The State Department in January paused immigrant visa processing from 75 countries “whose migrants take welfare from the American people at unacceptable rates”.
Nigeria has been on tenterhooks since the Trump administration designated it as a ‘country of particular concern’ and launched military strikes in Sokoto.
The U.S. Embassy in Nigeria has issued multiple statements slamming the West African nation’s poor database and imposed visa restrictions.
Last week, the Trump administration unsuccessfully attempted to bar Harvard University from enrolling international students.
The U.S. and Russian delegations met in Istanbul on Thursday for a second round of talks to restore normal operations of their diplomatic missions.
Afghanistan, Bhutan, Cuba, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Venezuela and Yemen are the countries in the category.
The Colombians arrived in the capital, Bogotá, on a Colombian Air Force plane.
According to U.S. State Department records dating back to 1874, a foreign leader has never attended a transfer-of-power ceremony.
Mr Ngelale said Oando focused attention on R&D and study of prospective clean energy investment opportunities.
Russia’s ambassador to the U.S., Anatoly Antonov, condemned the accusations and called them “odious and unsubstantiated.”
