Tayo Olanipekun Nigerians resident in the U.S will host a cultural festival to highlight the various tribes that make up the most populous black nation as well as to hallmark the country’s 59th Independence. The Cultural Parade and Festival, now in its third year, will hold on September 28 in Downtown Huston, Texas, home to the largest Nigerian community outside …

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Tayo Olanipekun Beginning from Thursday, Nigerian citizens granted U.S visas will be required to pay an additional non refundable fee of nearly N100, 000 depending on the visa category. The charge, described  as the visa issuance fee, or reciprocity fee, will be paid by those who have their nonimmigrant visas in B, F, H1B, I, L, and R visa classifications …

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One of the largest global conventions in 2019, to be held in over 200 countries and presented in over 400 languages, will be coming to Lagos and surrounding cities between August 30 and December 20. Jehovah’s Witnesses will host a global series of three-day conventions featuring the theme “ Love Never Fails .” It is anticipated that there will be …

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Exporters of food products have called on the Federal Government to assist in providing enabling environment for easy export to the United States under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). The exporters bared their minds at a recent Stakeholder’s round-table meeting held at the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), Apapa, Lagos. Organised by the AGOA Trade Resource Center (ATRC), …

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Tayo Olanipekun The Hudson County, New Jersey, has chosen Prince AZK Adekoya II as a Grand Marshal of the 2019 Jersey City Caribbean Carnival Parade, marking the 400 years commemoration of slave trade. The County Executive said in the Citation on the honouree, dated July 24, 2019, that Adekoya II was so honoured for being among those “much admired for …

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Tayo Olanipekun Petroleum is Nigeria’s main export to the US and it does not create jobs nor make the country derive benefits from the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) which facilitates trade with the world’s largest economy, the U.S Department of State has said. Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs, Tibor Nagy and the Assistant Trade Representative for Africa, …

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Tayo Olanipekun The United States will start to impose visa restrictions on Nigerians found to be responsible for activities capable of undermining democracy in Nigeria. This is in furtherance to a joint statement it issued with the United Kingdom on January 24, 2019 before the general elections in Nigeria, as reported by National Wire. A statement from the Office of …

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The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has concluded a one day sensitisation workshop on the utilisation of the AGOA Textile Visa Stamp for exporters of garments and apparel to the US market. Mr. Babatunde Faleke is the Regional Coordinator (South West) of the federal agency. He told journalists after the event in Abuja that the Nigerian government through NEPC has …

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Tayo Olanipekun Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Christine Lagarde, has resigned from her position as the Brenton Woods institution boss, effective from September 12. This follows her nomination as the European Community Bank (ECB) President last month, leading to the relinquishment of her roles before now as the IMF MD. David Lipton will remain the Acting Managing …

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Tayo Olanipekun About $7.5 million in full or partial scholarships have been awarded to over 300 Nigerian students by 225 American universities and colleges. The students from the 17 southern states of the country will be studying in the United States for the 2019-2020 academic session. Acting United States Consul General to Nigeria, Osman Tat, disclosed this in Lagos on …

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