The US-Nigeria visa tango: Single entry, double standards


The US-Nigeria visa tango: Single entry, double standards

Èpá Ogie Eboigbe

The recent implementation of restrictive visa policies by the United States against Nigerian citizens represents a diplomatic miscalculation that has already begun to unravel the carefully woven fabric of bilateral relations between two nations that should be natural allies. The policy took effect on July 8, 2025; but the consequences have become more damaging than either Washington or Abuja anticipated.

What makes this dispute particularly galling is the questi

The US-Nigeria visa tango: Single entry, double standards

Èpá Ogie Eboigbe

The recent implementation of restrictive visa policies by the United States against Nigerian citizens represents a diplomatic miscalculation that has already begun to unravel the carefully woven fabric of bilateral relations between two nations that should be natural allies. The policy took effect on July 8, 2025; but the consequences have become more damaging than either Washington or Abuja anticipated.

What makes this dispute particularly galling is the questi

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