The Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman has said security agents will go after Nigerians with fake school certificates from foreign countries. Speaking in an interview with Channels TV, Mamman said anyone in possession of a fake certificate is a criminal and not a victim. “I have no sympathy for such people. Instead, they are part of the criminal chain that should be arrested,” the minister said sternly. If along the line, we can trace that there are people …
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Social media influencer and medical doctor, Harvey Olufunmilayo has slammed the Minister of Communication, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani over a plan by the FG to engage in Telemedicine. It all started after Dr. Bosun (pictured top right) posted a tweet asking Nigerian doctors based abroad what they think about a tech platform that they can use to treat Nigerians. Dr Olufunmilayo didn’t buy the idea. He called it a very foolish idea which would not solve …
The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have rescinded its controversial decision to revoke foreign student visas whose courses move online due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The agencies reached an agreement with the universities of Harvard and MIT after they filed a lawsuit on July 8th against the move the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) had announced on July 6. “The government has agreed to rescind” the decision as well as any implementation …
Geoffrey Onyeama, Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, has condemned the violent protest staged by some Nigerians at the Nigerian Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia. Angry Nigerians living in the country on Thursday, June 25, staged a protest at the Embassy over the alleged discrimination and targeted raids by Indonesian immigration officers. They accused Nigerian officials of not protecting them from the alleged injustice meted on them by Indonesian immigration officers. The protest came a day after a Nigerian man, Chike, …
A section of the staff quarters of the Nigerian High Commission in Ghana has been demolished in Ghana. A bulldozer was brought in to pull down the building late Friday, June 19. A source at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said a businessman had previously laid claim of ownership of the piece of land where the Nigerian High Commission’s staff quarters was erected. The man reportedly showed up last week with some papers to support his claim and began to knock down the …
Former First lady, Maryam Abacha, has described as lies reports of the Federal government discovering monies allegedly stolen by her husband while he was in office. Mrs Abacha who granted an interview recently to commemorate his 22nd death anniversary, said it is evil to speak ill of the dead. In her words, “How come this man was not a thief until he died? What is this amount of money after 22 years you say oh we have found this amount …