FOREIGN NEWS

The United States has announced hikes in fees for certain Non-Immigrant Visa application processing fees. The increment, published in the Federal Register on March 28, 2023, will be effective from May 30, 2023. The US government  in the document said, “The fee for B-1/B-2 visitor visas, Border Crossing Cards for Mexican citizens aged 15 and […]

Two US Army Black Hawk helicopters crashed in Kentucky during a training mission Wednesday night, resulting in “several casualties,” officials said. The helicopters, from the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), crashed at around 10 pm Wednesday in Kentucky’s Trigg county, northwest of Fort Campbell, the army base said in a statement early Thursday. Kentucky Governor […]

The Justice Department of the United States has announced the final resolution of two civil cases seeking the forfeiture of various luxury assets that were the proceeds of foreign corruption offenses and were laundered in and through the United States. Documents from the Justice Department showed that the laundry cases involved Former Minister of Petroleum […]

The United States Government has said it will consider “all available actions” against those who undermined the just concluded elections in Nigeria. The US said it is deeply disturbed by cases of voter intimidation and the use of ethnically charged rhetoric during the gubernatorial and house of assembly elections held on March 18. In a […]

China will once again start issuing a range of visas to foreigners as of Wednesday, the country’s foreign ministry said, in a major easing of travel restrictions in place since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. The move marks the latest step towards reopening China to the outside world, as Beijing breaks with the strict […]

A Russian fighter jet on Tuesday dumped fuel on an American drone over the Black Sea and then collided with it, causing the drone to crash, the US military said, slamming the manoeuvre as “reckless”. US European Command said two Russian Su-27 fighters intercepted the unmanned MQ-9 Reaper over international waters and one clipped its […]

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has said that foreign airline’s blocked funds in Nigeria have risen to over 743.7 million dollars. IATA disclosed this in a letter written to the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika in Abuja on Wednesday. The letter dated March 14, 2023, and signed by the Area Manager, West, and Central […]

The United Kingdom (UK) has hailed the emergence of Bola Tinubu as president-elect of Nigeria. This is even as it has called on relevant Nigerian authorities to examine all concerns regarding the election carefully and take action to resolve outstanding issues. UK Foreign Secretary, James Cleverly, in a statement made available by British High Commission […]

The United States government has said from March 1, validity period for visitors’ visas for Nigerians wishing to travel temporarily to the U.S for business or tourism would be increased from 24 to 60 months. The U.S Embassy in Abuja disclosed this in a statement on Monday. The Embassy stated that the visa validity extension […]

Former deputy president of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, has denied offering money to a prospective kidney donor to save his sick daughter, Sonia. The lawmaker, his wife, Beatrice, and their 25-year-old daughter are on trial in London for allegedly trafficking a young man from Nigeria to serve as kidney donor. The Ekweremadus were alleged to […]