To live in or leave NigeriaÂ
The craze to relocate outside the country must be thoroughly weighed by visa-pursuing Nigerians, suggests Monday Philips Ekpe A recent headline in Vanguard caught my attention: “Japa: Residents Live in…
Cutting cost: Tinubu trims number of delegates to UNGA
As part of a broader effort to reduce the cost of governance in Nigeria, President Bola Tinubu has directed the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs to freeze the processing…
Worst Election: Yakubu should be stripped of his Professorship – Timi Frank
Says US, UK, EU should reverse his visa status A political activist and former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timi Frank, on Monday, called…
New visa policy: What Nigerians with expired visa must do – Envoy
By Cecilia Ologunagba The Consul General of Nigeria in New York, Amb. Lot Egopija has advised the Nigerians in the U.S. with expired passports travelling home to cross check with…
Nigerians with expired passport can return home without visa – NIS
By Philomina Attah The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) on Tuesday said that Nigerians in diaspora with expired passport would no longer require visas to visit home. The Service, however, stated…
Visa, Mastercard Block Russian Financial Institutions After Sanctions
March 1, 2022 U.S. payment card firms Visa Inc and Mastercard Inc have blocked multiple Russian financial institutions from their network, complying with government sanctions imposed over Moscow’s invasion of…
NIGERIA’S MANIFEST DESTINY AS AFRICA’S ECONOMIC POWERHOUSE CAN’T BE ABORTED – OSINBAJO
May 12, 2021 Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has affirmed Nigeria’s extremely bright economic future, which he said cannot be aborted despite current challenges. According to him, “the economic future of…
Visa moves to allow payment settlements using cryptocurrency
Visa Inc said on Monday it will allow the use of the cryptocurrency USD Coin to settle transactions on its payment network, the latest sign of growing acceptance of digital…
Mines and Steels ministry collaborating to make Visa regime stricter to address illegal mining – Minister
Mr Olamilekan Adegbite, Minister of Mines and Steel Development says the ministry is working with the Ministry of Interior Affairs to make issuance of tourist VISA stricter for foreigners to…
Nigerian family to US Consulate: Grant us visa to bury our sister
Some family members of late Rev. Sr. Angela Egbikuadje, a nun, and an American citizen of Nigerian descent, have appealed to the United States Consulate in Nigeria to grant them…