U.S. reportedly revoking valid visas of Nigerians
Reports suggest that the United States Embassy in Nigeria has started quietly cancelling valid visas for Nigerian citizens. This move has left professionals, business owners, frequent travellers, and families with disrupted plans and unexpected expenses. Olufemi Soneye, former Chief Corporate Communications Officer at NNPC Ltd, shared insights about the situation in his article titled “The […]
FG vows equal response as US tightens visa rules
The Federal Government of Nigeria has said it will respond in the same way after the United States introduced stricter visa rules, requiring Nigerian applicants to submit their social media history from the past five years. The U.S. Mission in Nigeria announced on X (formerly Twitter) on August 18 that any applicant who fails to […]
It would be difficult for countries like Nigeria to accept Venezuelan prisoners into Nigeria – Foreign affairs minister says in reaction to pressure from the United States
Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, has said that Nigeria will not take in Venezuelans being deported from the United States, including those held in U.S. prisons. He was responding to reports that the U.S. is pressuring African countries to receive these deportees. During an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today on Thursday, July […]
Chadian president orders visa ban on US nationals after Trump’s ban
Chad has decided to stop giving visas to people from the United States. This is to respond to a travel ban that former US President Donald Trump put in place. On June 5, President Mahamat Idriss Itno announced this decision on Facebook. He asked his government to follow the idea of fairness and stop issuing […]
UAE Ends Visa Ban on Nigerians, Says Information Minister Idris
The UAE has agreed to lift the visa ban on Nigerians after discussions with the Nigerian government, according to the Information Minister, Mohammed Idris. Mohammed Idris, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, announced this news following a meeting of the Federal Executive Council led by President Bola Tinubu. The minister stated that after ongoing […]