The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has announced the launch of an Online Visa Approval Center to eliminate bureaucratic bottlenecks and reduce corruption in the visa application process.
The new system ensures that applicants no longer need to visit a visa office, know anyone in the system, or lobby for approvals.
The Minister, at a stakeholders’ sensitization workshop on the implementation of the Nigeria Visa Policy 2025 yesterday in Abuja, also condemned the recent shooting of a Nigerian Immigration Service officer allegedly on the orders of a Chinese company operating in Nigeria, describing the incident as an attack on the sovereignty of our Nation.
The Minister who announced a new expatriate administration system set to begin on May 1st 2025, also disclosed that the government will introduce penalties for visa overstays.
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