Tag: Visa ban
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US clarifies, says new visa review not a travel ban on Nigeria, others
The United States government has clarified that a proposed visa review affecting 36 countries is not a blanket travel ban on Africa or Nigeria. The announcement came during a press briefing on Monday, where US State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce addressed concerns raised by journalists about the status of the plan. Bruce, in a June…
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Nigeria not affected – FG responds to Saudi visa ban
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday clarified that Nigeria is not on the list of countries facing an entry ban into Saudi Arabia from April 13. Foreign Affairs Minister Yusuf Tuggar issued the clarification through a statement by his Special Assistant on Media and Communications Strategy, Alkasim Abdulkadir.
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UAE lifts Visa ban on Nigerians – FG
Alhaji Mohammed Idris, Minister of Information and National Orientation says the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has lifted the Visa ban on Nigerians travelling to the country.
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JUST IN: 18 Nigerians banned from entering Saudi Arabia
Some eighteen (18) Nigerians have been outrightly banned from stepping their feet into Saudi Arabia, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has disclosed.
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UAE’s visa ban lift, return of Volkswagen to Nigeria: Tinubu rekindling hopes – Deputy Speaker, Kalu
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu has hailed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for walking the talk in his efforts to move Nigeria out of the economic doldrums. It will be recalled that the President during the 2023 electioneering campaigns pledged to restore the glory days of Nigeria. Subsumed in his…
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Analysis: Multiple petitions could force U.S. to impose visa ban on MC Oluomo
With over 22, 000 signatories to petitions asking the United States to place a travel ban on Musiliu Akinsanya aka Mc Oluomo, for inciting violence during the just concluded general elections in Nigeria, the U.S. may be poised for action. According to a petition titled: “Musiliu Akinsanya aka Mc OluOmo incites violence and needs to…
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Visa ban: Fani-Kayode engages UK Envoy in war of words
Former Minister of Aviation and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Femi Fani-Kayode has engaged Ben Llewellyn-Jones, British Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria in a war of words after the British envoy expressed displeasure over perceived controversial comments made by the former Aviation Minister.
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Guber polls: U.S to impose visa sanctions on election offenders
The United States Government says it will impose visa sanctions and available actions on those who undermined the Gubernatorial and State Houses of Assembly elections held on March 18. The Public Affairs Department of the U.S. Embassy in Abuja disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday.
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Buhari canvasses suspension of blanket Visa ban by UAE
President Muhammadu Buhari has called for a lifting of the blanket visa ban clamped down on Nigerians by the Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s spokesman, in a statement on Tuesday, said the president
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‘I don’t see any big deal going to Dubai’ – NIPSS DG fumes over visa ban
The Director General of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) Professor Ayo Omotayo has expressed displeasure over the visa application ban on Nigerians by the United Arab Emirates (UAE). He urged Nigerians to ban themselves from going to Dubai, that he sees no big deal going to the Arab nation either for…