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Long over due. Broaden the ban to include Niger, Chad and Mali.

The Federal Government has announced stricter immigration penalties, warning that expatriates who overstay their visas beyond six months will face a five-year entry ban, while overstaying for one year will attract a 10-year ban.

Additionally, the government said overstaying will incur a daily fine of $15, starting from the visa’s stated exit date, effective from August 1.

The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, disclosed this during a meeting with the Organised Private Sector and other
stakeholders at the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association House in Ikeja, Lagos, on Friday.

Tunji-Ojo made the announcement while unveiling the Ministry of Interior’s new Expatriate Administration System

Among the reforms set to roll out from May 1 are the automated Landing and Exit Cards, Electronic Visa, Expatriate Comprehensive Insurance, and an upgraded Combined Expatriate Resident Permit and Alien Card.

Others include the Temporary Resident visa, Temporary Work Permit, and revised Expatriate Quota system.

Tunji-Ojo said the measures aim to curb visa overstays and obtain accurate data on expatriates in Nigeria.

Our records indicate fewer than 50,000 expatriates in Nigeria, which we know is inaccurate. We need to establish the true number of foreigners living in the country. A nation without reliable data cannot progress, as data is the foundation of effective planning,” he said.

Under the new system, he explained that Landing and Exit Cards would be automated, adding that expatriates must exit the country on or before their visa expiry date and apply for extensions only from outside Nigeria.

This is serious. We’re not introducing anything new regarding the landing and exit card, just automating the current paper-based process. In a country of over 230 million intelligent, tech-savvy people, we shouldn’t be using paper cards. Going forward, you must complete your landing and exit cards online,” he said.

He added that the automated process would help track overstayers.

“If you overstay, there will be consequences. Overstaying by six months attracts a five-year ban; one year attracts a 10-year ban. There is also a $15 daily overstay penalty. People claim to be visiting Nigeria for two weeks but stay for 30 years working — that must end,” he said.

While the new measures take effect from May 1, a three-month moratorium will be given to allow expatriates to regularize their status before strict enforcement begins in August.

Despite the automation of visa processes, in-person interviews will still be required for standard visa applications.

According to the Minister, the new Electronic Visa system, also launching on May 1, will allow applicants to obtain visas within 48 hours.

This replaces the existing visa-on-arrival regime, which he described as vulnerable to corruption and influence-peddling.

“We’re introducing the e-visa to make access to Nigeria easier for tourists and business travellers. Globally, population equals market, and we want to open our
borders to legitimate opportunities. The e-visa eliminates bottlenecks. No more lobbying. It’s a seamless and secure system,” Tunji-Ojo stated.

He further announced the introduction of an annual Expatriate Comprehensive Insurance policy. This, he said, was necessary due to the ministry consistently exceeding its budget for repatriating Nigerians.

We spend billions annually on repatriation. Just a month ago, we had exhausted our yearly budget and had to request an extra N25m. That money should be used to build infrastructure, not deport individuals. We needed a sustainable solution,” he said.

He explained that instead of demanding a lump sum for repatriation, which could exceed $10,000, the government has opted for a mandatory insurance policy.

Under this scheme, the insurance company covers repatriation costs for defaulters, saving the government money.





https://punchng.com/fg-imposes-10-year-entry-bans-for-visa-overstays-15-daily-fine-from-august-1/

How times changes, Marcus garvey would be
sweating where ever he is.

That will tell.you no man is God. The Europeans learnt a lot from their miscarrage of justice to their high handedness. But the blacks learnt nothing.

Marcus garvey taught that if Africans are free there would be peace and prosperity But all that is a pipe dream.

From Robert mugabe to mobutu sese seko to idi amin to Joseph kabila to forde sanco to Paul biya all these evil men rode on the whims of Marcus garvey but never meant well.

You. Read my mind.

TUANKU:
This will not end well.

Who will cry the most. Though Nigerians will not be affected because 98% of Nigerian import are from China 🇨🇳.

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The head of the US military base in Greenland has been fired after she reportedly sent an email distancing herself from Vice-President JD Vance's criticism of Denmark.

The US military's Space Operations Command said Col Susannah Meyers had been removed from her role at Pituffik Space Base due to a "loss of confidence in her ability to lead".

Last month, Vance said Denmark had "not done a good job" for Greenlanders and had not spent enough on security while visiting the Danish territory.

The alleged email, released by a military news site, told staff Vance's comments were "not reflective" of the base. A Pentagon spokesman cited the article, saying "undermining" US leadership was not tolerated.

Following Vance's trip, on 31 March, Col Meyers is reported to have written: "I do not presume to understand current politics, but what I do know is the concerns of the US administration discussed by Vice-President Vance on Friday are not reflective of Pituffik Space Base."

Military.com - which published the email - said the contents had been confirmed as accurate to them by the US Space Force.

Appearing to confirm this was the reason for her firing, chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell linked to the Military.com article in a post on X, writing: "Actions [that] undermine the chain of command or to subvert President [Donald] Trump's agenda will not be tolerated at the Department of Defense."

The Space Force's statement announcing Col Meyers' removal on Thursday said that Col Shawn Lee was replacing her.

It added: "Commanders are expected to adhere to the highest standards of conduct, especially as it relates to remaining nonpartisan in the performance of their duties."

Col Meyers had assumed command of the Arctic station in July last year. Col Lee was previously a squadron commander at the Clear Space Force Station in Alaska.

During his whirlwind trip, Vance had also reiterated Trump's desire to annex Greenland for security reasons.

Since the US delegation's visit, both Greenland and Denmark have shown a united front, opposing a US annexation of the autonomous Danish territory.

Earlier this month, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen's official visit saw her stand side-by-side with her Greenlandic counterpart Jens-Frederik Nielsen and his predecessor, Mute Egede.

Speaking to reporters, Frederiksen directly addressed Trump, telling him: "You can't annex other countries."

She added that Denmark was fortifying its military presence in the Arctic, and offered closer collaboration with the US in defending the region.



https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/creq99l218do

chukwutee:
;DI keep on asking people as tinubu use this people to clean his shit and the biafran war, which one do you think pain this people the most?

Both of them. Of course.

RuggedBiafran:
The Beast is TINUBU..can't you see the obvious signs?

You have been deceived already. Evil is evil. Anything that when spoken off elicits resentment shall be condemned.

Well said professor, some Fools criticized tinubu for his reform but accept a barbaric trump reform.

The beast knows his time is short.

The link for this your news or you invented it.

A Chinese citizen captured by Ukrainian forces during the fighting near the settlement of Bilohorivka in Luhansk Oblast has revealed that he joined the Russian military through an intermediary in China, paying RUB 300,000 [approximately US$3,480]. His motivation was the promise of Russian citizenship. He underwent military training in occupied Luhansk Oblast, where he had no interpreter, relying instead on gestures and a phone to communicate.

The department reported that during the fighting near Bilohorivka, soldiers from Ukraine's 81st Separate Mechanised Brigade captured three Russian soldiers, one of whom was a Chinese citizen.

He was taken prisoner during the hostilities when a Russian assault group, under fire from Ukrainian soldiers, including drone operators, chose to surrender.

According to the prisoner, he joined the Russian military through an intermediary in China, paying RUB 300,000 for the opportunity to enlist in the Russian Armed Forces.

He reported that he had received training in the temporarily occupied territory of Luhansk Oblast as part of a group of Chinese nationals. The training covered basic military skills and was conducted without an interpreter, relying on gestures and a mobile translator for communication

He stated that his primary motivation was the desire to become a serviceman and obtain Russian Federation citizenship. He also mentioned that some group members had legal issues in China.

Due to the language barrier, he was not fully aware of the situation during the assault. The group suffered casualties in the battle and, unable to continue resisting, chose to surrender.

The individual is currently cooperating with Ukrainian investigative agencies, and his identity and citizenship have been confirmed. He noted that his family was aware of his intentions to go to Russia, although he officially travelled as a tourist.

The communications department of the Luhansk Operational Tactical Group also emphasised that Ukraine strictly adheres to the provisions of the Geneva Convention on the Treatment of Prisoners of War. All necessary investigative and procedural actions are being carried out with the captured Chinese citizen.


https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2025/04/9/7506755/

If you are a Nigerian student thinking going to us for studies. Think again.

Almost 40 international students in the US recently had their visas suddenly taken away.

Experts and advocates say the US government made this decision based on small issues like traffic offences.

People believe this is part of a bigger planby Donald Trump’s administration to control immigration and how universities handle it.

The decision has shocked many students and left them scared and unsure about what will happen next.

One of the students affected from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, is Lisa said she was just a month away from graduation when she got an unexpected email, according to The Guardian UK.

“ISS is writing to inform you that your SEVIS record was terminated,” the email said. SEVIS stands for the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System, which is managed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

At first, Lisa thought the email was fake. But after checking online and reading student forums, she found out she was now “out of status,” just like many other international students.


The reason? A minor traffic issue from the year before. She got two tickets and was fingerprinted when she went to court.

When a student’s SEVIS record is terminated, they usually have only 15 days to leave the US If they stay longer, they risk being deported or banned from coming back.

Other students in schools like Stanford, UCLA, UC San Diego, Ohio State, and the University of Oregon are also affected, says The Guardian UK

Many of them have similar stories. They got small traffic tickets, went to court, were fingerprinted, and had no idea their visa status would be affected.

Students made a spreadsheet online and shared stories from over 50 universities.

Even though many students did not commit any crimes—some charges were even dropped—they were still labeled as having “criminal records” in their SEVIS termination letters


https://punchng.com/us-revokes-40-international-students-visas-over-traffic-offenses/

This life ehh! No friend is permanent. Nigerians laugh at new breed of policians and calling them all sort of name.

Very funny trumps team are as incoherent as their principal.

Elon Musk has called President Donald Trump's trade adviser, Peter Navarro, a "slowpoke" over comments he made about his electric vehicle firm, Tesla.

Musk - who is also a member of the Trump administration - said Navarro was "dumber than a sack of bricks" in posts on his social media platform X.

It was in response to an interview Navarro gave in which he criticised Musk. "[He's] not a car manufacturer. He's a car assembler, in many cases," Navarro said.

Navarro was being interviewed about Trump's sweeping tariff policy and said he wanted to see parts made in the US in the future instead

Musk, who has hinted at his opposition to White House trade policy, said Navarro's claims about Tesla were "demonstrably false".

The spat was the most public sign of disagreement yet between Trump's trade team and Musk, the world's richest man who heads the Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) which is tasked with slashing the size and spending of the federal government.

Later on Tuesday, White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt was asked about the row between Musk and Navarro. "These are obviously two individuals who have very different views on trade and on tariffs," she told reporters.

"Boys will be boys, and we will let their public sparring continue," Leavitt said.

Trump has in part justified his global wave of tariffs by saying he wants to revive manufacturing in the US. This is an argument Navarro made during an appearance on CNBC on Monday.

"If you look at our auto industry, right, we're an assembly line for German engines and transmissions right now," he said.

"We're going to get to a place where America makes stuff again, real wages are going to be up, profits are going to be up," Navarro added.




https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdrgx4ky1xxo

Thats a pass. Also ban the sale of Guns and rifles at retail shop.

Lol.

Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.





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Dreamers plenty sha. The one buhari discovered in Jigawa and claimed to have 10 billion barrel capacity. Till date no body have see a gallon from there.
Scammers

For your dream. You should have gone while the ovation was loud. Now you're the average Nigerian politician, a thief.

lordwoz:
lol he was never the father of the internet...Such claims have been disputed by the scientific community.

Get it being the father doesn't mean he single handedly invented it. We are talking about revolutinalizing it.

owobokiri:
Y'all finally found an answer to "The Father of The Internet" tag that irritated you guys for decades now?
Nice try tho..

Nice response.

Lol. The fool says in his heart there's no God...

Trump is dragging America back to'' Benito Mussolini'' era. A time where only the strongest can survive.

Trump is evil

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Wow! Shehu sani will find a place to work now. The man was relegated to a blogger by hell rufai.

Reno omokri have shown that in Nigeria to be good doesn't pay.

G5 is time to steal, kill and eat.

But God will upturn this table of wickedness and the days of darkness over this country will vanish.

Not that loving someone is bad but do you you know if that some one loves you for who you are.

The Bible is theoretical and true. But being practical is hard.
Anyway His Grace is sufficient for me.

President Bola Tinubu has declared that the gunmen who killed many people in some communities in Plateau State will be apprehended and face severe punishment under the law.

This is just as the Northern States Governors’ Forum condemned the attacks, describing them as senseless and a threat to the unity and stability of the region.

Tinubu condoled with the families of the victims in Ruwi, Hurti, and Tadai communities in Bokkos Local Government and those from Manguna and Dafo villages, where the gunmen launched brutal attacks, killed many locals and destroyed property.

“I have directed security agencies to hunt down the attackers, and they will face severe punishment when apprehended,” Tinubu said in a statement by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Saturday.
“I have directed security agencies to hunt down the attackers, and they will face severe punishment when apprehended,” Tinubu said in a statement by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Saturday.

The President commiserated with the Government of Plateau State and Governor Caleb Mutfwang, urging the affected communities to cooperate with the authorities and security agencies by volunteering information to apprehend the perpetrators and secure their communities.

He assured Mutfwang of his support in ending the spate of wanton bloodletting in the Plateau.

The report of another violent attack in communities in Plateau State by mindless gunmen saddens me. The latest attacks on defenceless citizens are unacceptable.

“These intermittent attacks should have no place in our country at a time when we are working so hard to restore peace and order in all parts of our country,” said the President.

Tinubu affirmed that the unfortunate incident will never dampen and slow his administration in its drive to protect every Nigerian citizen.
The President directed the National Emergency Management Agency to work with state authorities to provide necessary support to the victims and bring immediate relief to the affected communities and those wounded during the attacks.


https://punchng.com/plateau-killings-tinubu-orders-manhunt-as-govs-condemn-attacks/

Please read and comprehend.

Trump is evil.

CNN
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Over 1,400 protests against President Donald Trump and Elon Musk are expected across all 50 states on Saturday, organized by a pro-democracy movement in response to what they call a “hostile takeover” and attack on American rights and freedoms.

The “Hands Off!” mass-action protests will take place at state capitols, federal buildings, congressional offices, Social Security’s headquarters, parks and city halls throughout the entire country – anywhere “we can make sure they hear us,” organizers say.

the movement in collaboration with a nationwide coalition that includes civil rights organizations, veterans, women’s rights groups, labor unions and LGBTQ+ advocates.

Organizers say they have three demands: “an end to the billionaire takeover and rampant corruption of the Trump administration; an end to slashing federal funds for Medicaid, Social Security, and other programs working people rely on; and an end to the attacks on immigrants, trans people, and other communities.”

CNN has reached out to the White House for a statement.

State representatives speak at protests
During the Hands Off! protest in Washington, DC, multiple representatives took to the podium to speak about the Trump administration, including Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland, who said there is no future with a president who has “the politics of Mussolini and the economics of Herbert Hoover.”

Our founders wrote a Constitution that does not begin with ‘We the dictators,’ the preamble says ‘We the people,’” Raskin said in front of a crowd of hundreds holding signs slamming the administration. “No moral person wants an economy-crashing dictator who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.”

Nearly 600,000 people have signed up to attend the events, some which will also take place in other countries, according to Indivisible, one of the organizations leading the movement in collaboration with a nationwide coalition that includes civil rights organizations, veterans, women’s rights groups, labor unions and LGBTQ+ advocates.

Florida Rep. Maxwell Frost urged people to take action by protesting, donating to mutual aid, participating in direction action and focusing on legislative strategies.

“Throughout human history, authoritarians, they’re never satisfied with the power they have, and so they test the bounds, they push the limits, they break the law, and then they look at the public to see if they’re quiet or if they’re loud,” said Frost.

Since Trump took office, his administration has been vocal about its efforts to cut federal spending, regardless of who it may harm. Thousands of federal workers have been laid off or issued immediate termination notifications as part of Trump and Musk’s plan to downsize the federal government.

And Musk, the world’s richest man, has aggressively pushed policies to reduce spending as the head of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, all while repeatedly misleading the public about federal spending.

He has also boasted that he put USAID — an agency that feeds some of the world’s poorest, most desperate people and has saved millions of lives — “in the wood chipper.”

They dismantled foreign aid programs that support fragile democracies abroad and put on leave federal workers who protect US elections at home in a move that current and former officials say abandons decades of American commitments to democracy

Trump and his team have also taken extraordinary measures to crack down on immigration, aggressively pressuring ICE to pick up the pace of migrant arrests and touting mass deportation plans despite the administration making multiple missteps in recent weeks, including mistakenly deporting a Salvadoran man.

“They tell us that immigrants are stealing our jobs, but they’re the ones shipping jobs overseas and hiring corporate lawyers to go and union bust,” said Frost.

“They tell us that trans people are a threat to our children, but they’re the ones dismantling public education. They’re the ones denying the climate crisis. They’re the ones poisoning our planet. They’re the ones doing nothing about the national public health emergency of gun violence,” Frost added.

The Trump administration has frequently questioned climate science and said it will roll back major climate policies, including rules that target pollution from vehicles and power plants, in a major blow to America’s progress on clean air, clean water and climate action. Trump has also ordered the federal government to re-evaluate its gun policies and all ongoing litigation that could restrict Americans’ gun rights.



https://edition.cnn.com/2025/04/05/us/hands-off-protests-trump-musk/index.html

Shut up there, bloody fulani man. Condemn the killer herdsmen/hunter/bandits(Fulanis) for once.

The fulanis are waging war on peaceful Nigerians.