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The Buharis and the Wikes at UK university graduation ceremonies There is a polite fiction we tell ourselves about “studying abroad.” It is dressed up as opportunity, mobility, global exposure — the sort of language that sounds good in prospectuses and even better in embassy waiting rooms. But beneath the glossy brochures sits a far …
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Between June 2023 and June 2024, the British government processed more than 225,000 Nigerians’ applications for UK visas. Marc Owen, Director of Visa, Status, and Information Services at UK Visas and Immigration, the British High Commission in Lagos made this announcement during the opening of Africa’s largest UK visa application centre this week. He said, …
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State seems to have perfected a unique brand of political theater: the parallel primary declaration. It is a recurring script where the Chairman of the Primary Election Committee announces one winner, the Chief Returning Officer announces another, and the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) is left to pick …
What personal belongings do you hold most dear? I don’t live by bread alone, I came with nothing and so shall I return. No personal belongings I hold dear.
What is the meaning of life? For those who have the answer fail to understand the question but keep seeking the answer like an onion peel.
Centre for Nigeria Progress 