21 h. 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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35 h. 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 d. ago US Revokes Wole Soyinka’s Visa, Nobel Laureate Expresses Surprise

Professor Soyinka believes that the action is linked to his criticism of the US President Donald Trump and his policies. The post US Revokes Wole Soyinka’s Visa, Nobel Laureate Expresses Surprise appeared first on Channels Television.

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4 d. ago ‘I’m still searching my past for any offence’ — Soyinka reacts as US revokes visa

“I have no visa; I am banned, obviously, from the United States. And if you want to see me, you know where to find me,” he added.

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2 w. ago Nobel Laureate Chen Ning Yang Dies Aged 103 —Chinese State Media

He is also regarded for the Yang-Mills theory, a mathematical framework for describing the way force-carrying particles interact. The post Nobel Laureate Chen Ning Yang Dies Aged 103 —Chinese State Media appeared first on Channels Television.

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3 w. ago Meet Tu Youyou, Chinese Nobel laureate who found a cure for malaria

When Tu Youyou set out to find a cure for malaria more than half a century ago, she had no read more Meet Tu Youyou, Chinese Nobel laureate who found a cure for malaria

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last month Why I accepted National Theatre to be renamed after me — Wole Soyinka

Tribune Online Why I accepted National Theatre to be renamed after me — Wole Soyinka Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka has explained that he accepted the renaming of the National Theatre after him because... Why I accepted National Theatre to be renamed after me — Wole Soyinka Tribune Online

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last month National Theatre: Why I accepted renaming edifice after me – Wole Soyinka

Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka has disclosed that he accepted the decision to rename the National Theatre, Iganmu, after him because of the transformation of the edifice. President Bola Tinubu, in July 2024, renamed the theatre the Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and the Creative Arts in honour of the literary icon, calling him one of […] The post National Theatre: Why I accepted renaming edifice after me – Wole Soyinka appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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