DIASPORA

A rule changes in Westminster before anyone tells you. Your renewal appointment gets harder to book. That’s diaspora life.

THE HAJJ DEADLINE AND THE BLASTS IN RIYADH

Kebbi pilgrims have until 1 December to pay for 2027 Hajj visas. The Houthis claimed strikes on Riyadh’s airport on Monday. Faruk Aliyu Yaro Enabo chairs the Kebbi State Pilgrims Welfare Agency. On 28 June he told intending pilgrims they have until 1 December to…

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THREE DEATHS IN FOUR DAYS 

Nigeria’s consulate in South Africa says three Nigerians died between 18 and 21 September. Its account puts a different actor in each case. Kenechukwu Igwemadu died on 18 September in Bloemfontein. The consulate says he allegedly jumped to his deathwhile trying…

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THE PASSPORT TEAM COMES BACK, WITH TWO NEW CITIES 

The first round is due to end on Saturday. The second starts on Tuesday. The High Commission says £20 is the approved administrative fee. The first round of the Nigerian passport intervention in the UK is due to end on Saturday. The second starts on Tuesday. The…

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 WHEN THE DATE SETS THE PRICE 

UK student funds rise on 30 November. Applications made before then will be assessed under the existing amounts. The same student, with the same money in the same account, may need to show a different amount depending on the day they apply. This is a funds…

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YOUR FIVE YEARS ARE UNDECIDED 

Arrivals from 2022 qualify in February 2027, unless the rules change. On 15 September, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood told the Home Affairs Committee that a large group who arrived in 2022 would qualify in February 2027 absent any change. Under the current…

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A STRONGER NAIRA, A SMALLER TRANSFER

At official-market rates, £800 converts to about ₦149,000 fewer naira than in January. What a recipient actually receives depends on the operator’s rate and fees. Emeka Okonkwo runs a provisions shop in Mile 12 market in Lagos. His brother in the UK sends £800 a…

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5,099 NIGERIANS ENROLLED IN A UK PASSPORT INTERVENTION 

A federal passport intervention has quietly enrolled thousands of applicants across four countries, London and Manchester most of all, following months of complaints about renewal delays. The Nigeria Immigration Service says its diaspora passport intervention…

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