On Tuesday, the Chairman of the Nigerian Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, raised the alarm over the fate of 57 Nigerian professionals in The Gambia on the verge of losing their jobs following a directive from the country’s Central Bank to replace foreign workers with its citizens.
Eligible Nigerians can now check their status for the Federal Government’s ₦50,000 National Emergency Relief and Stabilisation Intervention (NERSI) through Moniepoint Microfinance Bank’s USSD channel.
LearnFactory Foundation has officially flagged off a seven-week technology empowerment programme for 200 young Nigerians as part of activities marking the 45th birthday of its Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Chibueze Ukaegbu.
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has protested a directive by the Central Bank of The Gambia ordering banks operating in the country to replace non-Gambian employees with qualified Gambian nationals by December 31, 2026, warning that 57 Nigerian professionals could lose their jobs.
The Federal Government has commenced a monthly cash support programme providing N50,000 to vulnerable households to cushion the impact of rising living costs.
Rather than recycle the usual scholarship and grant lists, THEWILL went looking for opportunities that have received considerably less attention but are actually open to Nigerians now.
During the Abacha regime, Nigerians were collectively disillusioned by the catastrophic realities of a military dictatorship. Even though a vocal minority vehemently insisted that Abacha was Nigeria’s best option, approximately 95% of the populace remained convinced that the country desperately needed a new beginning.
Nigeria’s inflation rate has continued to decline, but the improvement has yet to translate into widespread financial relief as households contend with elevated food prices, expensive transportation, weak purchasing power and the cost of essential services.
Former Anambra State governor and presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has fired back at his political opponents over what he described as the deliberate distortion of his message concerning Nigerians living abroad and their financial support for families at home.
An Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo has dismissed a petition seeking the dissolution of a marriage that has lasted over 43 years, ruling that lack of love and mutual respect between spouses does not, on its own, constitute sufficient legal grounds for divorce.
