Mohbad's visa to Canada was approved the day he died, show promoter reveals
Celebrity Gist

Mohbad’s visa to Canada was approved the day he died, show promoter reveals

A Canada-based show promoter, Prince George, has disclosed that singer Ilerioluwa Aloba popularly called Mohbad died the day his Canadian visa was approved. George said this while speaking at the candlelight procession organised by Nigerians in Toronto, Canada on Saturday night. “I had planned to surprise the late singer’s best friend, Bella Shmurda, during the latter’s

Read more
2023 Elections: USA announces visa restrictions on election riggers
Politics

2023 Elections: USA announces visa restrictions on election riggers

…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.

Read more
APC debunks claims of US denying Tinubu Visa
Politics

APC debunks claims of US denying Tinubu Visa

…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

Read more
Group holds 40km protest-walk against visa condition for Afghanistan
International

Group holds 40km protest-walk against visa condition for Afghanistan

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

Read more
Nigerians to be affected as US moves to ban 4-year student visa for some countries 1
News

Nigerians to be affected as US moves to ban 4-year student visa for some countries

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

Read more
Visa Ban: Sanctioning Electoral Offenders Disrespectful To Nigeria’s Sovereignty ― FG 2
News

Visa Ban: Sanctioning Electoral Offenders Disrespectful To Nigeria’s Sovereignty ― FG

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.

Read more
Nigerian Government Slashes Visa Fees for US Citizens 3
News

Nigerian Government Slashes Visa Fees for US Citizens

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

Read more
BREAKING: Nigeria Suspends Visa On Arrival Policy Over COVID-19
News

Visa On-Arrival For Africans Won’t Compromise National Security – NIS

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

Read more
Visa
News

Place Visa Ban on DG DSS, AGF and Their Families – Groups Urge US

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

Read more