Osinbajo will speak on climate change at a university in the US.

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 On Saturday, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will fly out of Abuja for Philadelphia, where he will give a Special Lecture at the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn). According to a statement from Osinbajo's spokesman, Laolu Akande, the vice president would also take part in an interactive session with academics and students organized by Wale Adebanwi, professor of Africana studies at UPenn. The University's Center for Africana Studies is presenting the vice president's speech on April 24 with a focus on Climate Change and a Just Transition. Osinbajo is now leading initiatives to establish the African Carbon Market as one of the pathways of a just and sustainable transition. He is a leading voice and ardent supporter of a Just Energy Transition for Africa and the developing world. One of the eight American private institutions known as the Ivy League, UPenn was first founded as a charitable institution in 1740. Benjamin Franklin, a future founding father of the United States an...
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The US Proclaim visa Ban on Nigerians Sabotaging democracy

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 US government Proclaim visa Ban on Nigerians for sabotaging democracy. 

The United States has imposed visa restrictions on some Nigerians accused of undermining democracy, saying it is part of its efforts to promote democracy and fight corruption in Nigeria.

In a statement on Wednesday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken revealed that the sanctioned individuals, whose names he did not release, would not be eligible for US entry visas.

The top diplomat also explained that some family members of those who have been denied entry to the United States may face the same restrictions.

He said: "We are committed to supporting and promoting democracy in Nigeria and around the world. Today I am announcing visa restrictions for certain individuals in Nigeria for undermining the democratic process in the recent Nigerian elections.

Pursuant to Section 212(a)(3)c of the Immigration and Nationality Act, such persons will be deemed ineligible for visas to the United States under a policy to restrict entry visas to those suspected of being responsible for or complicit in the weakening of democracy in Nigeria.

Certain family members of these persons may also be subject to these restrictions. Others who undermine the democratic process in Nigeria, including in the run-up to, during, and after the 2023 Nigerian elections, may not be eligible for visas to the United States under this policy.













Blinken clarified that the visa restriction is not aimed at the Nigerian people or the government.

He described this as a reflection of the US government's commitment to support Nigeria's aspirations to fight corruption and promote democracy and the rule of law.

"The visa restrictions announced today are for specific individuals and are not directed at the people of Nigeria or the government of Nigeria. "The decision to impose visa restrictions reflects the United States’ commitment to support Nigeria’s aspirations to fight corruption and advance democracy and the rule of law," the statement read.

This development comes just two months after the political advisor at the US Embassy in Nigeria, Rolf Olson, said the US will impose sanctions on those who try to undermine the democratic process in Nigeria.

Speaking at a Hubert Humphrey Fellowship Alumni Association symposium last November, Olson said the sanctions have been imposed on people who have undermined national elections before and will be repeated in the next election.

He said, "Even a few spoilers can wreak great havoc in an election." It takes an all-out effort to try to stamp out the use of violence and inflammatory rhetoric.

Individuals who seek to undermine the democratic process, including through violence, may be denied visas to the United States. We have imposed visa restrictions in the past against those responsible for or complicit in undermining the democratic process, and we remain fully prepared to do so again in the context of the next election.

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