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U.S. Imposes Stricter Visa Policy on Nigeria and Other Nations

Daily Dispatch July 8, 2025

The United States has implemented a more restrictive visa policy affecting Nigeria, under its newly revised Visa Reciprocity framework. Announced on Tuesday by the U.S. Department of State, the updated policy affects several countries, including Nigeria. According to a statement from the U.S.

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United States, Nigeria deepen commercial cooperation

Daily Dispatch June 24, 2025

… Expand Opportunities for Mutual Prosperity Senior representatives of the United States and Nigerian governments, along with business leaders from both countries’ private sectors, convened in Abuja to officially launch the working group meetings of the United States–Nigeria Commercial and Investment Partnership (CIP). This landmark Partnership, established under a

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Iran retaliates, fires missiles at US base in Qatar

Daily Dispatch June 23, 2025

Iran has launched missiles at a US airbase in Qatar in response to strikes on its nuclear sites on Saturday Qatar confirms the attack on the US-run Al Udeid base, calling it a “flagrant violation” and says it reserves the right to respond directly – it adds all the missiles were intercepted and there are […]

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US, Nigeria Collaborate to Strengthen Peace Structures, Build Local Capacity to Combat Conflicts

Daily Dispatch October 29, 2024

The United States and Nigeria have collaborated to strengthen peace structures across key conflict-prone areas in Nigeria, in a step towards enhancing peace and security in the country. The Nigeria’s position is led by the Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR) while United States collaboration is pushed by USAID, and it is aimed at […]

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US, UK, Cyprus-bound cocaine, opioids concealed in shoe soles, clothes seized in Lagos

Daily Dispatch July 14, 2024

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have truncated plans of smuggling illicit drugs from Nigeria to United States, United Kingdom and Cyprus. A press statement on Sunday by the spokesman of the anti-narcotics agency. Femi Babafemi said operatives of the agency intercepted various quantities of cocaine and opioids such as tramadol, pentazocine

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NDLEA intercepts codeine shipment from India, US,UK-bound opioids in ladies’ hair

Daily Dispatch June 9, 2024

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted another consignment of 175,000 bottles of codeine-based syrup imported from India at the Port Harcourt Ports complex in Onne, Rivers state This is barely a week after a shipment of the same drug with equal quantity was seized at the same port, according to […]