Since its inception, the Trump administration has steadily rolled out a series of visa restrictions and travel bans targeting Nigeria and several other countries. Another US visa holder based in Lagos told Saturday PUNCH that he had also shelved plans to visit the United States in January. ‘Visa restrictions unfortunate’Reacting to the development, the Chief Executive Officer of Cardinal E-School and Edu Services, Sulaimon Okewole, described the visa restrictions as an “unfortunate development” with far-reaching consequences. “The United States, a nation of immigrants, is building a needless wall—not of brick, but of bureaucratic spite—and this diminishes us all. According to him, many Nigerian students had already secured admission into US universities and paid non-refundable fees.

Source: Punch December 20, 2025 13:20 UTC