Category: Nigeria

Chief Whip of Nigeria’s Ninth Senate , Dr Orji Uzor Kalu has condemned the attacks meted out on Nigerians in South Africa, calling on all Nigerians to stand firm and retaliate rather than waiting on the South Africans to fish out the perpetrators. Kalu , a two – time Governor of Abia state in a […]

Scenes of attacks on Nigerians and the looting of their shops by South Africans PDP seeks emergency session in National Assembly Coalition wants Buhari to resign over poor response Lagos beefs up security, MTN , Multichoice urge peace Nigeria has demanded compensation and accountability from South Africa over attacks on her citizens. But it appealed […]

Youths protesting the killing of Nigerians in South Africa at the Ikeja City Mall in Lagos… on Tuesday. Photo: Saheed Olugbon Osinbajo says attacks reckless, Ekweremadu seeks diplomatic strain One killed in Lagos as mobs protest, attack Ibadan, Uyo offices Buhari dispatches envoy over continuous killings, looting spree Anger on Tuesday greeted xenophobic attacks on […]

South African Police patrols clashed with rioters in the Johannesburg township of Alexandra after migrant businesses were targeted (AFP Photo/Michele Spatari) President Muhammadu Buhari’s government on Tuesday summoned South Africa’s envoy and said it would dispatch a delegation to Pretoria to express “deep concern” over attacks on Nigerians in a wave of xenophobic violence. The […]

Nigeria vows on Monday to take “definitive measures” as xenophobic attacks against Nigerian-owned businesses escalate in South Africa. Describing the attacks as sickening, Nigeria’s foreign affairs minister Geoffrey Onyeama said South African police protection for Nigerian businesses has been “ineffective”. “We will take definitive measures,” Onyeama said, describing the attacks as “sickening and depressing”. The […]

The Federal Government has directed the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to ensure strict compliance of the Border Management Strategy that was unveiled yesterday, as part of efforts to ensure border safety and security. Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, gave the directives when he declared open the Comptroller General Management Retreat 2019 and launching of […]

United States Embassy in Nigeria says it will continue to charge Nigerians reciprocity fees because it has yet to receive any diplomatic communication regarding a new fee schedule for Americans seeking Nigerian visas It said in a statement on Friday that “The US Embassy looks forward to receiving official diplomatic communication regarding a new fee […]

The Comptroller General of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Muhammad Babandede, has adjusted the visa fee for American citizens to $160 in deference to the directive of the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola. The change has been effected in the service’s portal with all diplomatic and consular missions advised complying effective August 29, 2019. A statement […]

President Muhammadu Buhari says that the few Nigerians abroad indulging in criminal activities do not represent the values of the majority of the people of the country. He disclosed this on Thursday in Yokohama, Japan while meeting with leaders of the Nigerian Community living in Japan on the sidelines of the Seventh Tokyo International Conference […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday wooed foreign investors at the ongoing seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD7) assuring them of good returns. He disclosed this while presenting the country’s statement at Plenary Session Three on “Public-Private Business Dialogue” at the conference in Yokohama, Japan. “Nigeria has very attractive investment opportunities with some of […]