Generally, getting U.S. Visas are not easy to come by, especially for a country like Nigeria. Any foreigner who wishes to visit or migrate to the US must, first of all, obtain either a nonimmigrant visa or the migrant visa. The nonimmigrant visa is basically for those who intend to visa the country for a temporary business appointment whereas, an immigrant visa is strictly for those who want to permanently reside in the US, thus, this is the most difficult type of visa to obtain. However, due to the flexibility of getting a nonimmigrant US visa, we will focus on…
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CMG animation tour of the ‘’Twinkle Star Project’’ PHOTO/CGTN AFRICA CMG animation tour of the ‘’Twinkle Star Project’’ PHOTO/CGTN AFRICA China Media Group’s (CMG) “Twinkle Star Project” first animation tour after its launch was held on June 10, at the Village Market in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi. The event was attended by students from Mcedo Beijing School and the China-Kenya cultural center. During the event, CMG screened a number of Chinese cartoons to enable Kenyan students to learn more about the Chinese culture. Fredrick Sango, a teacher from Mcedo Beijing School accompanied his students for the screening today and he says…
A. Stratton 26th – 28th May Hey Dave, The trip was fabulous. We had a great time with the gorillas and Buhoma Lodge was excellent. We are considering a trip with my mother in law, are you free today for a quick chat about it? Thinking Kenya… Thanks, A. Schroeder 21st – 6th June Hi Sam Thank you for your E-Mail. It is really incredible that we are back already! The trip was excellent, thank you for all your help and recommendations. Southafrica: Capetown was great and the weather amazing. More Quarters is really nice and in a great location.…
FlexiGyn, the nifty, easy-to-use gynaecological device that allows gynaecologists to diagnose and treat uterine-related challenges without using general anaesthesia, has been selected as one of the top four African inventions in line for the 2023 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation. Developed by University of Cape Town (UCT) PhD student Edmund Wessels, FlexiGyn is a gamechanger for thousands of women and adolescent girls living in remote communities in South Africa who struggle to access the gynaecological care they need. The device is well-suited for use in a doctor’s office, as well as in clinics in under-resourced communities that lack proper medical infrastructure.…
Investors led by APM Terminals’ Global Investment Limited are discussing with the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on the $3 billion Badagry Deep- sea Port project. The project when completed would be concessioned for 45 years period to handle an annual throughput capacity of 1.8 million Twenty-foot Equivalent Units (TEUs). Unlike Lekki Port’s $361 billion within the concession period, the port is expected to generate $53.6 billion revenue for government. The proposed site of the project is located 55 kilometres west of Apapa port in Lagos. The approved deep-sea port is an initiative of a consortium led by APM Terminals, Orlean…
Defender Mohamed Abdelmonem equalised on the night as Al Ahly of Egypt drew 1-1 at Wydad Casablanca of Morocco on Sunday to win the CAF Champions League for a record-extending 11th time. Issued on: 12/06/2023 – 03:02 His goal cancelled the lead Yahia Attiyat Allah gave the defending champions and earned the Cairo club a 3-2 aggregate victory after building a 2-1 first-leg lead seven days ago.Ahly scored 27 goals in 14 matches en route to continental glory and four of them came from Egypt centre-back Abdelmonem.Defeat for Wydad ended a run of two final victories over Ahly, and they paid…
Early moves by Nigeria’s new president to put the country on a more orthodox economic trajectory have been praised by investors who are hopeful that Africa’s most populous country has passed an important inflection point.Bola Tinubu late on Friday suspended Godwin Emefiele, central bank governor since 2014, citing an “investigation and the planned reforms in the financial sector”. Emefiele, later detained by Nigeria’s intelligence agency, pursued a policy at the central bank of spending large amounts of the country’s foreign reserves to prop up the naira.This followed the decision by Tinubu, who took office last month, to scrap the fuel…
Three British tourists have been confirmed dead after a fire onboard a diving boat off Egypt’s Red Sea coast, a day after they were declared missing after a frantic search by the captain and crew.Twelve other divers and 14 crew, including the captain of the Hurricane, were rescued after abandoning the ship on Sunday morning. The group had sailed out to Elphinstone reef, a famed diving spot roughly 12km offshore and 30km from the resort town of Marsa Alam.According to the tour operator Scuba Travel and Tornado Marine Fleet, which operated the diving boat, a fire broke out onboard at…
Ama Ata Aidoo, a Ghanaian playwright and author who became one of Africa’s leading literary voices, exploring West African society through the eyes of women and the ghosts of the past such as colonial rule and slavery, died May 31 at 81.A family statement announced the death but offered no additional details.Ms. Aidoo’s career included stints in academia in the United States and political life at home as Ghana’s secretary for education in the early 1980s. The experiences helped shape some of the characters and struggles over more than a dozen novels, plays, short stories and volumes of poetry. Yet…
Victor Osimhen of Nigeria by Staff Reporter Saturday Jun 10, 2023. 15:00 Nigeria head coach Jose Peseiro has announced his latest squad ahead of the upcoming crucial match against Sierra Leone. The Portuguese tactician has invited captain Ahmed Musa, striker Victor Osimhen, goalkeeper Adebayo Adeleye, defender William Ekong, midfielder Alex Iwobi, forward Moses Simon among others.Home-based goaltenders Victor Sochima and Olorunleke Ojo are also called, as well as Rivers United defender Ebube Duru and Bendel Insurance FC midfielder Divine Nwachukwu.The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against the Leone Stars of Sierra Leone is scheduled to be played in…