Nigeria’s government budgets for SUVs and president’s wife while millions struggle to make ends meet by AP

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s lawmakers on Thursday approved the new government’s first supplemental budget, which includes huge allocations for SUVs and houses for the president, his wife and other public officials, sparking anger and criticism from citizens in one of the world’s poorest countries. In the budget presented to lawmakers to supplement the country’s …

What are the 10 and 20 year rules on long residence? By Colin Yeo

The immigration rules allow people to apply to remain in the UK on the basis of long residence. Those here lawfully can apply for indefinite leave to remain following 10 years’ continuous lawful residence in the UK. Those who had periods of overstaying can apply for limited leave to remain following 20 years’ continuous residence. …

Lawyers who stood to share up to £3.9bn referred to regulators as judge rules for Nigeria in $11bn oil fraud case By The Law Gazette

A High Court judgment naming lawyers involved in an arbitration award under which Nigeria was ordered to pay a sum equal to its entire federal budget is to be sent to legal regulators, a judge ordered today. Granting an application to overturn the $11bn award to oil and gas company P&ID on the grounds that …

THE VOYAGE by Professor Moyo Okediji

About 30 years ago, I slept at the Murtala Muhammed Airport for four days. No, I was not a homeless vagabond. I had bought the Nigeria Airways ticket to fly to the United States for a one-year sabbatical leave. But when I arrived at the airport, I realized that my ticket was not honored, though …

Bola Tinubu diploma: No evidence Nigeria’s president forged college record By Chiagozie Nwonwu & Fauziyya Tukur & Olaronke Alo and BBC Disinformation Team

However, the documents have conflicting information about Bola Tinubu's date of birth There is no evidence that the diploma Nigeria's President Bola Ahmed Tinubu submitted to the country's electoral commission was forged, the BBC's Global Disinformation Team has found. Allegations that President Tinubu's certificates were faked went viral on social media following the release by …