Tag: Visa Restriction
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U.S. issues strong warning ahead of Nigeria’s 2023 election
The United States of America says it will impose visa restrictions on anyone who promotes violence as Nigeria holds its general elections in 2023. America’s Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Africa, Mr Michael Gonzales, handed out the warning at an international conference with the theme: “United States Policy and Nigeria’s National Decisions in the…
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BREAKING: US imposes visa restriction on election riggers in four Nigerian states
The United States Government on Monday said it is imposing a visa restriction on individuals for their actions in the November 2019 Kogi and Bayelsa State elections. The US government said it is also extending the restriction to individuals who operate with impunity in the run-up to the September and October 2020 Edo and Ondo…
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FG appeals to U.S. Govt to reverse visa restrictions
The Federal Government has called on the United States of America to consider the long-standing relationship between the two countries and reverse its Visa restrictions on Nigeria. Mr Mohammed Manga, Director Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Interior, in a statement said the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, made the call on Thursday. Manga…
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2019 polls: U.S. imposes visa restrictions on 'saboteurs' of Nigeria’s democracy
The U.S. Government has imposed visa restrictions on “individuals responsible for undermining the Nigerian democratic process”. A spokesperson of the U.S. Department of State, Ms Morgan Ortagus, who announced this in a statement on Tuesday, said the action applied to those responsible for election-related violence. Ortagus said the unidentified individuals had “operated with impunity at…