•Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo and Nigerian passports The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has disclosed that more than 840,000 foreigners are currently overstaying their visas in Nigeria, describing the situation as a significant migration challenge. The minister said the figure was obtained through the country’s recently upgraded immigration t...
The federal government has said it now has the capacity to identify and apprehend foreigners who overstay their visas in the country. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, disclosed this today in Abuja during the 2026 Sectoral Performance Review Retreat of the Federal Ministry of Interior. Tunji-Ojo said the government now possesses co...
Employers in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, are opening their doors to skilled foreign workers through a virtual immigration and recruitment event scheduled for Wednesday, February 11. According to a post obtained from Newfoundland and Labrador’s website on Monday, the online session, which is open to all audiences, will run from 18:00 to ...
•People take shelter in a parking lot in Tel Aviv More than 600 foreign nationals have crossed from Iran into neighbouring Azerbaijan since Israel began striking the country last Friday, a government official in Baku said. “Since the start of the military escalation between Israel and Iran, more than 600 citizens of 17 countries have […...
•Arrested illegal immigrants The Immigration and Customs Enforcement has arrested 2,200 migrants on Tuesday as the administration of President Donald Trump intensified its crackdown on illegal immigrants in the United States. According to NBC News, the arrests were the highest executed in a one-day operation in the history of the US. The agenc...
The Federal High Court in Lagos, yesterday, convicted and sentenced another set of foreigners to one year imprisonment each for cyber-terrorism and internet fraud. Justice Yellin Bogoro and Justice Alexander Owoeye in separate cases sentenced a total of 15 foreigners: 11 Filipinos, two Chinese, one Malaysian and one Indonesian after they all p...
•Aliko Dangote President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has advised the federal and state governments to patronise local investors for economic development. He gave the advice at the Taraba International Investment Summit in Jalingo, which attracted investors from across Nigeria and beyond, reports Channels TV. Africa’s richest man said ...
•Aviation minister, Festus Keyamo The federal government through the Ministries of Interior and Aviation and Aerospace Development has set May 1 for commencement of enforcement of E-Visa, landing and exit card automation policy in the country. Both ministers, that of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, and Aviation and Aerospace Development, Fes...
The federal government revealed today that several foreign nationals on Interpol’s watchlist have been arrested across the country and handed over to Interpol authorities. The arrests were made possible by Nigeria’s integration of its Advanced Passenger Information System with Interpol’s solutions, reports The Nation. Details of the individual...
•The suspects In a major breakthrough in the fight against illegal mining, the Mining Marshals have successfully dismantled a heavily fortified illegal mining site in Rafin Gabas, Kokona Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. The site, which had long evaded law enforcement, was reportedly protected by compromised security personnel, reports ...
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