The Nigerian Federal Government through the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development says it will launch an e-visa system and digital landing/exit cards to enhance national security from May, 2025. The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, disclosed this on Wednesday while receiving delegation led by the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo.
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, has cautioned international airlines over transportation of passengers halfway to their destinations, only to be deported back to Nigeria. NCAA condemned the practice, stating that it causes considerable distress for passengers and damages the reputation of Nigeria’s aviation industry.
The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has yesterday made clarification surrounding the controversy trailing the purported cancellation of the Visa-on-Arrival, VOA policy, saying the process was upgraded and not scrapped, as being rumored. Tunji-Ojo was communicated shortly by PEBEC Director-General, Princess Zahrah in Abuja after a closed-door meeting with the delegation of the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council in Abuja.
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has yesterday warned that Nigeria being a great nation will not tolerate any form of disrespect from any country against its citizens. The military chief was reacting to the Canadian High Commission which denied him and some military top brass visas to travel for the Invictus games in Vancouver, Canada, last week.
At least 28 passengers were burnt to death in an auto crash, which occurred on the Onipetesi area of Mile 49 on the Ore-Lagos Road in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State. It was gathered that the tragic accident occurred at the weekend when drivers of two commercial buses heading for the eastern part of the country drove against the traffic and had a head-on collision, bursting into flames. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) who were at the scene of the incident narrated that two survivors were receiving medical attention at the general hospital were the remains of the deceased were deposited.
The Federal Government through the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has directed the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), to reactivate new printers to the passport offices in the Nigerian Consulate in Atlanta and New York, United States of America.
