United States of America has warned Nigerians about overstaying the authorised period granted in their visa, saying that such a violation will result in deportation and a probable permanent travel ban. This followed a series of travel restrictions and visa curbs affecting Nigerians, announced by the US recently as part …
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U.S Announces New Requirements for Visa Applicants From April 22
THE United States of America has announced that starting from April 22, 2025, all visa applicants in Abuja and Lagos must bring a DS-160 visa application form with a confirmation/barcode number (starting with AA and followed by 00 – two zeroes) that matches the one used to make their appointment …
Read More »Money Laundering: Three US-based Nigerians Face 60-year Jail
THREE Nigerians based in the United States of America, Olumide Olorunfunmi, Samson Amos and Emmanuel Unuigbe, could be sentenced to a combined jail term of 60 years for alleged money laundering to the tune of $4.5m. A report by PUNCH Metro quoted a statement by the US Department of Justice …
Read More »US Consulate Convoy Attack: Embassy Officials Visit Anambra
OFFICIALS of the United States of America, USA, embassy, yesterday, visited the Naval Base, Onitsha, Anambra State and commended the Nigerian Navy for rescuing two embassy officials who were abducted after gunmen attacked their convoy in Ogbaru local government area. Regional security officer, US Consulate in Lagos, Mr. Jim Suor, …
Read More »USA Budgets $5.7m To Support Nigeria
THE United States of America plans to assist Nigeria with $5.7m to manage elections. This was according to the Congressional Budget Justification for Foreign Operations document for Fiscal Year 2024 obtained by our correspondent. Economic Confidential observed that the $5.7m is a fragment of the $67.1m allocated for foreign operations in …
Read More »PHOTOS: Osun Rep Protests Barefoot Over Abuja-Kaduna Train Attack In Abuja
Hon. Bamidele Salam, a lawmaker representing Ede/Egbedore/Ejigbo federal constituency has engaged in a one-man barefooted protest in Abuja in solidarity of the Abuja-Kaduna train kidnapped victims who have been in the captivity of kidnappers since March this year. In a statement released to the effect by the federal lawmaker, Bamidele Salam, …
Read More »2023: US Vows To Impose Visa Restriction On Promoters Of Violence
The United States of America said it would impose visa restrictions on anyone who promotes violence as Nigeria holds its general election 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 …
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