LAGOS JULY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has imposed stringent new entry restrictions on Nigerian travellers, tightening access to one of the most popular destinations for business and leisure in the Middle East. Multiple travel agents confirmed on Tuesday that under fresh directives from Dubai immigration authorities, Nigerians aged between 18 and 45 are…
LAGOS JUNE 27TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Bolanle Olukanni, daughter of Ambassador Ayoola Olukanni, former Nigerian Commissioner to Australia between 2011 and 2015, recently lamented that her parents were denied visas because of the fear they would not return. Olukanni, who shared her frustration with having a Nigerian passport via her X handle on Monday, said her father, who…
LAGOS MARCH 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States Department of State has announced 15 per cent hike in fees for certain nonimmigrant visa applications, including travel visas. It said the fee for B-1/B-2 visitor visas, Border Crossing Cards for Mexican citizens aged 15 and above, and student and exchange visitor visas will increase from $160 to $185….
LAGOS FEBRUARY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 316,071 people have signed an online petition calling on the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, and European Union authorities to cancel the visas of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Mahmood Yakubu, over alleged rigging of last Saturday’s presidential election in favour of the ruling All Progressives…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Cross River Governor, Donald Duke on Wednesday said the United States government has sanctioned some Justices in Nigeria. Duke made the comment in Lagos at the launch of a memoir of retired Justice Charles Archibong. He served on the bench of the Federal High Court from 2002 to 2013. The politician…
LAGOS DECEMBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Ghanaian government says it will issue visa on arrival to travellers entering the country from December 22, 2022, to January 15, 2023. Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, the country’s transport minister, made this known in a circular issued on Thursday, Dec. 22, and addressed to all airlines. The move is aimed at advancing the…
LAGOS DECEMBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States embassy has denied the Presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu Visa to travel to the US for planned engagement, a Federal Lawmaker confided in Pointblanknews.com. Pointblanknews.com learnt that the trip was meant to accommodate a political engagement but more importantly, to seek medical attention…
LAGOS OCTOBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The 2023 election is being viewed around the world as not just a time to put people into offices but an opportunity for Nigeria to witness a turnaround and become a giver of opportunities instead of receiver. This is as some Asian countries may have quietly banned further issuance of visas to…