Author: Akintayo Adams

Starting on April 4, 2024, the United Kingdom will be imposing higher wage criteria on workers who wish to enter the nation under the Skilled Worker route. The minimum wage requirement is likely to skyrocket from £26,200 to £38,700, as previously indicated, along with a rise in going rates. The precise date of implementation has now been announced in a ministerial statement. When Home Secretary James Cleverly presented the revisions to the House of Commons in December, he disclosed that the new income requirement for those requesting working visas is £38,700, a significant rise from the previous £26,000. He stated…

The All Progressives Congress governorship primary, which was held in Edo State on Saturday, has been declared won by House Representatives Member, Dennis Idahosa. He received 40,483 votes in total to be the APC’s nominee for the state’s governorship on September 21. Hope Uzodimma, the governor of Imo State and the head of the APC primary election committee, announced the results and declared that the Idahosa would run as the party’s candidate since she received the most votes out of the nine candidates. Additionally, he added that the location of the committee’s secretariat was misplaced, pointing out that the real…

The European Union has announced intentions to contribute an additional €37 million to support initiatives including mini-grids that are separated and connected, hydropower, and solar energy for healthcare institutions. This is separate from grants totaling €200 million given to the industry since 2008. This was revealed by EU ambassador to Nigeria Samuela Isopi while in Abuja visiting Power Minister Adebayo Adelabu. Godfrey Ogbemudia, the program manager for energy, and DE Luca Massimo, the new EU Head of Cooperation, accompanied her. The EU’s numerous power sector intervention programs were discussed by the ambassador during the visit, with the statement that “the…

According to the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), it has worked with the Ministry of Works and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited to terminate all non-performing contracts under the road construction tax program. The N2.73 trillion financing deficit under the program is a topic on which FIRS said in a statement on Friday that they have also decided to write and submit to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The FIRS said that on Friday in Abuja, its chairman, Zacch Adedeji, had a private meeting with the NNPC chief financial officer (CFO), Umar Ajiya, and minister of works, David Umahi.…

For the first time since President Bola Tinubu’s administration took office, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has lowered the exchange rate from N1,515.48 to N1,472.75 to the dollar for calculating customs duty rates. The margin of N42.244, or 2.8%, represents the reduction. The CBN adjusted the Customs exchange rate barely 24 hours after it had increased it to N1,515.48, a move, which triggered backslashes and angry reactions from Nigerians. Earlier on June 24, 2023, the CBN adjusted the exchange rate from N422.30/$ to N589/$, and on July 6, 2023, it was adjusted to N770.88/$, on November 14, 2023, it…

Ethiopia is the first nation in the world to forbid the import of any vehicle that is not electrically driven, breaking a tradition in which less developed nations served as dumping grounds for used automobiles from other countries. Whereas the European Union plans to outlaw the sale of automobiles with internal combustion engines starting in 2035, Ethiopia is around ten years ahead of schedule. Speaking, Ethiopia’s Minister of Transport & Logistics, Alemu Sime said, “A decision has been made that automobiles cannot enter Ethiopia unless they are electric ones.” The Ministry of Transport and Logistics in Ethiopia has just made…

To lessen the impact of the current hardship on Nigeria’s most vulnerable citizens, Olukemi Tinubu, the first lady of the country, and Bashir Adeniyi, the comptroller general of Nigeria Customs, unveiled the N500,000 million Customs Officers Wives’ Association, or COWA, assistance funds. This was announced during the Customs Officers Wives’ Association, or COWA, recent relaunch in Abuja. Oluremi Tinubu stated that the federal government backs any effort to get Nigeria out of its current predicament, as represented by Oghogho Musa, President of the Defence and Police Officers’ Wives Association. “What makes our nation exceptional is not our shared political beliefs…

The United Kingdom and Nigeria have launched a joint initiative to modernize the health workforce’s professional capabilities. Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare Muhammad Pate stated that the program was a part of the endeavor to realign the nation’s healthcare system and to close manpower shortages during the official launch of the health workforce training program in Abuja. Additionally, he stated that the program will expedite the achievement of universal health coverage. The minister said: “In addressing these identified gaps, the ministry has devised strategic priorities aimed at fortifying the health workforce and overall health system. These priorities include…

Stanley Nwabali, the goalie for the Super Eagles and Chippa United, has stated he is not in a rush to join a European team. One of the surprises from the recently concluded 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, in which the Eagles placed second, was Nwabali. A few weeks prior to the competition starting, he was the lone player selected for the squad and given the first pick spot. The 27-year-old continued to shine, with four straight clean sheets. He also made two stops in the victory over South Africa in the penalty shootout. His outstanding play for the Eagles reportedly…

Ajuzieogu MacElvis Ugochukwu, an airport employee, was found guilty by Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa of the Federal High Court in Lagos of trying to smuggle tramadol into a bottle of dietary supplements that was meant to be carried by a traveler headed for Ghana. The owner of the illegal drug, Okosun Paul Punnit, and Ugochukwu, an employee of Pathfinder International Ltd., an airport security service provider, were both given one-year prison sentences. Following their guilty pleas to charges of conspiracy and illegal drug exportation presented by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Justice Lewis-Allagoa rendered the verdict. Recall that on…