Author: Centre for Nigeria Progress

Like (I suspect) many other practitioners, I often find myself speaking to a client’s employer to explain to them why my client has the right to work. The most typical example is where a client has submitted an application by post before the expiry of their leave. The document showing their right to work will …

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Getty Images An online campaign against police brutality has gone viral in Nigeria. The hashtag #EndSARS started trending over the weekend after a post claiming a young man was shot by the police’s Special Anti-Robbery Squad, known as Sars. On Saturday, a user with the handle @YabaKid claimed to have seen officers from the Special …

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• The Queen welcomed the High Commissioner of Nigeria to Buckingham Palace   • Both he and his wife were dressed in identical colours to Her Majesty  • He visited the palace to present his Letter of Credence on Wednesday  The Queen is rarely a victim of a fashion faux pas, however, she suffered a slightly …

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This week is the 70th anniversary of the end of the Nuremberg trials. The trials led to the conviction of the people most responsible for the crimes committed in the Holocaust. This Friday we will be releasing a short film about one of the key players, David Maxwell Fyfe, who also went on to be instrument in …

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