•NSCDC operatives Men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, in Ondo State Command have arrested a middle aged deportee, Megbowon Olumide Taiwo, in Akure, the Ondo State capital, over an alleged visa scam. The suspect was said to have duped unsuspecting number of people in Okitipupa, in Okitipupa local government area of [&hel...
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is yet to resume visa services for Nigerian citizens wishing to visit the country. Several news outlets (not The Frontier) had reported that UAE on March 4 lifted the visa restriction on Nigerian travellers. But Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, refuted the viral ...
An Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan, today, granted an Ibadan-based travel agent, Christon Wilson, 65, bail for N10 million, over alleged N700 million visa scam. This is in connection with an alleged visa scam amounting to N700 million, specifically related to the procurement of Australian visas, reports NAN. The defendant’s counsel, Mr. ...
•US visa Nigerians on X have recounted their experiences and reactions after they were denied visa applications. An X user, Mz_Tosyn, today, posted how she headed straight to a restaurant to get food and drinks after she was denied her US visa application, and “ate like no future.” She wrote, “The last time I was […]
•PM Rishi Sunak The UK government has unveiled a comprehensive five-point plan in a bid to curb immigration. Mixed reactions have trailed the plan, which encompasses various measures, such as prohibiting care workers from relocating with their families and increasing the minimum salary requirement for skilled worker visas. Pressure is mounting...
The High Commission of Canada in Nigeria said today that visa application centres in Abuja and Lagos remained open to the public. The mission said this in a statement following the fire outbreak that affected a section of the building of the high commission in Abuja on Monday. “As we continue to mourn the passing […]