There are strong indications that the challenge in Visa processing is stifling tourism growth in Nigeria, causing the nation to gradually lose billions of dollars that would have been earned if it has liberal visa process and comes as affordable as that of other countries in Africa, THISDAY investigation has revealed. Tourism has been described […]
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has sensitised stakeholders on the new Visa reform, Expatriate Quota Reforms and Post-Amnesty Voluntary Return. During the sensitisation programme held in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, the Comptroller General of Immigration Service, Kemi Nandap, said the essence of the engagement was to create an open platform for dialogue. Nandap, represented […]
The United States Mission in Nigeria has issued yet another criterion for issuance of visa to Nigerians, requesting applicants to disclose all social media usernames and handles used over the past five years in their visa applications. The U.S. Mission in Nigeria gave the condition via a statement shared on X on Monday. It noted […]
The United States government has said that visas issued to Nigerian travellers must be used in accordance with the law. The U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, Richard Wills, affirmed this yesterday in Abuja at a parley with the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Muhammed Idris, to strengthen bilateral cooperation with focus on ensuring compliance with […]
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 […]
