The Federal Executive Council (FEC) yesterday approved a new visa policy that would the issuance of Nigerian visa within 48 hours.
Minister of Information and National Orientation Mr Mohammed Idris said this while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the FEC meeting presided over by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
He said the new policy, which targets complete elimination of human contacts, was aimed at fast tracking the ease of doing business.
He said the new visa regime would address the challenges being faced by Nigerians and investors coming or going out of the country.
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In a related development, United States of America Consulate said the immigration visa ban placed on Nigerians by former President Donald Trump administration would be looked at once the country meets the needed criteria.
Recall the US Government had on January 31 announced a new visa regime which involved the suspension of the issuance of immigrants visas to Nigerian passport holders with the claim that Nigeria did not comply with the established identity – management and information -sharing criteria assessed by the performance metric .
Ross Conroy , an officer in US Consulate in Nigeria said the ban was a targeted action towards Nigerians migrating to the United States, not as being speculated in some section of the media .
She stated this while speaking as the guest speaker at the world peace and understanding month of the Rotary Club of Ikeja District 9110
