Bishop David Oyedepo , the founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide also known as Winners Chapel has been denied visa by the United States Embassy in Lagos. The United States Embassy in Nigeria has been hard on Nigerians seeking visas. A report in ThisDay also said Kris Asimonye, wife of popular comedian, Abovi Ugboma (Bovi), was also denied visa on Thursday though the comedian’s application was approved. Nigerians with valid United States visas have reportedly been receiving emails from the embassy notifying them that their visas had been revoked without any explanations. Two senior bank executives and several others affected confirmed the development to newsmen. It was however, unclear why Oyedepo’s visa application was denied as the embassy usually does not reveal such information to a third party. ThisDay also reported that no reason for the denial was stated other than the Bishop did not qualify for ...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has appealed to the President Donald Trump of the United States to reconsider the restriction placed on issuance of immigrant visa to Nigerians and instead punish ‘those in government who have failed in their duties”. “I call on President Trump to consider adopting measures that individually target those in government who have failed in their duties, rather than target the entire Nigerian population,” he said on Saturday. By Atiku’s recommendation, Buhari and his ministers should be the target of the visa ban. The Trump administration announced a new regime of visa restrictions which mostly affected those seeking permanent stay in their country on Friday. Apart from Nigeria, five other countries were also affected by the visa policy. The US said it took the policy out of security concerns. But while expressing his sadness over the inclusion of Nigeria among the countries affected by the vi...
The Dow Jones Industrial Average ( DJINDICES:^DJI ) staged a big comeback Monday morning after suffering a large loss to close out last week. The news around China's coronavirus outbreak hasn't gotten any better, with the number of casualties rising sharply over the weekend. Despite that backdrop, the Dow was up 1.05% at 10:50 a.m. EST. In terms of individual stocks, Apple ( NASDAQ:AAPL ) rose despite an analyst warning about the coronavirus reducing iPhone shipments, and Nike ( NYSE:NKE ) was up after two analysts made bullish arguments for the apparel and footwear stock. Apple shakes off coronavirus Shares of Apple were up 0.7% Monday morning despite the potential for the coronavirus outbreak in China to dent sales. China's economic growth could suffer if the outbreak continues to escalate, and the Chinese government is reportedly considering cutting their growth target for 2020. In the near term, the tech giant announced over the weeke...
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