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BusinessRe: Sent Money To A Wrong Account. How Do I Get It Back ? by SSpeter(m): 2:00pm On May 30, 2024
free234free:
I think they callled and he or she refused. That's why I want to know the next step
this is why it is good to use a bank with a physical presence. At least the bank bank will furnish you with enough details
EducationRe: FG Approves First Aviation School In South-East by SSpeter(m): 3:07pm On May 29, 2024
DMerciful01:
I thought they're Biafra.
Anyways thanks to FG.
it is not a government institution.
FamilyRe: American Interracial Couple Celebrates 48 Years Of Marriage (Photos) by SSpeter(m): 2:53pm On May 29, 2024
OmotolaDeniro:
Who also noticed that the man ages way more faster than the woman?

Now he looks more like her grandpa

What the fvck is this please?🤔
black age slower compared to white if they maintain the same lifestyle
PoliticsRe: UK Home Office In Threat To Deport Disabled Man To Nigeria After 38 Years In UK by SSpeter(op): 11:57am On May 22, 2024
ariesbull:
mugu...I have been to UK and I know what I saw and also this old man is a good example also


People no dey even see UK as japa ...we call London Lagos extension
While in UK, did you have a job?
Foreign AffairsRe: Iran Asked US For Help After Plane Crash, But Washington Was 'unable' by SSpeter(op): 9:19am On May 22, 2024
Even China with its economic might and large military cannot take a part of its island (Taiwan) due to America's interest...that is the country that Nairalanders think will be unsettled by Russia who had performed miserably in its war with Ukraine.
Foreign AffairsRe: Iran Asked US For Help After Plane Crash, But Washington Was 'unable' by SSpeter(op): 9:16am On May 22, 2024
When ever I see comments from kids stating that Putin can take on the US grin, even Putin will be shocked. Putin has stated categorically that "it will be stupidity on his part to fight the US given the huge disparity in their military budgets".
Foreign AffairsIran Asked US For Help After Plane Crash, But Washington Was 'unable' by SSpeter(op): 9:13am On May 22, 2024
The Iranian government reached out to the United States for assistance following the plane crash involving President Ebrahim Raisi, but Washington was "unable to provide that assistance", citing the US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller.
"We were asked for assistance by the Iranian government. We did make clear to them that we would offer assistance, as we would do in response to any request by a foreign government in this sort of situation," Miller said.

The State Department spokesperson added that the US ultimately could not assist Iran due to logistical reasons.
When asked whether the US was concerned that Tehran might blame Washington for the Iranian president's death, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin denied any connection between the US and the plane crash.

*Death of Iranian President*

On May 19, Iranian media reported that Raisi's helicopter made a hard landing after returning from a visit to Azerbaijan. It was later revealed that Tehran had organized a search and rescue operation to locate the crash site.
By May 20, information began to emerge that rescuers had found the helicopter, but none of the passengers survived. Later, Iran's Vice President confirmed Raisi's death. Among the deceased were other high-ranking officials.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/iran-asked-us-for-help-after-plane-crash-but-washington-was-unable/ar-BB1mN6i2?ocid=nl_article_link
Foreign AffairsRe: Biden Defends Israel After ICC Warrants Request by SSpeter(m): 5:29pm On May 21, 2024
God1000:
This Joe Biden is a two-faced man


ICC should ignore the threats from US and Israel and go after these war criminals, failure to do so will severely damage their credibility
if the US does not support or recognize anything, that thing is useless
PoliticsRe: UK Home Office In Threat To Deport Disabled Man To Nigeria After 38 Years In UK by SSpeter(op): 7:23am On May 20, 2024
highchief1:
how ppl take Dey stay abroad this long.i no fit o.i haven’t even been out of Nigeria for more than 2yrs at a stretch.God forbid.i see it as secondary stage of slavery.
There are lots of Nigerians doing fantastically well abroad, Whose standard of living is in the top 20% of the country they immigrated to
PoliticsRe: UK Home Office In Threat To Deport Disabled Man To Nigeria After 38 Years In UK by SSpeter(op): 8:21pm On May 19, 2024
ganisucks:
He should be deported ASAP. The law is no respecter of persons.
calm down...lol
PoliticsRe: UK Home Office In Threat To Deport Disabled Man To Nigeria After 38 Years In UK by SSpeter(op): 8:21pm On May 19, 2024
PEACE2023:
He should remain there Oh. He rejected Nigeria when he was a young man now he is old he can not be accepted
He is still a Nigerian
PoliticsUK Home Office In Threat To Deport Disabled Man To Nigeria After 38 Years In UK by SSpeter(op): 12:46pm On May 19, 2024
A disabled man who has lived in the UK for 38 years has been threatened with removal from the UK by the Home Office.

Anthony Olubunmi George, 61, came to the UK at the age of 24 in 1986 from Nigeria. He has not left the UK since and has no criminal convictions. In 2019, he had two strokes, which left him with problems with speech and mobility.

The Guardian also reported on the case of Nelson Shardey, 74, a newsagent from Merseyside who has lived in the UK since 1977 and was refused indefinite leave to remain by the Home Office despite being in the country for most of his adult life.
When George arrived, Margaret Thatcher was prime minister and Rishi Sunak is the ninth to hold office since George has lived in the UK. He has endured many periods of homelessness and says he has lost count of the number of friends who have given him shelter over the years. He says he no longer has any close family in Nigeria.

George has made various applications for leave to remain in the UK, which the Home Office has rejected, most recently on 7 May.

In 2005, his previous solicitors submitted a forged entry stamp in his passport and have subsequently been reported to the police and the legal regulatory bodies.

George told the Guardian he knew nothing about the passport stamp until many years later. His current lawyer, Naga Kandiah of MTC Solicitors, cited his poor previous legal representation as the reason for George’s problems. In his most recent refusal, Home Office officials said: “Unfortunately this is not something that is considered an exceptional circumstance.”

Kandiah has lodged an appeal against the latest refusal.

A previous Home Office rejection of his case states: “It’s open to your family and friends to visit you in Nigeria.”

George said: “I don’t know how many different sofas I’ve slept on – too many to count. I don’t have my life, living the way I’m living now. My health problems since I had my stroke are my biggest worry. All I’m asking for is some kindness from the Home Office.”

Kandiah said: “My client has been living in limbo for 38 years, with no family, has suffered two strokes and has no family left in Nigeria. His situation is not just because of Home Office policies but also because of poor representation by previous solicitors who failed to uphold professional integrity and ethical standards.”

A Home Office spokesperson said: “Applications have to be considered on their individual merits in accordance with the immigration rules with the responsibility on applicants to demonstrate they meet these rules.”
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/may/19/home-office-in-threat-to-deport-disabled-man-to-nigeria-after-38-years-in-uk

EducationRe: Photos Of Christ The King Model Primary School Constructed By Gov Umo Eno by SSpeter(m): 7:49pm On May 17, 2024
Golan007:
Otti, see your life outside.
How about Uzodinma?
CareerRe: Nigerian Soldiers Weep After Comrade Killed In Attack by SSpeter(m): 9:03pm On May 16, 2024
@Jayhome24 come and see your dead comrades I hope you will join them to burn the whole area, ode oshi
PoliticsRe: Bandits Kidnap Over 80 In Katsina by SSpeter(m): 2:33pm On May 15, 2024
@jayhome24, come and see the slaughtering of soldiers, I trust they will send you there to burn the villages in Kastina.... slowpoke!
RomanceRe: Marriage Is An Investment, Be Strategic... by SSpeter(op): 7:16pm On May 14, 2024
ogashman:
Nice exposé.....but I think this only applies to a lady u re compatible with...one who believes that running the family is a joint business and she would not hesitate to contribute financially to meet family goals.

In a society where majority of women believe that their money is theirs and the husband's money is for both of them, it will hard apply this principal in reality...... Though, it can work with the few who did not grow up with this mentality.
most ladies who work and earn honestly know what it takes to run a home, hence you don't need to convince them. It is ladies from poor homes and bannies who have no legitimate means of livelihood that thinks her money is hers
TravelRe: No Evidence Foreign Students Are Abusing UK Graduate Visa by SSpeter(op): 3:08pm On May 14, 2024
Fellow Nigerians that wants to Japa, the door is still open grin cheesy
TravelNo Evidence Foreign Students Are Abusing UK Graduate Visa by SSpeter(op):
RomanceRe: Marriage Is An Investment, Be Strategic... by SSpeter(op): 3:00pm On May 14, 2024
Obierika:
I completely agree, if you are doing well as a man make sure you marry from your social class!
wink
EducationRe: No Evidence Foreign Students Are Abusing UK Graduate Visas, Review Finds by SSpeter(op): 2:58pm On May 14, 2024
Fellow Nigerians grin, the door is still open 👐, go and fulfill your destinies cheesy grin
EducationNo Evidence Foreign Students Are Abusing UK Graduate Visas, Review Finds by SSpeter(op): 2:56pm On May 14, 2024
The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) said the graduate visa entitlement – allowing international students to work for two or three years after graduating – should remain in place. Members said the risks of abuse were relatively low and were “not undermining” the integrity and quality of the higher education system.

The report’s release has stoked an internal Conservative party row over net migration, with senior rightwing MPs describing it as a “whitewash”.

Robert Jenrick, a former immigration minister, wrote that the committee’s inquiries were tightly controlled by the commission from James Cleverly, the home secretary.

“The MAC’s conclusions have clearly been constrained by the narrow terms of reference deliberately set by the government. If you order white paint, you get a whitewash,” he wrote on X, formerly Twitter.

Neil O’Brien, a Tory MP who is an ally of Jenrick, described the report as a “whitewash” on Substack: “We are pursuing an arbitrary target, and the expansion of universities for their own sake.”

Another Conservative MP said backbenchers were “piling pressure” on Rishi Sunak to ignore the committee’s conclusions.
The government has so far declined to say whether it will accept the MAC recommendations. A source close to the home secretary said he would read the review thoroughly and listen to Prof Brian Bell, the committee’s chair, carefully before he makes any decision. They were due to meet on Tuesday afternoon.

The committee’s decision was greeted with relief by university vice-chancellors, who have warned that abolishing the graduate visa would spell financial turmoil for the sector. But higher education leaders said they still feared No 10 could cherrypick elements of the report to justify a further crackdown.

University leaders had been told to expect the government’s response in the middle of next week, alongside the publication of the ONS’s net migration figures. But the MAC report in favour of retaining graduate visas may have scuppered plans by ministers to use it as the centrepiece of a fresh crackdown.
Cleverly commissioned the review amid a growing clamour in Tory circles that graduate visas were being abused to gain access to employment.

Last week, Jenrick published a report with the Centre for Policy Studies thinktank that called for the graduate visa to be abolished, claiming it “allowed people to come and work in the gig economy and on very low wages”.

In a forthright response, Bell said: “Our review recommends the graduate route should remain as it is, and is not undermining the quality and integrity of the UK’s higher education system.

“The graduate route is a key part of the offer that we make to international students to come and study in the UK. The fees that these students pay helps universities to cover the losses they make in teaching British students and doing research. Without those students, many universities would need to shrink and less research would be done.”

The committee said:

There is no evidence of widespread abuse specifically for the graduate route. The risks of abuse are relatively low due to the limited number of conditions the route imposes.

There is concern about potential exploitation of both student and graduate visa holders due to poor practices by certain agents who recruit students on to courses and may be mis-selling UK higher education, but this is a separate issue from abuse of the rules of the graduate route.

114,000 graduate route visas were granted for main applicants in 2023 with a further 30,000 granted for dependants.

The use of the graduate route is concentrated among four nationalities: the top four – India, Nigeria, China and Pakistan – account for 70% of all graduate visas with India accounting for more than 40%.

Most of those on the graduate route completed postgraduate taught courses.
Graduate visa holders are initially “overrepresented in lower-paid work” but their outcomes improve over time, the report said.

The MAC review was unable to assess the risk of overstaying due to a lack of Home Office data.

Alex Proudfoot, the chief executive of the representative body Independent Higher Education, said: “We urge the government to swiftly confirm they will follow their experts’ recommendation that the graduate visa be retained in its current form, and commit afresh to working with the education sector to maximise the benefits that international students bring.”

Tim Bradshaw, the chief executive of the Russell Group of leading research universities, said: “The overall message from the MAC is that the graduate route is achieving its objectives as set out by the government. We would therefore urge ministers to end the uncertainty and confirm as soon as possible that the route will continue in its entirety.”

In February, Universities UK (UUK) said it would review international student admissions processes after the allegations of “bad practice” by agents recruiting overseas students.

The MAC has recommended the government should establish a mandatory registration system for international recruitment agents, and universities should be required to publish data on their use of agents to “help protect the integrity” of the UK higher education system.

The review was launched in March after Cleverly instructed the committee, which gives independent advice to the government, to investigate “any evidence of abuse” of the graduate route, “including the route not being fit for purpose”, and to look at which universities were producing graduates who used the route.

Vivienne Stern, the chief executive of UUK, said: “The MAC’s recommendation that the graduate route should remain on its current terms is extremely important and welcome.

“The uncertainty caused by the decision to review the visa has been toxic,” she said. “We hope and expect that government now listens to the advice they have been given and provides categorical reassurance that the graduate visa is here to stay.”

A government spokesperson said: “We are committed to attracting the best and brightest to study at our world-class universities, whilst preventing abuse of our immigration system, which is why the home secretary commissioned an independent review of the graduate route.

“We have already taken decisive action to address unsustainable levels of migration and our plans are working, with a 24% drop in visa applications across key routes in the first three months of this year, compared with the same period last year.

“We are considering the review’s findings very closely and we will respond fully in due course.”


https://www.theguardian.com/education/article/2024/may/14/no-evidence-foreign-students-abusing-uk-graduate-visas-review
BusinessRe: Naira Slumps, Exchanges At Over ₦‎1,500 Against Dollar by SSpeter(m): 8:47am On May 14, 2024
Donaldoni:
With full local production of petroleum products, this won't matter anymore.

Some months ago, the price of diesel was NGN1,700 per liter with similar exchange rate.

Today it has remained NGN1,100 or thereabout.

With CNG usage and local PMS production underway, better days are ahead. smiley

FG does not care about the dollar again.

Piiigggs can continue to grunt in vain wild ecstasy cheesy FG is smarter. cheesy
Dullardo
Foreign AffairsPutin Sacks Sergei Shoigu As Defense Minister, Names Successor by SSpeter(op): 7:27am On May 13, 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose military has been criticized at home for a perceived lack of progress and heavy losses during its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, announced that he was replacing longtime ally Sergei Shoigu as defense minister.

demotion for Shoigu, who not only received an important position as secretary of the Security Council but also will retain oversight of domestic and foreign defense issues, taking that from the new minister of defense,” he wrote.

The actions must be approved by the Federation Council, but both houses of Russia’s parliaments are considered rubber-stamp bodies for Putin’s wishes. The council said that “senators will hold consultations on the candidates proposed by the president at meetings of the committees on May 13 and at a meeting of the Federation Council on May 14.”

The moves come after the Russian government officially resigned following Putin’s inauguration on May 7 for the fifth time in a ceremony to kick off a new six-year term that was boycotted by most Western countries over his war in Ukraine and an election victory they rejected as being orchestrated to provide him a landslide result.

Russian lawmakers on May 10 approved Mikhail Mishustin as prime minister on May 10, hours after Putin nominated him for reappointment.

Shoigu's future as defense minister had been closely watched over the past year following the struggles of the military in Ukraine and other issues.

Although not directly implicated, Shoigu's Defense Ministry came under scrutiny after it was reported that Russian law enforcement officials had detained Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov on suspicion of taking a bribe.

The next day, the Basmanny district court in Moscow sent him to pretrial detention until June 23 after charging him with receiving a bribe on an especially large scale.

Shoigu is considered close to Putin, with whom he has taken hunting trips in the past. He is one of the founders of the United Russia party, which was the main pro-Putin force in parliament in the first two terms of his presidency.

Peskov said the Kremlin wanted to appoint an economic expert to head the Defense Ministry in the face of rising costs related to Russian security measures.

“This demands special attention,” he told reporters. "The Defense Ministry should absolutely be open to innovation, to the introduction of all advanced ideas.

"At this stage, the president has decided that a civilian should run the defense ministry,” he added.

Anatoly Serdyukov, who preceded Shoigu as defense minister from 2007-12, also had a background in economics and had served as head of the Federal Tax Service from 2004-07
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.rferl.org/amp/russia-shoigu-putin-belousov-defense-minister/32943289.html

BusinessRe: Naira Declines To N1,510, N1,466.31 At Parallel, Official Markets by SSpeter(m): 7:18am On May 12, 2024
stuffs2002:
Nigeria is going through a challenging time and OBIDIENTS are happy.

I have never voted in Nigeria but that is going to change with the way OBIDIENTS have been attacking Nigeria, I will vigorously campaign against Peter Obi in any elections he presents himself. You can not be enemy of Nigeria and still want to rule Nigeria.


That Is a promise I have made
Obidients are the cause of the misfortune? Obidients have political power? You simply lack sense
PoliticsRe: EFCC Stops Dollar Transactions, Asks Embassies To Charge In Naira by SSpeter(m): 4:06pm On May 11, 2024
Ogeneigbo1:
you have raised a very vital point. everyone is watching..

Nigerian Customs cannot be collecting duties and levies in dollars, its a big crime ..

but with this directive ,lets see what happens.
...and oil companies in Nigeria Should also remit Naira?
PoliticsRe: EFCC Stops Dollar Transactions, Asks Embassies To Charge In Naira by SSpeter(m): 3:59pm On May 11, 2024
Navalsadiq:
They should flow the Russia china agreement

You see in life when you prove stoebornnand try to be storborn,the challenges of life will compel you to do what is right when things get out of hand
is it the China that has the largest dollar reserve or another China?
PoliticsRe: EFCC Stops Dollar Transactions, Asks Embassies To Charge In Naira by SSpeter(m): 3:58pm On May 11, 2024
[quote author=Ogeneigbo1 post=129897131]This is a great move if sustained.

Anyone against this decision don't actually know what he or she wants for Nigeria.

Another one should be mandate banks to start serving their customers with foreign transaction needs without asking them to buy dollar from BDC .

Open up all blocked channels so that customers can pay equivalent with their naira cards.
quote]What about Nigeria Customs that charges in dollars? Should oil coys also remit Naira
PoliticsRe: EFCC Stops Dollar Transactions, Asks Embassies To Charge In Naira by SSpeter(m): 3:56pm On May 11, 2024
Idaytesj29:
They should also stop. That's double standard. All reciept within the borders of Nigeria should be in Naira.
and the oil companies too, should all remit in Naira? grin
PoliticsRe: EFCC Stops Dollar Transactions, Asks Embassies To Charge In Naira by SSpeter(m): 3:53pm On May 11, 2024
Idaytesj29:
Thanks jare.
And if any business chargs me with dollar, I will just take all info I needed and head to EFCC straight. We cannot continue like this and not everyone go Japa. We need to fix outlr country ourselves. Even if we Japa, we go still come back home at some point and meet the mess
What about Nigeria Customs that charges in dollars?
PoliticsRe: EFCC Stops Dollar Transactions, Asks Embassies To Charge In Naira by SSpeter(m): 3:49pm On May 11, 2024
Mjshexy:
All businesses or institutions transacting in dollars should be immediately stopped, we can't continue this way
What about Nigeria Customs that charges in dollars?
Foreign AffairsRe: UN General Assembly Backs Palestinian Bid For Full Membership by SSpeter(m): 9:13am On May 11, 2024
Emeskhalifa:
Let me ask you, why does Isreal not want Palestinians to have a country of theirs?
Palestine is presently controlled by a terrorist group. Would you want a terrorist infested country close to you? Israel will become like Lebanon over night.
Foreign AffairsRe: UN General Assembly Backs Palestinian Bid For Full Membership by SSpeter(m): 9:09am On May 11, 2024
God1000:
This is unprecedented, Israel has been dealt another blow
if the US does not recognize a country, it is just an illusion

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