President Donald Trump’s $100,000 fee for H-1B visas sowed mass confusion and panic among top U.S. companies overnight, forcing the White House to clarify the requirements. On Saturday, press secretary Karoline Leavitt took to X to explain which visa holders the fee applies to and when. “This is NOT an annual fee,” she said. “It’s…
The Operations Cell of Delhi Police’s South West District has detained three Nigerian nationals for allegedly residing illegally in India, local media in the country reported on Saturday.According to FirstIndia, the detainees, identified as 29-year-old Eloumuno Gabriel from Anambra, 33-year-old Chinedu Paulinus from Asaba, and 26-year-old Sunusi Sani from Lagos, are now facing deportation proceedings…
The Nigerian government has retracted an earlier claim that Japan will create a special visa category for highly skilled, innovative, and talented young Nigerians who wish to move to Kisarazu to live and work. The retraction was made public in a statement signed on Wednesday by Abiodun Oladunjoye, Director of Information at the…
Uganda has announced that it will ”temporarily” accept migrants deported from the United States, joining a growing list of African governments aligning with President Donald Trump’s administration’s mass deportation efforts under a sweeping immigration crackdown. The Uganda Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday that the agreement would cover third-country nationals who had been denied asylum…
The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has advised Nigerian travellers to adhere strictly to the declared purpose of their U.S. visa applications. In a statement issued on Saturday by the Service Public Relations Officer (SPRO), Akinsola Akinlabi, the government warned that violations such as overstaying or working without authorisation may lead to visa revocation, deportation, and…
Nigerian embassies and consulates in the United States are still giving five-year multiple-entry visas to American citizens. This goes against some recent claims from the U.S. about visa rules between the two countries. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) checked with the Nigerian Embassy in Washington D.C. and consulates in New York and Atlanta. They…
Thousands of Nigerians are reportedly being barred from securing transit or tourist visas to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) due to an unverified yet widely enforced requirement: maintaining a minimum monthly bank balance of $10,000 for six consecutive months, totalling $60,000. Yet, Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has remained unresponsive, offering no public clarification, guidance,…
Chad has announced the suspension of visa issuance to United States citizens, in a retaliatory move against a new U.S. travel ban signed by President Donald Trump. The ban, which targets 12 countries, including Chad, is set to take effect on June 9, 2025. President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno ordered the suspension on Wednesday, describing…
Nigeria’s National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, has slammed the Canadian Embassy for denying visas to Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Christopher Musa, and other top military officers. Ribadu’s comments came after Musa revealed at the maiden annual lecture of the National Association of the Institute for Security Studies (AANISS), held in Abuja on…
Remote and hybrid office conditions were gaining traction before the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, but today, it’s commonplace. The idea of working remotely from exotic, great weather places is not new; it has been around since many years ago with the booming of digital nomads, especially in some attractive locations offering a mix of…
