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Are you planning to visit Nigeria for tourist or conference? You need to check requirements for Nigerian visa, then decide whether you want to visit or not.
There are several reason you may want to visit Nigeria: for tourism, business, conferences, work etc. Whatever the purpose of your visit you need to obtain passport of your own and obtain Nigerian visa related to your visit.
What is Nigerian visa?
A Nigerian visa is a conditional authorization granted by the Nigerian government through her immigration office to a foreigner, allowing them to enter, remain within, or to leave Nigeria.
Nigerian visa is one of the valid traveling documents that grants you access into Nigerian soil. In addition to passport, visitors are required to have a visa. To begin your process of entry into Nigerian, you will need to obtain visa from a Nigerian embassy, commission or consulate in advance from the country you’re coming from.
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Unlike The Gambia which grants free visa entry to Nigerians and some other African countries, the situation is different for Nigeria. You need a visa to visit Nigeria except visa waiver granted to citizens of ECOWA members state, which is not absolutely free.
Nigerian Visa Requirements
Below are the entry requirements for foreign nationals who want to visit Nigeria
Invitation letter from Nigeria addressed to the Mission
Copy of passport from the host
Copy of driver’s licence from the host
Affidavit
Copy of certificate of incorporation from host if it’s a business or church trip
Hotel reservation
Flight itinerary
One coloured passport size photo with white background
Valid passport (6 months before expiry) and copy of data page
Copy of resident permit or exemption certificate
Certified copy of Identity card
Recent bank statement (minimum depends on your country’s currency) which should be stamped
Letter of request for visa by the applicant
Yellow fever certificate and copy
Then you’ll be required to fill the form online at www.immigration.gov.ng and print
Pay online and print the receipt
Having known the requirements to visit Nigeria, it is very important to know they types of visa you apply for before your visit to Nigeria.
Types of Nigerian Visa
Diplomatic Visa
Tourist Visa
Temporary Work Permit
Transit Visa
Business Visa
Subject to Regularization Visa
Nigerian Visa validity period
Nigerian Visa (types)
Validity
Diplomatic Visa
90 days
Tourist Visa
90 days
Temporary Work Permit
90 days
Transit Visa
7 days
Business Visa
90 days
Subject to Regularization Visa
90 days
Diplomatic Visa
Diplomatic Visa is specifically reserved for Heads of States and their families, top officials of Government like ministers and their families, accredited Diplomats like Ambassadors, High Commissioners and their families, and Holders of United Nations / International Agencies Diplomatic Passport and Laisser Passez.
Nigerian Tourist Visa
This kind of visa is designed for for citizens of all countries except ECOWAS Nationals who do not require the visa to visit Nigeria.
Nationals of another country (except ECOWAS ) who are visiting Nigeria to visit some beautiful places in Nigeria will have to apply for Nigerian tourist visa.
Temporary Work Permit (TWP)
Temporary Work Permit is designed for expatriates invited by Corporate Bodies to provide services, such as after-sales Installation /Commissioning/ Upgrading/Maintenance/Repairs of equipment and machinery, Training /capacity building for Nigerian staff, Audit of machinery/ equipment and financial records.
Most of the foreign site engineers working with RCC, Julius Berger and other foreign-linked companies in Nigeria apply for TWP visa.
Transit Visa
The Nigerian Transit Visa is available to foreign travelers entering Nigeria for an onward destination outside the country.
Nigerian Business Visa
Business Visa is available to foreign Travelers who wish to visit Nigeria for the purpose of Meeting, Emergency/Relief work, Conference, Trade Fairs, Seminar, Contract Negotiation, Marketing, Sales, Purchase distribution of Nigerian Goods, , Job Interviews, Training of Nigerians (Humanitarian Services) etc whose visit is linked to a specific business.
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Is there any embezzlement or fraud going on in your organisation which you want to put an end to? Writing a petition to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is the best action you can take to save the situation. We’ll also share with you the branch offices of EFCC across Nigeria.
In this post, we will guide you on how to submit a petition to EFCC.
We’ll also highlight some of the important things you need to put into consideration before filing and sending your petition to the anti-graft agency. We’ll also come up with a sample of a petition to the EFCC.
You wan to be one of the whistleblowers of EFCC, read on as this post contains everything you need to know on how to write a petition to an anti-graft agency in Nigeria.
What does EFCC do?
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is Nigeria’s most fearful anti-graft agency by online criminals, corrupt politicians because it is empowered by an Act to: prosecute, investigate, and charge to court anyone who involved himself in fraudulent activities or someone who has questions to answer in relation to financial impropriety.
Some of its duties include:
The Act establishing EFCC mandates it to combat financial and economic crimes.
It is also empowered to investigate financial fraud
It is empowered to to prosecute financial crimes
EFCC can also penalise economic and financial crimes.
Some of the Acts legalising the duties of EFCC as listed above include
EFCC Act 2004
The Money Laundering Act 1995
The Money Laundering (Prohibition) act 2004
The Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act 1995
The Failed Banks (Recovery of Debts) and Financial Malpractices in Banks Act 1994
The Banks and other Financial Institutions Act 1991; and
Miscellaneous Offences Act
Who you can petition
You can blow the whistle to EFCC if you know any politician in your LG, State, or at the FG level who has embezzled or involved in financial fraud provided you have stronger evidence.
Head of institutions (colleges of education, polytechnic, university) can be investigated if he has mismanaged the institution’s funds
Head of your community can be investigated
You can file a petition to the EFCC if you know any online fraudsters in your neighbourhood.
You can also file a petition or blow the whistle against any official of the anti-graft agency who misrepresented the agency by reporting to a special office dedicated to handling such cases, in this case you need to have most of the strongest evidence so that such petition doesn’t bounce on you the writer.
You can also blow the whistle to EFCC if you know someone who has been impersonating the agency to dupe the general public.
Simply put, what we’re saying here is that anyone can be investigated by the EFCC in as much is a financial crime.
I’m sure you won’t be reporting a case of stealing of phone or car to EFCC, please note that police is empowered to handle cases relating to stealing.
Points to consider in your petition to EFCC
One thing about petition is that it has helped to correct some anomalies in the society. So, crafting and submitting a petition to the EFCC isn’t just enough. Here are the points to guide you before proceeding on submitting a petition
Develop your argument
Know the correct name of the person to be investigated
Proper Address
Write a statement that frames your goals
Prepare references for your petition
Add a brief summary of your petition
Call to action
Be concise
Make your petition readable
Edit your petition for spelling and figure errors
Signatures
Sending and submitting your petition
Develop your argument:
Make sure you have researched and you are in possession of enough evidence because that will help EFCC in its work, it doesn’t work on rumour or assumption.
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You can actually update your GT Bank phone number and E-mail through two major ways:
Through internet banking
Via ATM
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The big “G” Google keeps record of everything you’ve ever searched on its platform. Just as it has the archive of what you searched for, it also gives you the privilege to delete or download all your search history from Google.
As at April 2018, Google said it had 1.4 Billion active Gmail users around the world. That’s to tell us the huge number of data Google has.
Some of us shop online either from international online shopping stores (e.g. Jumia, Aliexpress, Amazon, eBay) or on online stores which are predominantly base within a specific location (MarketHub). In another part of this post, I’ll show you seven things to put into consideration before buying shoes online.
Whether you’re shopping online at home (within your country) or from across the border, there are some factors you need to put into consideration.
In this guide, we’ll explain why online shoppers need to pay attention to some factors before making a final choice on the store that would meet their expectations.
Important factors to consider before shopping online
Testimonials about the product
Returns and Cancellation Policies
Optional Payment methods
Trust
Originality of products
Customer support
Online Reviews of your Business
Costs
Shipping cost
Secured Platform
No. 1: Testimonials about the product
You’ve found your desired product: Is it mobile phone, home appliances, Ladies’ wears, T-shirt?. It’s very important for you to check reviews of buyers who earlier bought the same product.
It’s very important!
The photos of the product you are seeing online might not actually reflect its real and physical look. To check if you’re buying the right product, check reviews of the product.
There are some buyers who would come back to drop their reviews about the product.
Product review is particularly peculiar to products listed on AliExpress, Amazon and other global online stores.
Online shopping factor No. 2: Returns and Cancellation Policies
If you think price or cost should come next, we don’t believe so going the research conducted by Granify, which says that return policy is the most important decision-making factor for online shoppers of clothing and apparel.
The study found that in many retail categories, a strong return policy and positive customer reviews are more important to customers than price.
Ready to buy shoes online? There are some important things you must put into consideration when making such a purchase.
In Nigeria, you can order shoes online on Jumia, Konga, Dealdey, and GTBank’s MarketHub while eBay, Amazon, and AliExpress are some of the global online stores where you can shop.
The advantages include being able to order at the comfort of your home, and also affords you to enjoy the amazing deals, particularly during festive periods.
You need to pay attention to several things when you’re purchasing shoes online, most especially if you’re first-timer.
And in a few days from now you’ll be ordering shoes online for Christmas and New Year
Most Important Things to Check When Buying Shoes Online
Be sure you’re buying from a legitimate website
Know your shoe size
Read the store’s return policy
Read about the shoe’s materials
Don’t be carried away by aesthetic outlook
Pay attention to customer reviews
Check for coupons or discount to get the best deal
Be sure you’re buying from a legitimate website
The most important thing should be buying from a legitimate website. Even if its legitimate, you also need to check out if the online URL is secured before you start using your debit or credit cards on it.
Know your shoe size
How would you feel if after ordering a pair of shoes online and later found out it isn’t your size?
It’d be frustrating.
In that situation it’s either you return it, or you resell, or give it to someone else. Before ordering shoes online, it’s very important to know your shoe size.
Depending on the countries you’re ordering from, you should know that US, UK, and European shoe sizes are different; also, different brands of shoes go by different size charts.
Some of them go by one digit or two digits E.G 8,9, 10 etc, or 38, 38, 50 etc.
Read the store’s return policy
This should be considered when purchasing any kinds of products online.
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You can do this by login to your dashboard to make the necessary correction right away before the opportunity closes.
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The application portal for the Direct Short Service Commission (DSSC) of Nigerian Navy recruitment for 2018 has been opened for interested young Nigerians who want to build a career in the NN.
The portal for NN recruitment opened on October 3, 2018 for applicants to submit their applications, closing date for the the application is November 14, 2018.
Departments of Nigerian Navy DSSC 2018 Recruitment where applications are welcomed are:
1) Seaman
2) Accounts and Budget
3) Chaplain
4) Education
5) Human Resource Management
6) Hydrography
7) Imam
8) Information
9) Information and Communication Technology
10) Information and Communication Technology
11) Music
12) Sports/PT
13) Legal Services
For each of the above depadtments, there are requirements applicants must satisfy before they can be considered after a rigorous screening exercise to be announced later.
Let’s take the above departments one after the other and list their requirements:
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