FG wades into deportation controversy at UK Teesside University

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Qatar Airways, Emirates suspend flight operations amid US, Iran attacks

Qatar Airways raises in-flight experience with Starlink partnership

Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha May 29, 2024

Qatar Airways has announced being the first in the MENA region to collaborate with Starlink and SpaceX. Starlink is a...

African Bar Association flags ‘deceptively drafted’ LGBT provisions in Samoa Agreement

Kano Emirates crisis: NBA chairman lambasts counsel, judge over "disgraceful conduct"

Babatola Ayomide Victoria May 29, 2024

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has condemned the conducts of counsel and judges involved in issuing conflicting court orders on...

President Tinubu extends free metro rail rides in Abuja until year-end

Tolulope Popoola May 29, 2024

President Bola Tinubu has authorized the extension of free train rides on the Abuja Rail Mass Transit, also known as...

Police foil human trafficking, rescue 17 vulnerable youths in Nasarawa

Police officers face ejection as government commence barrack rehabilitation

Faith Omoboye May 29, 2024

Officers and men of the Nigerian police face possible ejection from the barrack to give way to the rehabilitation of...

Tinubu's 1st year scorecard better than Buhari's – Report

Wasiu Alli May 29, 2024

President Bola Tinubu’s first year in office, though marked with mixed results, brings a glimmer of hope than that of...

Nigerians among 5 largest employees in UK NHS The UK National Health Service (NHS) has identified Nigerians as one of its five largest employees, as per a recent report. The tabular ranking, which organised NHS workforce according to nationality, places Nigeria in top 5 among 101 countries. The report indicates that there are up to 10,494 Nigerians currently working in the NHS, trailing closely behind Poland, which has 10,520 health workers employed in the Service. The United Kingdom tops the list with over 1.1 million employed professionals, followed by India– the highest migrant country to the UK– with 32,117 workers. It is worth noting that the number of employed health professionals in the UK NHS has decreased according to data from the previous year. Last year, BusinessDay reported that the United Kingdom granted visas to a total of 18,224 Nigerian health and care workers in one year, according to official data from the British government. Earlier this year, it was also revealed that a total of 18,143 care workers and home carers left Nigeria to seek employment in the United Kingdom in 2023, joining India and Zimbabwe as the non-EU countries with the most care workers and home carers in the UK. However, emotions ran high as the UK government recently enforced strict new visa rules on overseas care workers this year to cut down on the country’s migration numbers. Effectively, foreign care workers were prohibited from bringing their loved ones or dependents to the UK from March 11 and the minimum income requirement for family visas was raised 61 percent to £29,000, which is expected to rise to £38,700 in early 2025. This has contributed to the UK experiencing a shortage in applications from overseas health professionals, especially from non-EU countries. New data revealed Wednesday tell of a 76 percent drop in applications from foreign health and care workers for UK work visas. In Nigeria, there are just over 3,000 doctors produced annually according to the ministry of health, which remains highly inadequate to meet healthcare needs –Nigeria being the sixth most populous country in the world. Shortage of health manpower here is estimated at 18 million people. Last year, Tunji Alausa, the Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, announced and double the population of its medical and dental doctors from 5,000 to 10,000 by the next academic year by increasing admission into medical and dental institutions. Also, to fight back brain drain, the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN) now requires nurses in the country to have two years of post-qualification experience before verification of their certificates can be approved to enable them seek employment overseas.

Nigerians among 5 largest employees in UK healthcare - NHS

Bethel Olujobi May 29, 2024

The UK National Health Service (NHS) has identified Nigerians as one of its five largest employees, as per a recent...

Gabon’s GDP per capita is nine times that of Nigeria

Chisom Michael May 29, 2024

As of May 29, 2024, Gabon’s GDP per capita stands at $9,310, dwarfing Nigeria’s $1,110 by more than nine times....

Kwara reaffirms commitment to renewable energy initiative

Kwara gov inaugurates 4.7km road project in Ilorin

Sikirat Shehu May 29, 2024

Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State, on Wednesday, inaugurated the 4.779km Yebumot-Adeta-Oloje road in Ilorin, the state capital. Abdulrazaq said...

Breaking news: APC Clears Yusuf for 2027 Kano Governorship Race

Police is set to implement order banning street demonstrations in Kano

Adeola Ajakaiye May 29, 2024

The administration of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has banned all public gatherings intended for protest within the state. The ban...

Woman miner decries oppression, abuse of office by Enugu govt

Lithium Mining: CSOs demand inclusion of host communities rights in the advocacy for a 'Just Transition'

BusinessDay May 29, 2024

Civil Society Organisations, CSOs have decried the exclusion of host communities in the negotiations following the federal government commissioning of...

Protest disrupts Abuja court proceedings over deregistration of opposition parties

FG withdraws alleged terrorism charges against Miyetti Allah leader

Godsgift Onyedinefu May 29, 2024

A Federal High Court in Abuja has discharged Bello Bodejo, President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore of all terrorism charges...

Ondo deputy governor, Adelami tasks youths on skill acquisition

BusinessDay May 29, 2024

Olayide Adelami, the deputy governor of Ondo state, has charged young people in the state to expand their capabilities, to...

Defections won’t break Kwankwasiyya, we’ve won from scratch before – Johnson, NNPP’s chieftain

NNPP tells Tinubu to review policies to check hardship

Iwok Iniobong May 29, 2024

… Says Nigerians not feeling the impact of government The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has called on the federal...

Plateau government condemns killing of 27 near military checkpoint

Governor Mutfwang rolls out achievements in one year anniversary address

Nathaniel Gbaoron May 29, 2024

Caleb Mutfwang, the governor of Plateau State has emphasised the government’s dedication to transparent and accountable leadership, as his principles...

South Africans vote in most competitive election since apartheid ended

South Africa goes to poll today as ruling ANC faces biggest defeat since Mandela

Taofeek Oyedokun May 29, 2024

South Africa goes to the polls today in a significant election, occurring 30 years after the end of apartheid, and...

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