Tag: Visa Sanctions

UAE lifts visa ban on Nigerian travellers after Tinubus intervention

Aminu Imam

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, in Abu Dhabi, have finalised a historic agreement that has resulted in the immediate cessation of the visa ban placed on Nigerian travellers. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, who disclosed this in a statement yesterday, said as part of the agreement between both governments, Etihad Airlines and Emirates Airlines are to immediately resume flight schedules into and out of Nigeria without further delay. The statement read in…

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2023 Political Thuggery: US to impose visa restriction on promoters of violence

Aminu Imam

The United States (US) has said it will impose visa restrictions on anyone who promotes violence as Nigeria holds its general election in 2023. The Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Africa, Michael Gonzales, handed out the warning at an international conference, with the theme: United States Policy and Nigerias National Decisions in the 2023 Elections, which was held at Johns Hopkins University, United States. The conference, held virtually at the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) ,in Washington DC, brought together Nigerian and American policy communities to discuss the…

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Nigeria excluded as UAE approves 70 countries for Visa-on-Arrival

Aminu Imam

Nigeria has been excluded from a list of countries whose citizens are eligible to obtain visa-on-arrival in the United Arab Emirates,(UAE). Etihad Airways, yesterday, released a list of countries whose travellers landing at Abu Dhabi airport can receive visas from its immigration desks. Countries such as the U.S., China, Maldives, France, and Russia made the top of the list. African countries like Seychelles and Mauritius were equally included in the list while Nigeria and South Africa were excluded. It also stated that visitors who had been in Nigeria or South…

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Nigeria Election Rigging: Saraki applauds US Visa sanctions against culprits

Ishaku Yohanna

Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has asked the United Kingdom and the European Union to take a cue from the United States and place a visa ban on election riggers in Nigeria. Saraki made the call on Tuesday while speaking at an event organised by the Centre for Advancement of Civil Liberties to mark this years International Day of Democracy. It would be recalled that the US, on Monday, placed visa restriction on individuals who undermined the governorship elections in Kogi and Bayelsa states, about a year after it took…

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