The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has denied knowledge of the visa requirements being reported after lifting its two-year ban on Nigerians. Japajantis had reported on Monday that part of the new requirements for a UAE visa includes a $ 10,000 bank account balance, a N640,000 fee for document verification (DV) and others. The report had sparked outrage on social media, with many Nigerians accusing the UAE of extortion. A section of the commenters alleged the Nigerian government had colluded with them to fleece Nigerians. However, popular investigative journalist, David Hundeyin, suggested the DV hub is not traceable to the UAE…
Author: Olowofela Adebanji
Nigerians have lamented the new requirements for a United Arab Emirates (UAE) visa after the ban was lifted on Monday. One of the new requirements is obtaining a Document Verification Number (DVN) which according to the DV hub, is a specialised service designed to authenticate and verify documentation essential for visa applications to the UAE. The DVN costs a non-refundable N640,000 excluding VAT for each application. This does not include the visa fee which must be paid by credit card at the UAE visa centre in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city. “Your issued document verification number will be valid for 14…
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has lifted the visa ban imposed on Nigerians. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, revealed this to newsmen after the Federal Executive Council at the State House, Abuja, on Monday. He said the Federal Government and the UAE authorities have reached an agreement vacating travel restrictions imposed on Nigerians with immediate effect. “I can tell you that the agreement has been reached and effective from today, Nigerian passport holders intending to travel to the UAE are able to do so. “You are aware that Nigeria has been discussing with the United Arab…
Greek-Nigerian basketballer, Giannis Antetokounmpo, has been racially abused online after it emerged he would be the flagbearer for Greece at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, France. The Milwaukee Bucks star was instrumental in the Greece basketball team’s qualification for the Olympics after defeating Croatia in Piraeus last Sunday. It is the basketball team’s first qualification since 2008. Antetokounmpo will bear the Greek flag along with race walker Antigoni Ntrismpioti in Paris on 26 July. However, a section of Greece fans are not pleased with the development, suggesting he is not white and should not be allowed to take such a…
Nigerian singer, Divine Ikubor, popularly known as Rema, has arrived in India to perform at the wedding of Anant Ambani, son of India’s richest man, and daughter of pharma tycoons Viren and Shaila Merchant, Radhika Merchant. Rema had posted a video of himself walking towards a private jet in an all-black outfit, adding the Indan tricolor emoji to his caption on Thursday. Hindustan Times reports that the ‘Calm Down’ singer will earn $3 million from the gig. He is expected to perform ‘Calm Down’, which was a major hit in India. He will perform alongside Canadian singer Justin Bieber who…
A 35-year-old Nigerian man, Adedoyin Adeleke, has revealed what influenced his decision to leave Italy and return to Nigeria at a time when many Nigerian youths would give whatever it takes to be in the West. The PhD holder, who had a job in Italy, said his return was to make Nigeria a greener pasture that attracts people from different countries. Adeleke, speaking to Leadership, said he returned despite his family’s warnings with a mission to drive green growth and development across Africa. “I returned to Nigeria without their knowledge in November 2023. Since then, I ensured no one connected…
Eleven Americans have found out they are of Nigerian roots after ancestry DNA testing at the Consulate of Nigeria in New York, United States. The Nigerian-linked Americans are Maleeka Harris, Shatara Corbett, Abel Watson, Darryl Rattray, Antonia Coleman-Brown, Nicole Williams, Pablo Blanco, Estena Turner, William Conley, Keith Howard, and Gina Paige. They were discovered to have Nigerian lineages of Igbo, Hausa, Fulani, Yoruba, Yoruba-Fulani, Hausa-Fulani and Fulani-Kanuri through ancestry DNA testing. Tiamiyu Arobani, who signed the release from the information desk of the Consulate, said others were discovered to have their roots linked with eight African countries, including Cameroon, The…
A Nigerian man has encouraged his compatriots to relocate, saying his life has changed since he moved. In a TikTok post, via @onealbola, he said he bought his first car two months after arriving in the United Kingdom. He added that his brother who joined him in the country got his three months later. He urged Nigerians to find the means to fund their relocation dream, saying they are guaranteed success once they arrive. He said taking loans or selling properties to fund relocation has its benefits as the loan can be repaid in six to seven months. @onealbola Hard…
A Nigerian man, Oladipo Oshodi, has been sentenced to 25 years imprisonment in the United Kingdom after beating and raping a woman for rejecting his sexual advances. The 48-year-old was said to have been making advances at the woman at his house in Mayesbrook, Dagenham. He was angered by her refusal and was said to have raped her twice that night before she escaped into the street by jumping through his window. A report said she collapsed on the street and was helped by a passerby while policemen were informed of the incident. PC Kayleigh Grafton, a specialist officer who…
A Nigerian woman has been arrested after she assaulted another woman over a disagreement in the United Kingdom. The woman accused her friend of ruining her relationship by snitching on her. She claimed her friend had told her man she built a house in Nigeria and had been working as a prostitute. While she continued to lay different allegations, she also added that the friend had lived with her for eight months during which she took care of her when she was pregnant. She also claimed to have funded the naming ceremony and linked her with one Lekan whom she…