Canada announces new visa requirements; raises proof of funds

Canadian authorities have announced that “cost-of-living financial requirement for study permit applicants” for international students will increase from $10,000 to $20,000, starting from January 1, 2024. Marc Miller, Canadian Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, made this announcement in a statement on Thursday. “Starting January 1, 2024, the cost-of-living financial requirement for study permit applicants

There’s Fire on the mountain – Peter Obi

A few months ago, I lamented the exit of one of the top global Pharmaceutical giants, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) from Nigeria. GSK remains a top global pharmaceutical manufacturer and has had 51 years of operations in Nigeria. The reason for their exit was that there was no longer a perceived growth in Nigeria anchored on productivity.

The Irony of APC’s voyage of foreign investors

P&G (Procter and Gamble) has dissolved its operations in Nigeria. Henceforth, they will be importing inflation into Nigeria. GSK GlaxoSmithKline already left Nigeria. P&G are the makers of your sanitary pads, your Pampers, Ariel detergent, your Oral B toothpaste, & your Gillette shaving sticks. Their Chief Financial Officer, Andre Schulten, stated that the reason for

Akpabio reportedly takes 800M from Senate account, rakes 150M from Donations

AKPABIO TAKES N800MILLION FROM SENATE ACCOUNT FOR BIRTHDAY JAMBOREE AS SENATORS DONATE OVER N150MILLION, DEMANDS DONATIONS FROM MDAS. Senate President Godswill Akpabio  has raked in almost N150million from Senators donating towards his 61st Birthday Celebration scheduled for December 9, 2023 in Akwa Ibom State. Aside the huge donations coming from Senators which is domiciled in