By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter DEPORTATION OF Nigerian nationals from Canada rose sharply within a 10-month period in 2025, with official data showing that hundreds were removed over issues linked to crimes, documentation and other immigration violations. Records released by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) show that 366 Nige...
By Joke Kujenya THE UNITED States green card lottery programme has been suspended by President Donald Trump, homeland security secretary Kristi Noem announced during a briefing on Friday. Noem said the Diversity Visa Immigrant Programme, also known as DV1, had allowed the suspect in the Brown University and Massachusetts Institute of Technolo...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS imposed by the Donald Trump administration of the United States of America (USA) have been expanded to cover 39 countries including Nigeria and the Palestinian Authority, following the addition of 20 more countries and travel documents under the existing policy. The administ...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter EFFORTS TO modernise Nigeria’s immigration and identity management systems have taken a major step forward as the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) confirmed plans to introduce a Single Travel Emergency Passport (STEP) to replace the existing Emergency Travel Certificate (ETC) for Nigerians abroad. The ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent FRESH DETAILS have emerged on a bilateral understanding that allows Ghana to act as a receivership hub for West African nationals deported from the United States of America (USA). President John Dramani Mahama has confirmed that his government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent ABOUT ELEVEN people deported from the United States of America (USA) to Ghana have taken legal action against the West African nation’s government, challenging what they describe as unlawful detention. Their lawyer, Oliver-Barker Vormawor, confirmed the suit and insisted that his clients had not...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter FOREIGN TRAVELLERS heading to Nigeria must now apply for visas online under a sweeping reform by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), which also mandates digital landing and exit cards from 1 May 2025. The newly introduced e-visa system, replacing the former visa-on-arrival policy, promises proces...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNMedia Reporter AMID efforts to streamline work permit access for non-citizens, including Nigerians, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has implemented significant changes through a Temporary and Final Rule (TFR). Under this new regulation, the automatic extension period for certain Employment A...
NADEEM Anjarwalla, a key figure at Binance facing allegations of tax evasion and other offenses in Nigeria, has reportedly fled from lawful custody. The office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), has officially confirmed his escape of the Binance regional manager for Africa in a statement issued by Zakari Mijinyawa, head of strategic comm...
CANADA is poised to enact significant changes to its temporary foreign worker programme, as announced by the country’s Immigration Minister, Marc Miller. This decision marks a departure a departure from the country’s previous lenient immigration stance. Under this new strategy, Ottawa aims to decrease the proportion of temporary residents to f...
