Tag: US Embassy
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US Embassy saddened over Visa denial to Nigerians
The United States Embassy in Nigeria has said its officers are sad denying visa applications to Nigerians. The embassy said this in a Facebook post on Monday. “Contrary to popular opinion, visa officers do not enjoy handing anyone the 214b refusal letter,” it posted. “Proof: Visa Officers will be live on Facebook to talk about…
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US embassy clears air on government shutdown, consular services in Nigeria
The United States Embassy in Nigeria has clarified its earlier statement about the closure of a section (American Centres) of the embassy owing to the ongoing government shutdown in the country. The embassy in a statement on its Facebook page said: “Due to the current US government shutdown, the American centres located in the embassy,…
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US embassy, consulate in Nigeria shutdown indefinitely
The United States of America embassy in Abuja and its consulate in Lagos have shutdown indefinitely, TNG can authoritatively report. Consequently, the shutdown will affect thousands of Nigerians who might have a pending visa appointments as the embassy in Abuja and Consulate in Lagos. This implies that persons who have applied for tourist, study, business…
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2019: CSOs protest at US Embassy, accuse service chiefs of pledging loyalty to APC
A coalition of civil society groups on Friday protested at the Embassy of the United States in Abuja, against the presence of the service chiefs at the inauguration of President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election campaign at the Presidential Villa last Sunday. The group said the presence of the heads of security agencies at the event meant…
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US Embassy closes visa, consular services in Abuja indefinitely
The United States Embassy has shut its visa and consular services section at its embassy in Abuja. It explained that appointments for visa and for American citizen services have also been put on hold temporarily. Consular operations in Lagos were, however, not affected, the mission said in a statement on its website on Tuesday. The…
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Israeli forces kill 41 in Gaza protests as anger mounts over U.S. Embassy [Video]
Israeli forces killed at least 41 Palestinians along the Gaza border on Monday as angry protesters demonstrated at the frontier on the day the United States opened its embassy in Jerusalem, health officials said. It was the highest Palestinian death toll in a single day since a series of protests dubbed the “Great March of…
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U.S. officially opens new embassy in Jerusalem amid protests
The United States has formally opened a new consulate in Jerusalem amid global protests. The ceremony of moving the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem began on Monday with the US national anthem. US ambassador to Israel David Friedman then spoke and President Donald Trump was given a standing ovation when he…