Foreign Affairs

The United States House Appropriations Committee will lead a joint congressional briefing on Tuesday focused on the alleged persecution of Christians in Nigeria, committee officials announced. According to a notice shared on Tuesday by US Congressman Riley Moore on X, House Appropriations Committee Vice Chair and National Security Subcommittee Chairman Mario Díaz-Balart will convene the session, joined by fellow Appropriators …

The European Union Ambassador to Nigeria and the Economic Community of West African States, Gautier Mignot, has warned that foreign information manipulation is becoming a growing threat to democratic institutions and public stability, urging journalists to strengthen their professional standards in the face of increasingly sophisticated disinformation campaigns. Speaking in Abuja on Monday at a one-day workshop on Foreign Information …

END of the road may have come a full circle for terrorists operating in Africa’s most populous black nation, as the United States Department of War under Pete Hegseth, Secretary of War permitted the U.S Air Force SPY PLANE, Drone RQ-4B Global Hawk to secretly enter Nigeria’s Airspace two days ago, on Saturday, November 29, 2025 under the cover of …

Fernando Dias da Costa, opposition presidential candidate in Guinea Bissaufacebook sharing buttontwitter sharing buttonemail sharing buttonsharethis sharing buttonwhatsapp sharing buttonThe Nigerian embassy in Guinea-Bissau has granted asylum to Fernando Dias da Costa, the country’s opposition presidential candidate, over alleged threats to his life. The development comes after military officers announced a coup in the Portuguese-speaking West African nation last Wednesday. …

A security expert, tracker, and a jihadi expert with special focus on the Sahel, Brant Philip, has claimed that the United States has begun conducting operations inside Nigeria as part of an agreement with the Nigerian government aimed at tackling escalating terrorism. He stated on Saturday that a United States aircraft carried out an operation in Borno State, noting that …

Guinea-Bissau’s ousted president, Umaro Sissoco Embalo, arrived in the Republic of Congo’s capital, Brazzaville, on Saturday, days after he was overthrown by the military, Congolese government sources told AFP. Meanwhile, in the capital, Bissau, the West African country’s leading opposition party said its headquarters had been “invaded” by a “heavily armed militia” following the post-election coup that brought the army …

The former President returned to Abuja on Thursday following his evacuation from Guinea-Bissau after a military coup. He landed at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport after being airlifted from Guinea-Bissau in the wake of the takeover. He thanked the President of Ivory Coast and President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria for sending planes to lift him from Bissau. Jonathan had been in …

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has dismissed military intervention in Guinea-Bissau, demanding announcement of Sunday’s election. How a group of military officers claimed “total control” of the country, a day after two leading candidates – President Umaro Sissoco Embalo and Fernando Dias – each declared victory. Calling themselves the “High Military Command for the Restoration of Order”, the officers ordered the …

United States President Donald Trump has declared that he will “permanently pause” immigration from all so-called Third World countries, including Nigeria. He made the announcement in a statement posted on his Truth Social account late on Thanksgiving Day. Trump said the move is intended to allow the U.S. immigration system to “recover” while reversing what he described as “millions of …

As of 2025, all UK visa applications from Nigeria are now handled by VFS Global — the previous provider (TLScontact) no longer processes visas. For study and work visas submitted on or after 15 July 2025, successful applicants may get an eVisa (digital immigration status) instead of a traditional vignette sticker in the passport. Regardless of eVisa adoption, you will …