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listen to this articleEstimated 3 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations may occur. We work with our partners to continually review and improve our results.Gunmen attacked a high school in northwestern Nigeria in the early hours of Monday, kidnapping 25 female students and killing at least one staff member, authorities said.No group immediately claimed responsibility for the abduction of the schoolgirls from a boarding school in Kebbi State, and the motive was unclear.Nigeria faces multidimensional security challenges. In particular, an amorphous armed bandit group that specializes in kidnapping for ransom (sometimes totaling thousands of…

Potentially targeted nationalities include Pakistan, Nigeria and Sri Lanka The UK is keen to squeeze out students from the countries most likely to apply for asylum on arrival There is talk of further tightening access to career-advancing jobs within the graduate route The anticipated measures, which were first reported in The Times yesterday and are thought to form part of an expected UK immigration white paper, will target people from countries such as Pakistan, Nigeria and Sri Lanka who are judged to be likely to overstay their allotted period or apply for asylum. It is unclear whether more countries will…

In 2025, Nigerians were using AI for more than email drafts and PDF summaries. Chatbots have become makeshift therapists, love matchmakers, and personal consultants. As we end this year, one thing is clear. While much of the world was worried that AI would take over their jobs, Nigerians were teaching chatbots to navigate the treacherous waters of the “conversation stage” and the aftermath of a breakup. I spoke to seven Nigerians about the dumbest things they’ve done with AI this year. Here’s what they told me: Automated breakup recovery and emotional audit An AI chatbot held a mirror up to…

Nigerians living in the US share their thoughts with BIODUN BUSARI on the expiry date of the three-month single-entry nonimmigrant visa imposed by US President Donald Trump on Nigerian applicants Nigerians in the US argued that President Donald Trump’s administration has the right to conduct any foreign policy in the best interests of the American people. They made this point in reaction to a new non-immigrant restrictive policy that imposes a three-month single-entry visa on Nigerians wishing to travel to the United States. On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of State, through its embassy in Abuja, announced updates to its nonimmigrant…

Emergency responders are still battling a massive fire that broke out at the 22-storey Great Nigeria Insurance House on Martins Street, Lagos Island on Christmas Eve, more than 10 hours after it broke out. Punch Online has learned that the fire, which broke out around 5pm on Wednesday, spread to at least four adjacent buildings, causing widespread damage in one of the city’s busiest commercial centres. The fire reportedly broke out on the fourth or fifth floor of the high-rise building, which is primarily used for clothing storage, before spreading to other floors. Video footage from the scene shared by…

Nigerians, Pakistanis and Sri Lankans applying to work or study in the UK face Home Office restrictions on suspicion they are most likely to overstay or apply for asylum, Whitehall officials have claimed.The Government is working with the National Crime Agency to develop a model for profiling potential asylum seekers from these countries.The success of such plans will depend on the strength of the models and the intelligence they work with, one transition expert said.At one point last year, nearly 10,000 asylum seekers who arrived in the UK legally on work or study visas were living in taxpayer-funded accommodation such…

newYou can now listen to Fox News articles. The U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Africa held a hearing Thursday on the persecution of Christians in Nigeria. Subcommittee Chairman Chris Smith (RN.J.) described the persecution as “systematic and accelerating violence against Nigeria’s Christian-majority communities.”Lawmakers from both parties questioned government officials and outside experts amid testimony about the breakdown in security, mass killings, kidnappings and impunity that have turned Africa’s most populous country into what one lawmaker called “the most dangerous place on Earth for Christians.”Smith, who has long sounded the alarm about the persecution of Christians in the country, described…

March 5, 20256 minutes readNigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tugar, has explained the country’s position on several foreign affairs issues concerning the deportation of Nigerians by the United States, sexual extortion cases by Nigerians, and the Binance scandal.Speaking in an exclusive internal interview with the BBC, Ogah Tagah said that while some of the policies are by no means new, Nigeria does not count on many Nigerians in the long term.US deports Nigerian immigrants On the issue of deportation of Nigerians by the United States, the Foreign Minister said the deportation process had begun even before the Trump administration…

In his Christmas homily, the archbishop-elect of Canterbury warned that “the national conversation on immigration continues to divide us, when our common humanity should unite us”.Dame Sarah Mulally, in her current role as Bishop of London, said at St Paul’s Cathedral:“There is room in our homes, there is space in our churches, there is space in our public conversations and attitudes, and joy asks us to allow our lives to be interrupted by the needs of others, just as the people of Bethlehem were interrupted.””This insight is important because our society is fraught with uncertainty that is draining us. Many…

Vice President Kassim Shettima has condemned the bombing that killed about five people and injured several others at a mosque in Gamboru Market in Maiduguri, Borno State on the eve of Christmas.He described the incident as a despicable attack on innocent citizens and the peace of the nation.The accusation was contained in a statement issued on Thursday by Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications.Shettima assured Nigerians that the Federal Government is taking immediate steps to arrest those responsible and strengthen security in the region.what the president is saying The Vice President stressed that President…