IMMIGRATION

Despite Improved Efforts, Applicants Squeak over Cumbersome E-visa, Passport Renewal Processes

Although the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has significantly improved the processes of obtaining e-visa and passport renewal in order to encourage investors and others travelling to Nigeria, complaints persist over the difficulties encountered in the processes, a development that is giving intending travellers a serious concern. For instance, the applicants said it takes too long […]

MMIA Aviation

Visa on Arrival: Compromise on Security?

Many Nigerians were largely apprehensive when on December 11, 2019, President Mohammadu Buhari announced in Egypt that the country will begin to issue visa on arrival for all African nationals. While the news was received with elation by Africans, many Nigerians were circumspect. Ironically, tourism business promoters have been campaigning and urging the federal government […]