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The embassy issued the warning on Wednesday through its official X account, urging prospective applicants to obtain visa-related information directly from the mission and other official German government channels.

The planned crackdown is being coordinated by the US Department of State and the Department of Homeland Security and is expected to target holders of B1 and B2 non-immigrant visas issued between 2016 and 2026 whose holders have subsequently sought asylum in the United States.

According to INTERPOL, the operation ran from November 2025 to June 2026, bringing together law enforcement agencies from six continents to identify high-value criminal targets, trace illicit financial flows, seize criminal assets and support arrests and prosecutions.

The warning was issued by NDIC’s Head of Legal Unit, Oladipo Kushimo, during a breakout session titled “Too Big to Fail?” at the Nigerian Bar Association’s Annual General Conference in Port Harcourt.

The retaliatory measures will affect several major categories of American goods, including steel and aluminium, dairy products, electrical equipment, appliances, fish, industrial materials and other consumer products.

The corporate ties between Nigeria and South Africa have long been defined by a simple, lopsided binary. Crude oil flows south, while multinational giants push north. MTN Nigeria wants to rewrite that script. Sponsoring the Nigeria-South Africa Chamber of Commerce (NSACC) Breakfast Forum at Eko Hotel on August 27, the telecom operator is shifting the bilateral conversation away from high-level trade policy and straight into local supply chains.

The company told customers on August 25 that MonieWorld was entering a transition period as Moniepoint redirected strategic resources towards financial tools for businesses across Africa. The service remains operational for now, with customers expected to receive further information about the closure timeline and any changes affecting their accounts and transactions.

According to the notice, the Federal High Court in Lagos granted Universal Insurance leave to commence proceedings against NAICOM and other respondents over what the insurer described as the “purported cancellation” of its licence and the receivership that followed.

The presidential directive came amid growing public concern over the deteriorating highway, which has disrupted movement between Edo and Delta states, delayed the transportation of goods and created serious hardship for motorists and travellers.

His death has thrown the Nigerian media industry into mourning, with journalists, publishers and professional colleagues paying tribute to a man whose career cut across some of the country's most prominent news organisations and the emerging digital publishing sector.