Tag: VISA
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Rwanda moves to allow Africans gain entry without visa
Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame announced a move to further enhance the free movement of people within Africa to facilitate trade and tourism integration. The initiative entails visa-free entry into the country for all Africans. The timeline for its full implementation is currently unclear. Mr Kagame made this announcement during his address to the 23rd Global…
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FG to boost daily production of passports to 24000 by NIS
The Federal Government has declared that the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) will boost its daily passport production to 24,000 as soon as current application backlogs are addressed. In a recent meeting with a delegation from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes (UNODC) in Abuja, the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, conveyed that roughly…
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Tinubu’s solution to UAE-Nigeria visa impasse is diplomatic triumph – Amb Oluwafemi
…hails Aviation minister, Keyamo for his proactive move over the issue The CEO of the Africa Development Study Centre (ADSC), Ambassador Victor Walsh Oluwafemi has described President Ahmed Bola Tinubu’s strategic measures put in place to resolve the consular and economic relations with President of the United Arab Emirates, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, in…
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Visa ban lift: What UAE President told Tinubu
President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Monday met with Bola Ahmed Tinubu, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, who is on a working visit to the UAE.
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British envoy explains new UK visa policy on Nigerian students
British High Commissioner to Nigeria Richard Montgomery says the UK government’s new policy on the restriction of foreign student visas is aimed at managing the pressure on social services for scholars. Montgomery, who said this during an interview with NAN in Abuja, explained that
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Anti-LGBTQ law: US imposes visa restrictions on Uganda officials
United States has imposed visa restrictions on Uganda officials over anti-LGBTQ law that was condemned by many countries.
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Anti-gay law: US may restrict visas issued to Ugandan officials
Following the enactment of Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality, the United States (US), has said its government may restrict visas issued to Ugandan officials
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Many things we don’t know or may never know – By Owei Lakemfa
THE United States of America, US, this Monday placed visa restrictions on some Nigerians who allegedly undermined the February and March 2023 general elections. The US in a statement by its Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, said it took the decision as part of its commitment to supporting and advancing democracy in Nigeria and around…
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U.S. clarifies visa restrictions, refuses to name those affected
The United States of America (USA) has further clarified the visa restrictions imposed on certain Nigerian politicians for undermining the democratic process in the 2023 elections.
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Kosovo citizens to travel to EU without visa
Kosovo citizens will be able to travel to the European Union without visa from 2024 at the latest after the European Parliament gave the green light on Tuesday. The vote by the EU legislature in Strasbourg, France, was the last legal step required to grant visa-free travel to Kosovo citizens after member states gave their…