Every year, young Nigerians make the bold move to japa — to seek better opportunities, education, and a new life abroad.

A Nigerian televangelist acquitted of raping young women from his church was to leave South Africa on Sunday, local media said, just days after prosecutors said they would reopen the case.

Born in the United Kingdom to Nigerian parents, Bright began her political career at the age of 22 when she was elected as a councillor.

By Nkiruka Nnorom with agency report UNITED Kingdom government, yesterday, said it plans to set up return hubs in third countries to hold asylum seekers with rejected claims before deportation. The UK Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, disclosed the plan during a state visit to Albania focused on tackling illegal migration. The UK leader has […]

“I send to family and friends every month. I find myself sending up to N500k, N600k sometimes going to N800k”

The trend of Japa (emigration) has been a last resort for a lot of Nigerians looking to find greener pastures and better living conditions.

The British High Commission in Nigeria has said it will engage with relevant partners in the federal government once implementation details of the UK’s new immigration reforms are made available.

The UK Government has unveiled sweeping reforms through its new Immigration White Paper, aiming to reduce immigration numbers by about 100,000 annually.

A United Kingdom, UK-based Nigerian lady, who left her husband behind, has said she misses her husband. But, she asserted, if she has the means, she would help people japa “in a heartbeat”. Read Also: UK clarifies status of man linked to Warri arms seizure The lady, who said she would like to remain anonymous, […]

A Nigerian art expert, Oghenochuko ‘Ochuko’ Ojiri who has appeared on the BBC’s Bargain Hunt has pleaded guilty in a terrorism financing case after failing to report a series of high-value art sales to a man sanctioned for alleged links to Hezbollah.