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The war raising fuel prices in Lagos is also raising your energy bills in London and Toronto If you’re sending money home this month, the calculation is harder than it was in January. And it’s getting harder on both ends simultaneously. In the UK,...
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UK buried a new rule in March’s immigration changes. It can cut Nigerian visas without Parliament. The UK Home Office published a new Statement of Changes to Immigration Rules on March 5 (HC 1691). Some of it is already in effect. The part that should...
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The UK’s settlement path just got longer. The rules can shift again without Parliament’s say. If you’re in the UK on a Skilled Worker visa, here’s what actually changed this month and what it means for your timeline. From April 8, salary...
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The system that won’t pay in Lagos and the one that moves the goalposts in London are the same system. Here’s what this week looks like if you step back. In Nigeria, NBET hasn’t paid its bills in 13 years. No accountability. The sector kept running...
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The UK changed its deportation rules last week. Nigerians in Britain need to read them. On March 5, the UK Home Office published new changes to its Immigration Rules — HC 1691, effective March 22. Ten days from today. The change is one paragraph. The consequences...
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Dublin marched for a Nigerian family. The Irish state removed them anyway. In February, hundreds of people marched through Dublin to stop the deportation of a Nigerian family. A mother and her children, arrived in Ireland in 2023 from South Africa. Asylum...