A congressional fight over sex reassignment surgery threatened funding for border wall.President Donald Trump’s sudden decision was, in part, a last-ditch attempt to save a House proposal full of his campaign promises that was on the verge of defeat, numerous congressional and White House sources said. | Andrew Harnik/AP PhotoAfter a week sparring with his …
UK criminal check plan for EU citizens is sticking point in Brexit talks
British demands to carry out criminal records checks on every EU citizen seeking "settled status" in the U.K. after Brexit have proved a major sticking point in talks with Brussels, according to individuals familiar with the negotiations. | Juan Mabromata/AFP via Getty ImagesUK criminal check plan for EU citizens is sticking point in Brexit talksBrussels …
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When will a foreign adoption be recognised in common law for immigration purposes? By Nick Nason
In W v SSHD[2017] EWHC 1733 (Fam) (07 July 2017) a married couple resident in the UK on a Tier 2 visa attempted to bring their 2-year-old adoptive son, V, to join them from Nigeria.The application they made for him to enter as a Points Based System dependent was rejected after the Secretary of State …
ANALYSIS: Nigeria’s budget reforms: Lessons from U.S. Congressional Budget Office by Adeshola Komolafe
Nigeria’s Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo signed the nation’s Appropriations Bill into Law on June 12, 2017, well over five months into the 2017 financial year. What this means is that for over five months, the government was spending funds that were not appropriated.While this misnomer is not new to Nigerians, it runs contrary to the …
APC: The Obstinate Journey to Shame via London by Pius Adesanmi
Those interested in the dustbin of Nigeria's history will one day find APC inside the rubble, among the putrefaction, just beside PDP, and bring out her carcass for examination.Such students of the dustbin of history will likely conclude that APC's signature contribution to the Nigerian tragedy is not in the empirical failure to deliver on …
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