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UK Approves Work Permit For Nigerians, Other Grad Students

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The United Kingdom Government has announced that international students who want to work in England following the successful completion of a UK degree at bachelor’s degree level or above, or an eligible professional qualification, can now do so. Nigeria is one of the main countries sending students to the UK, and the numbers have increased in recent years. According to...

South Korea’s First Transgender Soldier, Byun-Hee Confirmed Dead At Age 23

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Byun-Hee who was identified as the first transgender in South Korea which led to his sack in the South Korean military is reported dead. Firefighters found 23-year-old Byun Hee-soo at her home in Cheongju, south of Seoul, after a mental health counselor called emergency services to report that she had not been heard from since Sunday. Yonhap news agency reported...

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s First Day As WTO Director-General (Photos)

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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala takes over the World Trade Organization on Monday (Today) amid hopes that she will spur the beleaguered body into addressing its towering challenges, including the pandemic-fuelled global economic crisis. “The WTO is too important to allow it to be slowed down, paralysed and moribund,” the first woman and first African to ever lead the global trade body told...

President Biden Revokes Trump’s Ban On Green Card Applicants Into U.S

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American President Joe Biden on Wednesday lifted a freeze issued by his predecessor Donald Trump that blocked many green card applicants from entering the United States, Reuters reported. Trump had last year halted the issuance of green cards until the end of 2020 in the name of protecting American jobs amid high unemployment due to the coronavirus pandemic. On December...

US Court Sentence International Fraudster, Obinwanne Okeke 10 Years In Prison

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A Nigerian national Obinwanne Okeke was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for his involvement in a computer-based intrusion fraud scheme that caused approximately $11 million in known losses to his victims. “Through subterfuge and impersonation, Obinwanne Okeke engaged in a multi-year global business email and computer hacking scheme that caused a staggering $11 million in losses to his...

Liverpool Beat Leipzig 2-0 In Champions League Last-16 First Leg

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Liverpool FC seized the initiative against RB Leipzig in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 clash by cruising to a 2-0 win in a chilly Budapest on Tuesday. READ ALSO: Argentina World Cup Winner Leopoldo Luque, Dies At 71 Clinical early second-half strikes from Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane, both courtesy of dreadful defensive errors, proved decisive and leave...

US Court To Sentence International Fraudster, Obinwanne Okeke Today

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An international fraudster, Obinwanne Okeke better known as Invictus, who was once listed on the Forbes Africa 30 Under 30 will on Tuesday (today ) be sentenced by a Virginia Court in the United States. Okeke, who was on August 6, 2019, arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, later pleaded guilty to two charges of Internet fraud in the...

I Was Surprised Trump Blocked My WTO Job, Says Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

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Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s former Finance Minister, says she was surprised that the administration of President Donald Trump could stand in her way of leading the World Trade Organisation (WTO). At a press briefing monitored by ABN TV, the new Director-General of WTO said she did not see it coming. She said she felt she had a good understanding with the...

Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers Star Vincent Jackson Found Dead In A Hotel Room

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Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers receiver Vincent Jackson was found dead late Monday morning in a hotel where he’d been staying since Jan. 11. His body was reportedly discovered by a housekeeper at 11:30 a.m. The three-time Pro Bowl pass-catcher was reported missing by his family on Feb. 10, according to news station WFLA, which says police located him in a Tampa-area...

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Appointed As WTO DG

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Nigeria’s former Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been confirmed as the next Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, WTO. She is the first woman and the first African to lead the international trade body. READ ALSO: WTO: Finally, Joe Biden Endorses Okonjo-Iweala Her term is scheduled to start on March 1. More details soon . .  .

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