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The United Kingdom Department for Education has excluded teachers trained in Nigeria, Ghana and India from using the route to apply for Qualified Teacher Status in England. The change took effect on September 9, 2026, according to updated guidance posted by the DfE and sighted by PUNCH Online on Tuesday. QTS is the professional teaching qualification for teachers in England and a status recognised by many schools in the country. The department said teachers trained to teach in Ghana, India or Nigeria would no longer be eligible to use the “Apply for QTS in England” service from September 9. The latest decision followed the release of data on applications for QTS from overseas-trained teachers for the 2024-2025 academic year. The data, released on August 27, showed that N...

Sweden has set out the rules under which young foreigners can apply for a working holiday visa, confirming that only citizens of six countries are currently eligible for the scheme. Sweden’s Migration Agency noted that the country has established bilateral youth exchange agreements with Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, and South Korea. Under the terms of these agreements, nationals of the selected countries aged between 18 and 30 can spend up to a year on a working holiday in Sweden. For Nigerians seeking opportunities to work or reside in Sweden, the current framework excludes African nations. Consequently, Nigerian passport holders are ineligible for the working holiday visa pathway and must instead apply through standard work permits, study visas, or other establi...

Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has raised questions regarding who is constitutionally leading Nigeria, following the expiration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s 21-day vacation. President Tinubu left Nigeria on August 30 for what the Presidency described as a three-week annual vacation in France. Concurrently, Vice President Kashim Shettima is in the United States leading the Nigerian delegation to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). In a statement released on his official social media handles on Monday, September 21, Atiku argued that the nation cannot be governed from Europe, urging both the Presidency and the National Assembly leadership to respect constitutional succession procedures. At...

The Federal Government has warned that it would close the Lagos section of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway within two weeks if motorists and other road users fail to comply with safety measures and conditions along the route do not improve. The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State, Olufemi Dare, said this on Monday, September 21, while addressing journalists during an inspection tour of the highway. According to him, the decision followed a directive from the Minister of Works, David Umahi, amid persistent safety breaches, vandalism and other illegal activities along the road.  He said the government could no longer tolerate overspeeding, illegal parking by trucks and articulated vehicles, illegal U-turns, motorcycles and tricycles, roadside trading and other activities ...

President Bola Tinubu will not attend the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, with Vice President Kashim Shettima designated to lead Nigeria’s delegation. The decision means Tinubu will be absent from the UN General Assembly’s high-level gathering for the third consecutive year, having also been represented by Shettima at the 79th and 80th sessions in 2024 and 2025. Stanley Nkwocha, spokesman to the Vice President, confirmed the arrangement in a statement. “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has mandated Vice President Kashim Shettima to represent him and lead Nigeria’s delegation to the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly, UNGA, in New York, United States. VP Shettima will lead a high-level delegation comprising Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Riv...