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Getty Images Many African travellers say visas and transport on the continent are too complex and expensive Africa's richest man Aliko Dangote has said he needs 38 visas to travel within the continent on his Nigerian passport. Many European nationals, meanwhile, waltz into most Africans countries visa-free. African nations were supposed to scrap visa requirements …
Angelene Bungay lost £13,000 after transferring it to someone she thought was her builder The name of someone receiving a payment will be as important as their banking details for the first time from next summer, in an attempt to combat fraud. At present, anyone wanting to transfer money enters the intended recipient's name, account …
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A new report on the fiscal health of the country’s 36 states released by BudgIT, a civic advocacy group, reveals anew how governors failed to harness resources to drive development and reduce poverty. Depressingly, the NGO’s Fiscal Sustainability Index 2018 revealed a continuation of a pattern of high consumption, debts and mismatch between revenue and …
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I was a pioneer student of Ambrose Alli University having gained admission as one of the first set of students in 1981. I am therefore pleased be part of alumnus to receive its inaugural global award. I was unable to be in Lagos to receive my award but mine presented by the newly minted University …
As Aisha Buhari left for the 73rd United Nations General Assembly two weeks ago, she was seething with rage. Aisha is the spouse of Nigerian leader Muhammadu Buhari, who came to office on an anti-corruption horse. Entering New York with her husband, Aisha was reported to be angry with her aide-de-camp (ADC), Chief Superintendent of …
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