- Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka revealed that the United States has revoked his visa, saying he was unaware of any reason for the action.
- The US Embassy cited a law allowing consular officers to revoke visas at any time.
- The move follows new restrictions reducing Nigerian visa validity from five years to three months. Soyinka, who famously tore up his US Green Card in 2016 over Donald Trump's policies, said he is now "banned" from the country.
Nobel laureate Professor Wole Soyinka has revealed that the United States has revoked his visa.
Speaking at a parley at Kongi's Harvest Gallery in Freedom Park, Lagos Island, Soyinka said he was unaware of any wrongdoing that could have led to the decision.
"It is necessary for me to hold this conference so that people in the United States who are expecting me for this event or that event do not waste their time. I have no visa; I am banned, obviously, from the United States," he stated.
The revocation has sparked speculation about possible shifts in US visa policy towards Nigerians. The US Embassy cited Section 221(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, which allows consular officers to revoke visas at any time.
Recent developments also include a reduction in visa validity for Nigerians from five years to three months with only single-entry visas now being issued.
Soyinka, who has been a vocal critic of former US President Donald Trump, had previously torn up his US Green Card in 2016 in protest against Trump's policies.
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