, revealed details surrounding the incident that resulted in the death of 17 officers deployed for a peacekeeping mission in the Okuama community of Delta State last week. According to Oshare, the military personnel were in the area as part of efforts to resolve a land dispute between Okuama and a neighboring community. He explained that the dispute arose between two families…
Some nurses in the country have sued the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria and the Minister of Health among others over the new certificate verification guidelines. The NMCN had on February 7, 2024, issued a circular revising the guidelines for requesting verification of certificates for nurses and midwives. The council stated that applicants seeking verification of certificates from foreign nursing boards and councils must possess two years of post-qualification experience from the date of issuance of the permanent practicing license. The new guidelines came into force on March 1, 2024. As a result of this, nurses in Abuja and…
The Nigeria Labour Congress on Wednesday stormed the national secretariat of the Labour Party in Abuja to protest the party’s national convention planned for the end of this month. The congress also demanded the sacking of the National Chairman of the party, Julius Abure. The NLC leadership accused Abure of planning to hold a “secret” convention without the input of major stakeholders. The planned convention has pitched Abure against the NLC and the House of Representatives caucus. The workers accused Abure of planning to destroy the Labour Party. Policemen have refused the protesting workers entry into the party secretariat. According…
The Federal Government says it has uncovered the identity of 15 entities, including nine individuals and six Bureau De Change operators and firms, allegedly involved in terrorism financing. Details of the development were revealed by the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit, in an email sent to our correspondent on Tuesday night, entitled “Designation of Individuals and Entities for March 18, 2024.” The document revealed that the Nigeria Sanctions Committee met on March 18, 2024, where specific individuals and entities were recommended for sanction following their involvement in terrorism financing. “The Honourable Attorney General of the Federation, with the approval of the…
Date: 2024-Mar-20 🎯TOPIC: DELAY IS NOT DENIAL 📺 WATCH THE DEVOTION VIA THE LINK BELOW👇 https://youtu.be/koMr0MgpwA0?si=JFEs9aHhTahLt7MM ✝️TEXT: John 11: 1-16(NKJV) 11:1. Now a certain [man] was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. 11:2. It was [that] Mary who anointed the Lord with fragrant oil and wiped His feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick. 11:3. Therefore the sisters sent to Him, saying, “Lord, behold, he whom You love is sick.” 11:4. When Jesus heard [that,] He said, “This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son…
A man, Stephen Moses, has raised concerns after paternity tests revealed that he is not the biological father of his two-year-old son (names withheld). Moses said he had not been able to get over the revelation of his supposed child having a sickle cell genotype when he has an AA genotype while his wife is AS. The man said that he felt the need to confirm the boy’s paternity following the child’s several battles with sickle cell. He revealed this while appearing on a popular television programme, The Justice Court, saying two different tests confirmed that he is not the…
The Labour Party, LP, has warned federal lawmakers, especially members of the House of Representatives, elected on its platform, to respect the party’s supremacy or face disciplinary action. The party issued the warning in a statement released on Monday by Obiora Ifoh, its National Publicity Secretary. The statement said that the lawmakers have failed to be true ambassadors of the people and the Labour Party, considering the sacrifices made by Nigerians in electing them. Ifoh specifically said that the attention of the leadership of the party has been drawn to a statement made by the LP’s caucus leader in the…