Travel/Destination

Spain has become the new main entry point for asylum-seekers fleeing Africa, an influx that European Union officials fear could exacerbate political tensions across the region over migration. Around 19,000 asylum-seekers arrived in Spain in […]

President Donald Trump backed down and abandoned on Wednesday his policy of separating immigrant children from their families on the U.S.-Mexico border, after images of youngsters in cages sparked outrage at home and abroad. Trump […]

The United States, yesterday, deported 34 Nigerians over alleged immigration and related offences. The deportees arrived at the cargo session of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMlA), Lagos, aboard a chartered Omni Air International aircraft […]

It recently emerged, based on official statistics released by the Canadian government, that Nigeria produced the second highest number of refugee claimants in Canada in 2017, second only to Haiti. Nigeria is presently on course […]

Germany has proposed a new process that will facilitate the smooth repatriation of over 30,000 illegal Nigerian migrants back to the country. Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama said this when he received the Security […]

The Trump administration announced a new policy Friday that tightens rules for foreign or exchange students who overstay U.S. visas by counting days overstayed, not from the time the violation is reported, but from the […]

By most standards, Ezekiel is living the middle-class Nigerian dream. At 41, he works as a senior manager at a Lagos-based media company where he earns a healthy salary. He also runs a successful side […]

The Canadian government has sharpened its tone towards asylum seekers, warning that simply making it across the border is not a “free ticket” to Canada as the number of migrants crossing from the US continues […]

I asked the supervisor if there was a problem. The supervisor informed me that my passport was a “Category C” passport. That was the lowest in the hierarchy. I was shocked to find out that […]

The growing number of African immigrants who settle in the United States are more highly educated than those who go to Europe, according to a new survey by a major American research group. The survey […]

The flight was scheduled to leave at 7 a.m. I left home at 5:15 a.m. with my driver and ‘ManFriday’ PA. As we drove towards the airport toll gate, the long dispute as to who […]

Australia and Britain will be connected by a non-stop journey for the first time with the arrival in London on Sunday of a direct Qantas flight from Perth. The QF9 flight, which takes off on […]

Wondering whether you need a visa for your upcoming trip to Paris or France? Luckily, France has very relaxed entry requirements for foreign travelers staying less than 90 days. If you plan on spending more […]

Arik Air has introduced Garden City Express service, which will take passengers from Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, to the Nigeria Air Force (NAF), Port Harcourt, Rivers state capital. In a statement on Sunday, the […]