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NGN/USD 1,540.20 ↓ 0.4% BRENT CRUDE $82.14 ↑ 1.2% NGX INDEX 99,240.50 ↑ 0.1% INFLATION 33.95% ↑ 1.8% MPR 26.25% stable
NGN/USD 1,540.20 ↓ 0.4% BRENT CRUDE $82.14 ↑ 1.2% NGX INDEX 99,240.50 ↑ 0.1% INFLATION 33.95% ↑ 1.8% MPR 26.25% stable

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Trump introduces $15,000 visa bond for visitors from Nigeria, others

The United States government has announced a new visa policy that could see Nigerian applicants for B1/B2 visitor visas asked to deposit financial bonds of up to $15,000 before being granted entry clearance. Details published on the US Department of State’s official travel portal, Travel.State.Gov, explain that paying the bond does not automatically result in a […]

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U.S. conducts surveillance flights over Nigeria amid Trump threats

THE United States has been carrying out intelligence-gathering flights over large parts of Nigeria since late November, according to flight-tracking data and current and former U.S. officials, signalling heightened security engagement between Washington and Abuja, Reuters reports. Although Reuters said on Monday it could not confirm the precise objectives of the flights, the report marks […]