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Tinubu Govt Retracts False Claim That Japan Proposed Special Visas For Skilled Nigerians
In a statement signed on Wednesday by Abiodun Oladunjoye, Director of Information at the State House, it was clarified that the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) designated Kisarazu as the hometown for Nigeria, with no mention of te purported introduction of a special visa category for Nigerians.A
The Nigerian government, under Bola Tinubu, has retracted its claims that Japan will create a special visa category for highly skilled, innovative, and talented young Nigerians who wish to move to Kisarazu to live and work.
In a statement signed on Wednesday by Abiodun Oladunjoye, Director of Information at the State House, it was clarified that the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) designated Kisarazu as the hometown for Nigeria, with no mention of the purported introduction of a special visa category for Nigerians.
The statement reads, “Correction: JICA Designates City of Kisarazu as Hometown for Nigeria.
“The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) on Thursday, August 21, named the city of Kisarazu as the Hometown for Nigeria under its newly announced initiative “JICA Africa Hometown,” as part of its efforts to deepen cultural ties between two countries.
“JICA, in a ceremony announced on the sidelines of the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9), also named the cities of Nagai in Yamagata Prefecture the Hometown of Tanzania, Sanjo in Niigata Prefecture the Hometown of Ghana, and Imabari in Ehime Prefecture the Hometown of Mozambique.