…the individuals will be found ineligible for visas to America United States of America (USA) has announced visa restrictions on specific individuals in Nigeria. The American government said those affected undermined the democratic process in a recent election. The recent electoral race in the country were the governorship polls in Anambra, Ekiti and Osun States.
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…says the rumours that Tinubu was denied a visa were unfounded The All Progressives Congress, (APC) presidential Campaign Council, has dismissed claims that the United States, denied its flag bearer, Bola Tinubu a visa. Spokesman of the Tinubu/Shettima campaign council, Festus Keyamo, said the rumour was the handiwork of mischief makers. The Minister of State
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…no reason was given for the visa ban The United Arab Emirates(UAE) Immigration has slammed a visa ban on Nigerians adding that all submitted applications are rejected and fees non-refundable. The announcement was said to be made on Friday in a notice issued to its trade partners in Nigeria including travel agencies. Although no reason
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“I doubt if Ethiopia has given us some respect. Here is an airline that is trying to partner us as a national carrier” Ethiopian Airlines has said it will no longer issue visas on arrival to Nigerian citizens and those of other African countries. According to a document sent by the airlines and made available
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TORKHAM BORDER: Khpal Walk Pakhtunistan movement patron in chief doctor Khan Baba along with his supporters and followers held a forty kilometers long walk from Bab-e-Khyber to recored their protest at Torkham border against the visa policy for Pashtuns living in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Doctor Khan Baba and a few dozens of supporters started their
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The United States (US) is seeking new guidelines that could restrict some international students, including those from Nigeria, from admission of more than two-year period. According to report, if approved, the new guidelines from the Department of Homeland Security ,DHS, could mean that affected students will experience difficulty obtaining visas for a four-year course in
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The Nigerian government has said it considers it disrespectful to the Sovereignty of the country for any outside country to apply punitive measures such as visas restriction on its citizens. The Nigerian government made this known in a statement issued by Mr Ferdinand Nwonye, Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday in Abuja.
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The United States of America has asked medical professionals seeking to work in the country to apply for a work visa at the nearest US Embassy as part of measures to strengthen the health system to contain the coronavirus pandemic in the country. The US government in a statement published on www.travel.state.gov on Friday, advised
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The Federal Government has slashed its visa application charges for citizens of the United States from $180 to $160. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the old amount comprised $160 as visa fee and $20 as “processing and expedient fees”. According to the Comptroller-General of Nigeria Immigration Service, Mr Muhammad Babandede, the reduction followed
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The Comptroller-General of Immigration, Muhammad Babandede has explained that the visa-on-arrival policy for all Africans announced by the President Muhammadu Buhari, would not compromise national security. Babandede explained that the policy was meant to accelerate African integration and bring down barriers that have hindered free movement of people within the continent. President Buhari had while
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A coalition of civil society organizations has petitioned the United States to protest the re-arrest of the convener of the #RevolutionNow protests, Omoyele Sowore, by operatives of the Department of State Services at a Federal High Court in Abuja. The groups, during a protest to the US embassy in Abuja, submitted a petition to the American
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