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 Home secretary  of Britain,Suella Braverman just recently announced that  from January2024,  dependents of foreign students would not be allowed to come  to UK. Under the current students visa which commenced in 2021, Masters students are allowed to come to UK with their dependents,After successful completion of their studies they can apply for Two Years Post Study Visa- with the sum of 715 pounds-and stay back and apply for jobs. With the new proposal,In January 2024 students that come into UK would not be allowed to switch to work visa until they complete their studies.From January 2024 Only PHD students would be allowed to bring in their families. Last year 2022 Nigeria topped the list of countries with the highest number of dependents with  about 60,923  dependents entering the UK.India came second with about 39,000 dependents and followed by Pakistan,Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. J,O Grady,The General Secretary of University and College said that the...

   Dangote Refinery complex which started over a decade ago was commissioned on 22nd of May 2023 by President Muhammad Buhari and a host of other eminent Nigerians and foreigners.The refinery is said to have the longest pipeline infrastructure (1100km ) in the world,and can deal with about 3 billion standard cubic foot of gas per day.The project cost him about $19bn to complete.High dollar rates and a volatile economy shot the initial target investment from $13bn to $19bn.The refinery has an installed capacity of  about 650,000 barrels per day The factory will produce petrol,fertilizer,diesel,aviation fuel,kerosene and other crude associated products.Production of  products will start on August 2023.It has an independent power plant that would supply about 435 mega watts to the complex.The power plant has 8 gas turbines and 4 steam turbines. During the commissioning in his words Dangote stated that' This mega industry we are commissioning today is a clear example of ...

Google has turned its searchlight on Nigeria with the introduction of Google streetView.With the visit of Google CEO to Nigeria,lots of innovation have been introduced.Most importantly is the Google StreetView. Google StreetView is a technology which started in 2001,a project google sponsored Stanford University to research on.The project ended in June 2006 and was launched in 2007.It is featured in Google Maps and Google Earth which gives a 360 degrees view of places and it is mostly captured by a car or a trekker. The announcement of Google Street view was done by Suren Ruhela,the Head of Google Maps for Emerging countries at Landmark Centre,on July 27,2017.  Thousands of streets have been captured with detailed outlines of buildings both residential and commercial on google maps.Also more than 100,000 new small and medium-scale businesses have also been added to the maps to improve your experience and quality. To view the place you are going to,go to google maps...

Google has plans to train 100,000 Nigerians and 10 million Africans in software development in the next five years. The CEO of Google Incorporated,Sundar Pichai,said in a conference held in Lagos on Thursday that in continuation of the initiative Google Launched in April 2016 to train young Africans in digital skills,that they would train 100,000 young Nigerians on software development. The training would be in combination of in-person and online training would be offered in Swahili,Hausa and Zulu languages. 'Nigerians have to write software for the local economy and we have a program to train over 100,000 software developers in Nigeria". The Tech company also launched a new range of products in Africa starting with Nigeria at the event.The products are:Posts with Google,Gboard,Google street-view,Launch pad Acceleration and YoutubeGo. Nigeria is the 3rd country after US and Brazil to have ''Posts with Google''.It enables up-to-date posts from ve...

  clled from bella naija The   Lebanese Nigeria Initiative   is an organisation putting this together for industrious, aspirational Nigerian youths who seek to secure a better future for themselves through education. The aim is to give aspiring Nigerian professionals a once in a lifetime opportunity to get a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) in a leading internationally recognised university, thereby giving them that platform to become leaders in industries and in Nigeria as a whole. LNI aims to promote the bilateral relations between Nigeria and Lebanon especially for the members of the both country’s business communities. The scholarship fits into their objective of providing a forum in which Lebanese citizens in Nigeria may identify and dialogue with Nigerian citizens and other relevant stakeholders on issues of common interests. Eligible applicants for the scholarship can apply for the LNI MBA Scholarship by filling the online form  http:...

The British Government has launched Super Priority Visa Service in Nigeria to allow customers to process their applications within 24 hours. The British High Commission, on its website, said the new service was to particularly meet the needs of those who required urgent service to travel. The High Commission quoted the British High Commissioner, Paul Arkwright, as welcoming the introduction of the Super Priority Visa service in Nigeria. “I am pleased to see the Super Priority Visa service being launched in Nigeria. “This comes with an additional cost but is designed to give greater flexibility to our customers and underlines our strong commitment to make improvements to the visa services we offer. “We expect this new service to be particularly useful for business. We understand that business opportunities and urgent requirements can arise at very short notice. “We recognise this and want to facilitate such travel to the UK with this new super-fast s...

Source:Tom Jackson,Disrupt Africa Nigerian fintech startups have the opportunity to pitch for NGN3 million (US$10,000) worth of incubation and prize money of NGN500,000 (US$1,600) at the Fintech Startup Challenge in June. The challenge will take place at the CardExpo event in Lagos on June 13-15, and is hosted in partnership with Nigeria Interbank Settlement System (NIBSS) , AfriLabs and Venture Garden Group . The aim is to identify, evaluate and support innovative ideas relevant to Enterprise, Governance and Social Development in Nigeria.. Selected fintech startups will get the chance to pitch to an audience of strategic players in the financial services industry at CardExpo. Winning startups will be offered three months of incubation and mentorship from Venture Garden Group, while three finalists will walk away with prize money. Startups will also be offered the opportunity to access and test their payments solutions on an NIBSS demo-pad interface. Applications a...

Towards the end of last year, Nigeria welcomed a number of high-profile Silicon Valley investors. Of a sudden, what seemed to be a mere initial interest in Nigerian founders has climaxed to  actual investments  from these investors. Early into the new year, Nigeria is already looking to welcoming more investors into its shores. Following in the footsteps of the likes of  Mark Zuckerberg ,  500 startups , and  Y Combinator , is Techstars Atlanta. Tyler Scriven, the Managing Director, will be travelling with the Ingressive’s Tour of Tech between February 27th to March 4th, and interestingly, Lagos, Nigeria is his first stop. On February 27th, Tyler will be among the Social Media Week panelists, where he will be speaking on the topic, “Investing in Digital Media.” Also, one can  sign up  to meet with Tyler during his startup office hours. The expected arrival of the Atlanta-based investor is an attestation to the rich history of ta...

In a bid to make the lives of Nigerians brighter and more meaningful, ICT giant, MTN Nigeria has collaborated with world renowned solar architect, Lumos, to launch mobile solar electricity systems for the benefit of families and businesses around the country. The national roll-out of the service which is set to hold on the 20th of February,in Abuja, will officially introduce the mobile electricity systems into the marketplace, making it easier for Nigerians to access the revolutionary product. Marketed as Lumos Mobile Electricity Service, powered by MTN, the solution promises to be a catalyst for growth, poised to improve the daily lives of Nigerians. With this innovative product, Nigerians can enjoy accessible, noise-free and fume-free electricity for everyday use and conveniently pay with airtime from a MTN mobile phone. The mobile electricity device which comes with a 5-year warranty, can light up bulbs and power appliances like fans, televisions, cellphones and computers...

Many Nigerians are not keying in on emerging investments opportunities in critical areas like agroallied processing and agricultural products storage, education and human capital development and electronic payment platforms. Meanwhile these sectors represents new investment frontiers aided by growth in technology, government’s keen interest to drive growth in their value chains, relative ease of securing private capital and a yawning supply gap. These are the views of experts who made presentations at the Vantage Forum 2017, an annual entrepreneurship advancement initiative organised by the Elevation Church in Lagos on January 26. With unemployment rate at about 13 percent and underemployment rate of 19 percent, for over 61million Nigerians without gainful employment, an ability to scan the environment for opportunities and sharpen their entrepreneurial skills are now winning skills. Doyin Salami, economist and faculty member at the Lagos Business School in his lead pres...

BudgiT a startup that provides Nigerians with access to and understanding public budgets,has raised $3M from Omidiyar Network and Bill and Melinda Gates foundation. In 2014, the Omidiyar Network invested $400,000.

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