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Washington named Nigeria the most dangerous country for Christians. Here’s what that framing costs Nigerians who aren’t in the story at all. The Congressional report delivered to Trump on Monday recommends maintaining visa sanctions on individuals implicated in...
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Green card and citizenship applications from Nigerians are on hold. The ransom story won’t help. You probably know Nigeria is on Trump’s travel ban list. What you may not know is that the consequences go further than entry restrictions. The US has...
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UK wages are finally outpacing rent. The damage from two years of the opposite is already done. ONS data released this month shows average UK private rents up 3.5% in the year to January 2026. Average monthly rent: £1,367. Wage growth: 4.2%. So wages are...
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AI cut entry-level UK job postings by 32% since 2022. The advice most diaspora parents give hasn’t caught up. Entry-level job vacancies in the UK dropped 32% between November 2022 and June 2025, according to Guardian reporting on Indeed data. A King’s...
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Canada announced new pathways this week. It’s also deporting 974 Nigerians. Canada’s immigration system can hold two things at once, and it wants you to see only one of them. This week, IRCC announced new Express Entry categories for...
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UK switches to eVisa for Nigerian applicants in five days. Here’s what changes. From February 25, the UK stops issuing physical visa stickers to Nigerian applicants. Everything moves to a digital eVisa accessed through a UKVI online account. The application...