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The US embassy says for now, the additional cost for visa application still applies to Nigerians. On Tuesday, the embassy announced an increase in the cost of applications for Nigerian citizens seeking visas to the US. It explained that the additional cost US citizens incurred when seeking visa to Nigeria, necessitated the action. The US had said […]

A newly released report by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has ranked Lagos as the world’s most dangerous city. The report, named Safe Cities Index, ranked 60 cities across the world based on digital security, health, infrastructure and personal security. Tokyo, Japan’s capital city, was ranked the world’s safest city. Singapore, Osaka, Amsterdam and Sydney […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria has directed Nigerians to deposit mutilated Naira notes in any bank branch closer to them. The apex bank said this was part of its efforts to improve the overall quality of the Naira notes in circulation. The information was contained in an email message sent by the GTBank to its customers […]

The Senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye has denied that he wanted to serve as the deputy governor to a former governor of the state, Captain Idris Wada. In a statement on Thursday by his media aide, Gideon Ayodele, the senator stated that the information was meant stop the emergence of Melaye as the candidate […]

Draw for the 2019/20 UEFA Champions League group stage, made in Monaco on Thursday: Group A Paris Saint-Germain (FRA), Real Madrid (ESP), Club Brugge (BEL), Galatasaray (TUR) Group B Bayern Munich (GER), Tottenham (ENG), Olympiakos (GRE), Red Star Belgrade (SRB) Group C Manchester City (ENG), Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR), Dinamo Zagreb (CRO), Atalanta (ITA) Group D […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the few Nigerians abroad indulging in criminal activities do not represent the values of the majority of the people of the country. The president’s spokesperson, Femi Adesina, in a statement in Abuja, said Mr Buhari stated this when he met with leaders of the Nigerian community in Japan. The […]

The Federal Government has approved a reduction in visa charges payable by United States citizens from $180 to $160. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, explained on Wednesday, that the Comptroller-General of Nigeria Immigration Service, Muhammad Babandede, had been directed to implement the decrease in the visa charges with effect from Thursday. The development […]

Oluyinka Olutoye, a Nigerian medical doctor, who graduated from Obafemi Awolowo University in Ile-Ife, has been appointed surgeon-in-chief at the Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Ohio, United States. The hospital is said to be among the top 10 hospitals in the whole world. Reacting, Dr Richard Brilli, managing director and chief medical officer at the hospital, expressed […]

The Nigeria Immigration Service has introduced an online-based application for visitors to the country seeking visa on arrival. An NIS source on Tuesday said the new process was introduced to eliminate hitches associated with the manual process for potential investors, tourists and others seeking to come into the country. The source added that the new […]

The United States Embassy in Nigeria says effective from Thursday, August 29, 2019, Nigerians applying for tourism, student and business visas will not only pay the N59, 200 fee but will have to pay an extra $110 (N40, 700) after the visa has been issued to them bringing the total cost to N99, 900. However, […]

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) says it will begin to impose value-added tax (VAT) on online transactions, both domestic and international, with effective from January 2020. Babatunde Fowler, FIRS executive chairman, made this known on Monday at the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) technical workshop that held in Abuja. Fowler said a lot of […]

Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr says he feels loved by Nigerians, a major reason he’s attached to the country and the national team. But the German, who holds a French passport, admits that there’s a section of Nigerians from whom he “doesn’t feel this love.” The German led the Eagles to a third-place finish at last […]

Adebayo Shittu, the immediate-past Minister of Communication, said that he was shocked when his name was not included in President Muhammadu Buhari’s ministerial list. Mr Shittu, who made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, said although he did not expect that he would not be reappointed, as […]