Foreigners taking our jobs? Not much chance of that now by Wlliam Keegan

Immigration became the big issue in the EU referendum. It’s also why the supermarket shelves are empty On the eve of reshuffling his Alexander’s Ragtime Band of cabinet ministers, the prime minister let it be known that he intended to fight the next election “around Brexit”. No doubt this will have come as interesting news …

BP, Glencore Suits Allege Oil Trading Role in Nigerian Elections By William Clowes

Lawsuits in London and New York have shed light on how fees that trading firms paid agents to win oil contracts from Nigeria’s state energy company may have raised funds for the country’s past two elections. An ex-BP Plc oil trader alleged this week that cargo allocations by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. could have …

61 years on: Nigeria is broken, needs urgent rescue by Punch Editorial Board

NORMALLY an occasion for celebration everywhere else, Nigeria marks its 61st Independence anniversary today amid a pervasive atmosphere of gloom and mass despair. Instead of grappling with the elevating issues of development, prosperity, and her place in an increasingly competitive, globalised and knowledge-driven world, the country’s 211 million population and more than 250 ethnic nationalities …

UK Covid Country update on Nigeria

Updated information on list of restricted countries for entry into Nigeria; India has been removed ('Summary' and ‘Entry requirements ’pages) The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) advise against all travel to: Borno StateYobe StateAdamawa StateGombe StateKaduna StateKatsina StateZamfara stateriverine areas of Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa Ibom and Cross River States The FCDO advises against all but …