At least 450 foreign service officers in 109 Nigerian missions abroad have yet to receive their salaries for the past five to six months, The PUNCH report. The officials, serving under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, are in financial distress and cannot pay rent and children’s school fees or meet other family and social obligations. The acting spokesperson of the Ministry …

The UK Transport for London (TfL), a local government body responsible for most of the transport network in the United Kingdom’s capital city, has revealed that the Nigerian Embassy in London owes congestion charges totalling £8,395,055. Congestion charges are fees levied on drivers for entering a specific central zone of the city during certain hours. The aim is to reduce …

The Nigerian foreign missions are currently facing a financial crisis following the delay in the release of their capital and overhead votes by the Federal Government. According to Saturday PUNCH, it was learnt that the overhead vote for the second half of 2023 which should have been paid since June was still pending, putting the missions in a dire strait. Reliably …

As football-loving fans eagerly await the commencement of the 2022 FIFA World Cup holding in Qatar from 20th November to 18th December, the Embassy of Nigeria in Doha, Qatar has warmly welcomed fans travelling for the tournament, and urged them to respect the laws of the host country. In a statement by the spokesman of the embassy, Mr Kimiebi Imomotimi …