4 d. ago Foreign Exchange Gains Boost National Petroleum Company’s Profit To N5.4trn

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has reported a 64 per cent leap in its after-tax profit to N5.4 trillion for the 2024 financial year, from the N3.3 trillion recorded in 2023. The group chief executive officer of NNPCL, Engr. Bashir Bayo Ojulari, who made this known in Abuja on Monday, attributed this surge […]

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4 d. ago Insecurity: Ogun Government Orders Mandatory Registration Of Foreign Nationals

  The Ogun State government has directed mandatory documentation of all foreign nationals residing within the state as part of measures towards curbing insecurity across the state. This is just as the state governor, Dapo Abiodun, also declared that the Zaga settlements across Ijebuland will be taken over by the State government to prevent their […]

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4 d. ago Insecurity: Submit yourselves for proper documentation — Ogun govt tells foreign nationals

Amidst the nation’s security challenge, the Ogun State Government has directed all foreign nationals in the state to submit themselves for proper documentation with the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS)...

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8 d. ago Federal Govt Cautions Nigeria’s Media Against Foreign Misinformation

The Federal Government has urged Nigerian broadcasters to play a stronger role in defending the country’s information sovereignty, countering foreign misinformation, and promoting national cohesion—warning that distorted international narratives pose a threat to Nigeria’s stability and global reputation. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, made the call in Abuja yesterday while addressing the […]

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8 d. ago Insecurity: Why Nigerians Must Be Cautious In Seeking Foreign Intervention — Experts

The Nigeria Political Scientists Association (NPSA), on Thursday, cautioned Nigerians against calling for foreign intervention to resolve the nation’s domestic security logjam. It said that recent developments in the country have raised significant concerns regarding the potential for foreign intervention in the country’s domestic affairs. The association, in a statement signed by its president, Prof. […]

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9 d. ago NSA Ribadu, Others Meet US Lawmaker Moore Over Christians Genocide Claims In Nigeria

A Nigerian delegation led by National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu, alongside Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Bianca Ojukwu, Inspector-General of Police Kayode Egbetokun and Attorney-General of the Federation Lateef Fagbemi, held a high-level meeting on Wednesday with US Congressman Riley M. Moore in Washington, D.C., to discuss the alleged persecution of Christians and widening […]

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1 week ago ‘Your Call For Foreign Invasion Reckless, Unpatriotic’, APC Flays New PDP Chairman Turaki

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has condemned the call for foreign invasion of Nigeria by the new national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, SAN. Addressing journalists in Abuja on Tuesday, Turaki called on the United States President, Donald Trump, to save Nigerian democracy which, according to him, was in […]

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1 week ago Turkey eases visa process for Nigerian business travellers, eyes stronger economic ties

Turkey has approved a new visa policy that allows its embassy in Abuja to issue visas directly to Nigerian business read more Turkey eases visa process for Nigerian business travellers, eyes stronger economic ties

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2 w. ago Return home before you get arrested, Shehu Sani urges Nigerians with revoked US visas

Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has advised Nigerians and other Africans whose visas were recently revoked by the United States government to return home immediately to avoid

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2 w. ago U.S. revokes over 80,000 visas, citing security concerns, criminal offences

The United States Department of State has revoked the visas of more than 80,000 individuals worldwide, including Nigerians, in what read more U.S. revokes over 80,000 visas, citing security concerns, criminal offences

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3 w. ago U.S. unveils new visa, green card rules targeting applicants with chronic illnesses

The United States government has announced new guidelines that could deny visas and green cards to foreign nationals with chronic read more U.S. unveils new visa, green card rules targeting applicants with chronic illnesses

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3 w. ago U.S. Revokes 80,000 Visas Of Nigerians, Other Foreign Nationals

The United States Department of State has revoked the visas of more than 80,000 individuals, including Nigerians and other foreign nationals, as part of a sweeping immigration enforcement initiative under former President Donald Trump’s administration. In a statement released on Thursday, the department said the action was in line with Trump’s commitment to protecting U.S. […] The post U.S. Revokes 80,000 Visas Of Nigerians, Other Foreign Nationals appeared first on Information Nigeria.

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3 w. ago US Congress Mulls Visa Ban, Asset Freeze Against Nigerian Miyetti Allah Members

A bill seeking to impose visa restrictions and asset freezes on members of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) and Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, has been introduced before the United States Congress. The proposed law, presented on Tuesday by Congressman Christopher Smith, targeted individuals and groups alleged to be “responsible for or […]

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3 w. ago Senate Will Deliberate On Trump’s Claims About Nigeria – Akpabio

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has said that the Senate will deliberate on recent comments made by United States President Donald Trump about Nigeria, in collaboration with the executive arm of government. Speaking during the plenary on Tuesday, Akpabio said the matter concerned foreign policy and diplomatic relations, and therefore required a coordinated national response. He […]

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4 w. ago Police bust kidnap ring, rescue 23 foreigners, arrest 14 suspects near Abuja

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has dismantled a transnational kidnapping syndicate that demanded N230 million ransom from foreign nationals lured into Nigeria under the guise of lucrative job offers. Operatives of the command’s Scorpion Squad launched the sting operation around 8 p.m. on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, at Angwan Adamu Ruga Fulani Zone […]

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4 w. ago “Our Visas Are A Privilege, Not A Right” – U.S. Govt Replies Wole Soyinka

The United States Consulate has reiterated that visas granted to foreign nationals are a privilege, not a right. This statement comes in response to inquiries surrounding the revocation of Nobel laureate Professor Wole Soyinka’s visa. In an email response to The Punch on Thursday, the Consulate explained that it could not release details about Soyinka’s case […] The post “Our Visas Are A Privilege, Not A Right” – U.S. Govt Replies Wole Soyinka appeared first on Information Nigeria.

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4 w. ago Police Rescue 23 Kidnapped Foreign Nationals, Arrest 14 Supects

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has dislodged a transnational kidnapping syndicate and rescued 23 foreign nationals from captivity. The suspected kidnappers, who abducted the victims, demanded N230 million in ransom after luring them into Nigeria under false promises of money-spinning jobs. FCT Police spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, said police operatives arrested 14 suspects […]

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4 w. ago FCT: Police rescue 23 West Africans lured to Nigeria with fake job offers

transnational kidnapping syndicate that demanded a ransom of N230 million from foreign nationals lured to Nigeria with false promises of

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4 w. ago ‘Entry Is A Privilege, Not A Right’, US Defends Soyinka’s Visa Revocation

The United States Consulate in Lagos has defended its decision to revoke the visa of Nigerian Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, saying that visas granted to foreign nationals were a privilege, not a right. According to The Punch, the Consulate’s Public Diplomacy Officer, Julia McKay, in an email response to the newspaper on Thursday, explained […]

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4 w. ago Nasarawa Police Arrest 14 Suspected Kidnappers, Rescue 23 Foreigners

The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has rescued 23 foreign nationals from captivity and arrested 14 suspected kidnappers in Nasarawa State. In a statement on Friday, the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, said the operation was conducted around 8 pm on Tuesday, October 22, 2025, by operatives of the command’s Scorpion Squad […] The post Nasarawa Police Arrest 14 Suspected Kidnappers, Rescue 23 Foreigners appeared first on Information Nigeria.

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