Michael Olugbode in THISDAY The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has issued an advisory urging Nigerians to use their United States visas responsibly and in strict compliance with the stated purpose of their application. This advisory followed concerns raised by the United States Government over the misuse of visas by some Nigerian citizens. In […]
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 […]
Travel experts, Immigration and other Nigerians have thumbed down on the plan by the federal government to scrap visa on arrival policy, saying that the decision is ill-conceived and urged the Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo to withdraw the decision and do more consulting in order to take a better decision that will benefit […]
Nigeria has so much to offer the world, from its culture to tourist destinations, but foreigners who may want to visit the country face hostility at Nigeria’s airports due to actions of security operatives. Over the years travellers leaving and coming to Nigeria narrate harrowing experience about the hostility, harassment and extortion that go on at the […]
Nigeria has recorded an improvement in the African visa openness index, as it is now number six in Africa, indicating that it is easier now to obtain visa from Nigeria. According to African Development Bank (ADB) and other reports, visa openness refers to the ease with which travellers can obtain authorisation to travel to and enter […]
