The United States Consulate in Lagos has defended its decision to revoke the visa of Nigerian Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, saying that visas granted to foreign nationals were a privilege, not a right. According to The Punch, the Consulate’s Public Diplomacy Officer, Julia McKay, in an email response to the newspaper on Thursday, explained [ ]
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‘Entry Is A Privilege, Not A Right’, US Defends Soyinka’s Visa Revocation
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