Nigeria now has a new Visa Policy for the year 2020.

President Muhammadu Buhari made a formal presentation of the

87 page document yesterday at the State House in Abuja.

 

The document is a revised version.

President Buhari said the review of the visa policy is intended to attract innovation, specialized skills and knowledge from abroad to complement local ones.

The 2020 visa policy is to enhance business opportunities and achieve African integration through the visas on arrival for holders of passports of African Union countries.

 

President Muhammadu Buhari and the Christian Association of Nigeria have disagreed over the identity of Nigerians so far killed by Boko Haram insurgents.

 

 

The position of the President is that Boko Haram insurgency which began in 2009 has claimed the lives of more Muslims than Christians but CAN disagrees.

 

 

BUHARI gave his position in an op-ed published in Speaking Out, a guest opinion column for Christianity Today, a United States-based magazine.

 

 

The op-ed was a tribute to the Michika Local Government Area Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria in Adamawa State, Pastor Lawan Andimi who was recently killed by Boko Haram.

 

 

But CAN President, Reverend Supo Ayokunle in Ibadan over the weekend cited the killing of Andimi and a student of the University of Maiduguri, Ropvil Dalyep, saying there was no doubt that the Boko Haram insurgents were targeting Christians.

 

Abducted Vice Chairman of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) in Taraba State, Zainab Kashimi, has regained her freedom.

 

A family source, who preferred to be anonymous, disclosed that Kashimi was set free unhurt in the early hours of yesterday without any ransom paid.

 

She was kidnapped on Friday evening by gunmen who whisked her away to an unknown destination.

 

The abduction of Zainab Kashimi brings to two; the number of top lawyers kidnapped and released with Joel Daniel, the former NBA Branch chairman in the state being the first.

 

The state government has promised to provide alternative means of transportation for commuters following its ban on commercial motorcycles and tricycles also known as okada and keke respectively.

 

He also commended the drivers for complying with their restriction from six LGAs, major highways and bridges.

 

The state government said a fleet of 65 buses will join the others on some major routes as from today with about 550 more buses expected and 14 ferries will be commissioned on Tuesday.

 

It also said “this will further open up the waterways, reduce travel time on various routes and provide safe, dependable and comfortable alternatives for commuters.

 

However, the ban which began on Saturday has been widely condemned by residents as the government insists that it became necessary due to the casualty figures resulting from their operations.