•Barrels of crude oil The United States became a net exporter of crude oil to Nigeria in February and March, as crude demand on the U.S. East Coast slowed due to refinery maintenance, and the Dangote refinery drove up Nigeria’s demand for inputs. A note by the U.S. Energy Information Administration yesterday said gross U.S. […]
The United States today announced it has left UNESCO, saying the UN cultural and education agency, best known for establishing world heritage sites, is biased against Israel and promotes “divisive” causes. “Continued involvement in UNESCO is not in the national interest of the United States,” the State Department spokeswoman said. The US exit ...
•Trump and Tinubu The United States government has issued a strong warning to Nigerians regarding the consequences of engaging in visa fraud and illegal immigration, saying it would result in a permanent visa ban. This was contained in a post shared today on the official X page of the U.S. Mission in Nigeria. “Those who […]
•U.S. Consul General Rick Swart The United States (US) Mission has announced the arrival of its new Consul General, Rick Swart. He arrived in Lagos Wednesday, July 16. In a statement, the mission said, “As Consul General in Lagos, Swart is the senior U.S. Government representative to the Nigerian people throughout the 17 states in […]...
•US visa 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 of its ongoing ...
•US visa On July 8, 2025, the United States Embassy announced new visa restrictions for Nigerians, reducing most non-diplomatic and non-immigrant visas to single-entry with a three-month validity. This marks a major shift from the previous policy, which granted multiple-entry visas with longer validity and greater flexibility for travel, repor...
•Tinubu and Trump Nigeria won’t cave in to pressure from the Donald Trump administration to accept Venezuelan deportees from the United States, the Foreign Affairs Minister Yusuf Tuggar has said. Tuggar, who was a guest on Channels Television yesterday, said Nigeria has enough challenges of its own and won’t be a dumping ground for Venezuelan ...
•The protesters Over 500 lawyers and members of the Concerned Young Professionals Network (CYPN) today stormed the United States and Swiss Embassies in Abuja to demand international intervention in the alleged corruption scandal involving the Authority Chief Executive Officer (ACEO) of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory...
•Tinubu and Blockwork visa In recent times, several countries, including the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Canada and United Arab Emirates, UAE, among others, have introduced stricter visa restrictions against Nigerians as part of their immigration crackdown and growing protectionism among the world superpowers. Countries that ...
•Tinubu and Trump The federal government has responded to the United States’ recent visa rules that reduce how long Nigerian visitors can stay in the United States and limit them to one entry per visa by calling on Washington to reconsider its new visa policy. The U.S. Department of State had recently updated its non-immigrant […]
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