Rwandan President, Paul Kagame, on Thursday, announced the lifting of visa restrictions for Africans planning to visit the country. He said this in Kigalki when he pitched the potential of Africa as ‘a unified tourism destination’. “Let there be no mistake about it. Any African can get on a plane to Rwanda whenever they wish and will not pay a …

Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has suspended foreign trips for top officials of his administration for the rest of the year, with exceptions for emergencies. The governor has also directed the Head of Service, Mr. Leye Aina, to prepare a memo that would state the relationship between the Commissioners and the Special Advisers to ensure efficiency in the governance …

The United Arab Emirates (UAE), has stopped issuing 90-day visit visas for Nigerians and other nationalities visiting their country. According to a local media,  Khaleej Times, the Federal Authority For Identity, Citizenship, Customs & Port Security (ICP) call centre executive said the three-month visas are no longer available. The call centre executive disclosed that visitors can only come into the …

The Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has vowed to tackle the delays Nigerians in the diaspora encounter obtaining their passports. He said more passport desk offices would be established worldwide by February 2024 to ease the burden of obtaining a passport among those in the diaspora. The Minister spoke when he appeared as a guest on Arise News on …

The Executive Secretary of the Lagos State Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board, Mrs Florence Gbafe, has disclosed that Christian pilgrims from Lagos will spend three days and nights in the Kingdom of Jordan before moving to Israel for the continuation of the pilgrimage journey. A statement on Monday quoted Gbafe as saying that the three days and three nights will be …

The Lagos State Government, on Saturday night, airlifted 310 intending pilgrims earlier scheduled for the Easter edition of the holy pilgrimage to the Kingdom of Jordan and Israel. The pilgrims landed in the Kingdom of Jordan in the early hours of Sunday, after a seven-hour flight from the Muritala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, to the Queen Alia International Airport in …

Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke on Sunday alleged that the engine of an aircraft carrying him might have been tampered with. Last Tuesday, a private jet – Bombadier Global Express 6000 owned by billionaire businessman, Chief Adedeji Adeleke – caught fire at take-off point at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. Chief Adeleke is the father of Afrobeat superstar, …

Motorists and travellers have been left stranded along the busy Ondo-Akure highway for the past few days after a significant portion of the road in the Owena axis collapsed due to heavy rainfall. The resulting damage subsequently caused a severe traffic snarl, forcing many motorists to turn back and reroute their trips through Osun State. Even those travelling from Akure, …

The British High Commission in Nigeria has announced the opening of a new temporary submission centre for United Kingdom visas in Enugu State. In a statement on Monday, the commission said the centre would be opened from Wednesday, in addition to current locations in Abuja, Lagos and Port Harcourt. The facility will operate out of the Omedel Luxury Hotel, 4/6 Link …

President Bola Tinubu has arrived in New Delhi, the capital of India, for a six-day official visit, during which he will attend the G-20 Leaders’ Summit amongst other engagements. The Boeing 737 conveying the President and his entourage, touched down at the Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi, at about 6:40 pm local (2:10 pm Nigerian) time. Before participating in the …