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Economic Hardship: Tinubu Places Temporary Ban On Foreign Trips For FG Officials

President Bola Tinubu
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has placed a temporary ban on foreign travels by public officials under the employment of the federal government, starting from April 1, this year. In anRead More

NAHCON Urges Saudi Arabia To Lift Travel Ban On Nigeria

National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON)
The Federal Government has called on Saudi Arabia to lift its travel ban on Nigeria. Specifically, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) pressed Saudi Arabia to lift the restrictionsRead More

Report: UK May Scrap Travel Restriction On Non-citizens

UK travel ban on Nigerians
Mulls COVID test for vaccinated travellers In line with its promise to review its decision to put Nigeria and some other countries on its red list which barred non-citizens andRead More

UK To Add Nigeria To Red List of Countries Amid Omicron Spread

Omicron COVID-19
Bans non-UK, non-Irish citizens from Nigeria FG, Afrexim Bank intensify talks on local vaccine production Nigeria can’t be ready to produce vaccine in one year, says Tomori Following the 21Read More

Buhari Meets Ramaphosa, Calls For End To ‘Rivalry’ Between Nigeria And S’Africa

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and President Muhammadu Buhari
Describes visit as success despite omicron variant scare Again, South African president flays travel ban on his country Says it’s unscientific, unfair, discriminatory President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday stressed the needRead More

Canada Says Two Cases of COVID-19 Omicron Variant Have Nigeria Travel History

Omicron COVID-19
Canada said it has confirmed two cases of COVID-19 omicron variant from persons who had recently travelled from Nigeria. According to report by Associated Press, the government of Canada hadRead More

Omicron COVID-19: Nigeria Stands With S’Africa, Warns West Against Discrimination

Omicron COVID-19
AfDB president says Africa should not be penalised for new strain Wants vaccine manufacturing accelerated in continent Emefiele, OPS seek proactive action Ramaphosa urges countries to reverse travel ban NigeriaRead More

Atiku Seeks Biden’s Help In Terror War, Reversal Of Travel Ban

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar yesterday urged the United States President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris to remove the travel restrictions placed on some Nigerians by the country.Read More

COVID-19: Immigration Boss Orders Travel Ban Enforcement On 100 Passengers

Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Muhammad Babandede
The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Muhammad Babandede, has directed NIS formations to enforce the travel ban imposed on 100 travellers who flouted the mandatory seven-day post-arrival COVID-19Read More

How NDDC Paid Staff N655m For Training, Foreign Trips During COVID-19 Lockdown – Report

NDDC boss, Prof. Kemebradikumo Pondei
The embattled Interim Management Committee of the Niger Delta Development Commission paid N570m to some staff members to undergo training programmes when Nigeria was on total lockdown following the outbreakRead More