Author: Naija Daily News

Canada has announced a sweeping reform of its immigration policy — the most significant in decades — aiming to cut the number of temporary residents by up to one-third while opening a new fast-track route for highly skilled professionals from the United States to gain permanent residency. The changes, detailed in Budget 2025 and the 2026–2028 Immigration Levels Plan, mark a shift from population-driven growth to skills-based immigration as the country faces mounting pressure from housing shortages, healthcare strain, and growing public concern over record arrivals. Under the new plan, up to 33,000 U.S.-based H-1B visa holders and other skilled…

China has unveiled a new digital arrival card system and expanded visa-free transit options in a major move to simplify international travel and attract more foreign visitors as the country accelerates its post-pandemic tourism recovery. The National Immigration Administration (NIA) announced that the digital arrival card, set to take effect on November 20, 2025, will allow travelers—regardless of visa status—to submit their entry details online before traveling, eliminating the need for traditional paper forms. According to the NIA, seven categories of travelers will be exempt from completing the new form, including foreign permanent residents, Hong Kong and Macao residents with…

By Deborah Nnamdi Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has called for sexual harassment to be made a criminal offense across all states in the country after a man groped and attempted to kiss her in public. The incident occurred on Tuesday near the presidential palace as Sheinbaum, Mexico’s first female president, walked to an event while greeting supporters. Videos circulating on social media showed a man approaching her from behind, placing his arm around her shoulder, and touching her hip and chest before trying to kiss her neck. A member of the presidential security team quickly intervened and pulled the man…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Sokoto State Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old man, Sufiyanu Aliyu, for allegedly killing his 15-year-old wife, Suwaiba Abubakar, in Tangaza Local Government Area of the state. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Ahmad Rufai, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Sokoto. According to Rufai, the tragic incident occurred on October 27 at the suspect’s residence in Gwanyal Village, and was reported to the police by a good Samaritan. “Upon receiving the report, operatives were immediately dispatched to the scene. The area was visited, processed, and cordoned off for forensic analysis,” Rufai stated.…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Senate has approved a bill prescribing up to 14 years imprisonment for educators found guilty of sexually harassing students in tertiary institutions across Nigeria. The legislation, titled Sexual Harassment of Students (Prevention and Prohibition) Bill, 2025 (HB.1597), was presented for concurrence by the Deputy Senate Leader, Sen. Oyelola Ashiru, during Wednesday’s plenary session. Ashiru explained that the bill seeks to protect students from all forms of sexual misconduct and abuse within academic environments while establishing clear legal frameworks for the punishment of offenders. He added that the measure aims to uphold ethical standards in higher education…

The Delta State Government has cautioned the public, especially applicants seeking admission into the Delta State College of Nursing Sciences in Asaba, Agbor, Warri, and Eku, to disregard a fake online publication claiming that the 2025/2026 admission list has been released. In a statement by Harold Ojji, for the Honourable Commissioner, Ministry of Health, on Wednesday, the government described the publication—which also alleged that the sale of supplementary forms for a third batch was ongoing and included fake contact numbers of supposed registrars—as a scam aimed at deceiving and extorting unsuspecting applicants and their parents. The statement further stressed that…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arraigned one Ms. Elle Isaac Blessing Ojo before Justice Akobi of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Kubwa, for allegedly forging a marriage certificate and fake United Arab Emirates (UAE) passport stamps to fraudulently obtain a United Kingdom (UK) visa. The defendant was arraigned on Tuesday on a four-count charge filed by the Commission under Charge No. CR/577/25: Federal Republic of Nigeria vs. Elle Isaac Blessing Ojo (F). According to the charge sheet, the offences were committed around 2019 in Abuja, where Ms. Ojo allegedly…

The Nigerian Navy’s Forward Operating Base (FOB), Bonny, has rescued 11 passengers from a sinking outboard engine-powered speedboat along the Bonny River in Rivers State. According to a statement from the Base Operations Officer, Lieutenant Commander Sirajo Almustapha, the incident occurred on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, at about 1:00 p.m. near the Federal Ocean Terminal, Onne. Almustapha said the rescue team, which was on routine escort duty, spotted the distressed passenger boat that had developed an engine malfunction, causing severe water ingress. “The passenger boat, which departed Nembe Waterside Jetty, Port Harcourt, at 12:50 p.m. en route Coal Beach Jetty…

By Deborah Nnamdi The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has raised alarm over the circulation of dangerous illicit substances being deceptively packaged and sold to the public as “medicinal cannabis.” In a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja, the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, said the alert followed credible intelligence that led to the arrest of a 28-year-old drug kingpin on November 1 at his residence located at 2 Akala Street, off Umoru Street, Idi Oro, Mushin, Lagos. According to the NDLEA, the suspect operated from an enclave where he packaged and distributed the fake medicinal…

The Federal Government has announced plans to introduce a Single Travel Emergency Passport (STEP) to replace the existing Emergency Travel Certificate (ETC) for Nigerians abroad. The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Kemi Nanna Nandap, disclosed this during the Joint Thematic Meeting of the Khartoum, Rabat, and Niamey Processes, co-hosted by Nigeria and the Government of France. According to a statement issued on Wednesday by the Service’s Public Relations Officer, ACI Akinsola Akinlabi, the new STEP document will serve as a temporary travel passport for Nigerians whose passports are lost, stolen, or expired, allowing them to return home safely…