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Canada introduces liberal immigration policy that allows foreign students to bring in their families

CANADA'S government has announced the introduction a new immigration policy aimed at speeding up the approval of family reunification applications in stark contrast to moves by the UK to restrict the entry of foreign students' families.

 

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If Bola Tinubu is serious about getting Nigeria out of the woods, within a week he should send a team to Malaysia to study how Pertronas works and replicate this with the NNPC

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Petronas, Malaysia's national petroleum corporation accounts for 50% of the federal government’s budget

[2] Petronas subsidiary Malaysian Marine and Heavy Engineering builds oil rigs and platforms

[3] Petronas Fertiliser Kedah manufactures urea fertiliser

[4] Petronas subsidiary KLCC Properties Berhad manages Kuala Lumpur city centre

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New Canuk executive committee to be sworn-in today at annual general meeting

DIASPORA body the Central Association of Nigerians in the UK (Canuk) has just elected a new executive committee to conduct its affairs for the next two years ahead of its 2023 annual general meeting (AGM).

 

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Tinubu needs to make addressing this national carrier matter an urgent priority because apart from the prestige of it, the economics show that our people are being ripped off by foreign airlines

Ayo Akinfe

Among the things that make you proud as a sovereign nation are:

[1] Having an operational national carrier

[2] Owming a national automobile company that can compete on the global stage with the likes of Toyota, Ford, Peugeot, Citroen, or say Daewoo, Lada, Skoda and Proton

[3] Having your own locally manufactured battle tanks that can match the likes of the Abrams, Challenger, Merkava or T-90

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Nidcom chair congratulates newly elected deputy mayor of Buckingham Adekunle Osibogun

NIGERIANS in Diaspora Commission (Nidcom) chairperson Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa has congratulated Dr Adekunle Osibogun the newly-elected deputy mayor of Buckingham in the  UK who has just assumed office for a one year period.

 

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Universities UK International condemns government clampdown on foreign students

BRITISH academic institutional body the Universities UK International (UUK) has expressed its opposition to new government plans that will restrict the families of overseas students joining their spouses in the country saying it will have an adverse effect.

 

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Seun Kuti assures his fans all is well as he flies to Zurich kick-starting his European tour

AFROBEAT musician Seun Kuti has flown out of Nigeria to commence his European summer tour  following his release from police custody on Wednesday informing his teaming fans that he will be starting the extravaganza in Zurich in Switzerland.

 

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Supreme Court dismisses PDP suit seeking to prevent the swearing-in of Tinubu and Shettima

MONDAY'S planned swearing-in of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and Senator Kashim Shettima will now proceed as normal after the Supreme Court dismissed a suit buy the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) seeking to get their election annulled.

 

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Man United told they need to cough up £140m if they want to sign Osimhen this summer

ENGLISH Premier League giants Manchester United have been told by Italian Serie A champions Napoli that they need to come up with £140m if they are serious about signing Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen during the summer transfer window.

 

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I was expecting Tinubu to set himself these basic 10 targets in his acceptance speech when he received his national award

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Whatever it takes we must build an economy that is at least worth $2trn annually, placing Nigeria among the top six economies globally as her 200m population dictates

[2] We will establish an automobile brand that is synonymous with the country like say Volvo and Sweden, Fiat and Italy, Toyota and Japan, Lada and Russia, Citroen and France, Daewoo and South Korea or Proton and Malaysia

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