Nigeria has reviewed the visa processes for foreigners who
wish to visit the country for business and tourism purposes, an official said
Sunday.
The move is to remove bureaucratic bottleneck and encourage
business travelers and tourists, thus giving a boost to the economy, Minister
of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed said in a statement made available to reporters in Lagos.
It was part of the action plan for the ease of doing business
as well as efforts to boost tourism, within the overall context of the
government's economic diversification agenda, he said.
According to him, the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has
reviewed the requirements for Nigerian visas to make them more customer
friendly.
Types of visas currently reviewed include Visa on Arrival
(VoA) processes, Business Visas, Tourist Visas and Transit Visas, the minister
said.
Mohammed said the measures by NIS fit perfectly into the
60-day national action plan for ease of doing business in Nigeria that was
approved recently by the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council
(PEBEC), as well as the government's efforts to boost international tourism.
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