Tag: Abroad
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Buhari’s nephew, Mamman Daura flown abroad for urgent treatment
Mamman Daura, a nephew of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), was on Wednesday flown abroad for an urgent medical treatment, according to a report by SaharaReporters. The online news platform, reported that Daura, known to be one of the powerful men behind Buhari’s Presidency, was flown to the United Kingdom. “Daura, 79, was…
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African leaders seeking medication abroad are shameless – Oyakhilome
Founder of Christ Embassy, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome on Sunday said African leaders seeking medication abroad when they are sick are shameless and should desist from such by empowering their local health team to also produce drugs that can solve their health challenges. “Why can’t Africa be allowed to produce their medication? How many years do…
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BREAKING: FG suspends evacuation of stranded Nigerians abroad
The Federal Government has suspended further evacuation of stranded Nigerians overseas. The development, according to Foreign Affairs Minister Geoffrey Onyeama is to allow take-off of a new policy on evacuation of Nigerians. Onyeama said henceforth evacuated Nigerians would not have to go straight into 14-day government monitored isolation if they test negative from their country…
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Evacuation criteria: FG broke, says Nigerians stranded abroad must pay N297k each for quarantine
Troubled by the cost of evacuating its citizens abroad, the federal government has unveiled a new policy that requires Nigerians stranded abroad to offset their two-week quarantine bill as a prerequisite for possible evacuation. Before now, the returnees were only required to pay for their flight while the government took care of their two weeks…
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Most Nigerians abroad do not want to come home despite COVID-19 pandemic – FG
The federal government says only few Nigerians staying abroad have so far indicated interest to be evacuated because of the coronavirus pandemic. Geoffrey Onyeama, minister of foreign affairs, however, said the government is still awaiting final responses from the various embassies on those willing to be brought back to Nigeria. The government had through the…
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Nigerians have suffered so much going abroad for medical treatment- Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has said Nigerians cannot continue to travel abroad for medical treatment because of the state of the hospitals in the country. The president said this while inaugurating projects at the Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, Ebonyi state, on Friday. Buhari, who was represented by Ogbonnaya Onu, minister of science and…
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‘Lagos lawyer, Udeme Odibi ready to travel abroad day before killing husband’
Udeme Odibi, the 47-year-old Lagos-based lawyer, who reportedly stabbed her husband to death, was supposed to travel abroad a day before the crime was allegedly committed. It was gathered that she had arranged her luggage, preparatory to the journey on Wednesday, but reportedly decided to shelve the plan. The incident happened in the early hours…
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Just in: Metuh appears in court, begs for medical treatment abroad
A former National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Olisa Metuh, on Wednesday asked the Federal High Court, Abuja to order the release of his international passport to enable him travel overseas for medical treatment. This is the third time Metuh is asking the court to release his international passport for him to seek medical attention…
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‘Over 600 doctors migrated out of Nigeria between 2016-2017’
President of the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, Prof Mike Ogirima, yesterday expressed worry over the spate of migration of medical doctors from Nigeria to other countries, revealing that over 600 doctors had left between 2016 and 2017. Ogirima who said the country had continued to maintain poor doctor: patient ratio of 1: 4000 population, said…
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FG should compel children of public office holders to study in Nigeria
For the Nigerian educational sector to receive a major boost from policy makers, the 40th Miss Nigeria, Chioma Obiadi, has advised the Federal Government to compel public office holders to ensure their children attend schools in Nigeria. Obiadi told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos when she led the Miss Nigeria Organisation on…