• Contact Us
  • About Us
Thursday, July 10, 2025
  • Login
MetroBusinessNews
  • Home
  • Economy
  • Politics
  • News
  • Companies and Markets
  • Energy
  • Sports
  • Real Estate
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Economy
  • Politics
  • News
  • Companies and Markets
  • Energy
  • Sports
  • Real Estate
No Result
View All Result
MetroBusinessNews
No Result
View All Result
ADVERTISEMENT
Home Economy

Nigeria launches 48-hour online visa application system

metro by metro
March 24, 2017
in Economy
0
0
SHARES
0
VIEWS

Nigeria has launched an online system aimed at enabling business executives to apply for a visa online and collect it on arrival 48 hours later, its immigration service said on Thursday.

The move to ease visa rules in the West African country follows complaints from foreign executives that obstructive embassy officials made it difficult to enter the country.

Read Also

Ghana Launches Task Force To Curb Gold Smuggling Losses

US ‘Losing Dollar’s Role As World’s Reserve Currency Like Losing Major World War’-Trump

IMF Proffers Solutions To Nigeria’s Inflation, Poverty, Challenges CBN On Monetary Policy Measures

Under the new system, travellers must register with the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) and provide details including travel document information, after which a letter of approval may be issued and the visa collected on arrival.

Mohammed Babandede, comptroller general of the NIS, said the facility was in line with the government’s “policy on creation of a conducive environment to attract foreign high net worth investors and professionals into the economy”.

Overseas investors have mainly stayed away from Africa’s largest economy after being put off by a gap of around 30 percent between the official rate of the naira currency, controlled by the central bank, and rates on the parallel market.

Nigeria, an OPEC member, is in recession for the first time in 25 years largely due to low oil prices.

 

Previous Post

EU mergers and takeovers

Next Post

African Markets – Factors to watch on March 24

Related Posts

Ghana May Lose $3.8Bn World Bank Funding Over Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill
Economy

Ghana Launches Task Force To Curb Gold Smuggling Losses

July 9, 2025
Trump
Economy

US ‘Losing Dollar’s Role As World’s Reserve Currency Like Losing Major World War’-Trump

July 9, 2025
IMF
Economy

IMF Proffers Solutions To Nigeria’s Inflation, Poverty, Challenges CBN On Monetary Policy Measures

July 7, 2025
FG To Start Paying Debt Service As Nigerian Economy Grows By 2.99% In Q1 2024-Edun
Economy

Nigeria’s Economy At Risk As Trump Threatens Extra  10% Tariff Against BRICS 

July 7, 2025
Next Post
FX market confidence losing traction on fading liquidity, credible price formation

African Markets - Factors to watch on March 24

Nigeria is reclaiming its cultural power: storytelling, stewardship and self determination

July 10, 2025
Three Police Officers, Two Soldiers Die As Security Forces Neutralise 30 Bandits In Katsina

Three Police Officers, Two Soldiers Die As Security Forces Neutralise 30 Bandits In Katsina

July 9, 2025
Senate

Senate Passes Electricity Act Ammendment Bill To Tackle Sector Collapse

July 9, 2025
MetroBusinessNews

© 2022 Metro Business News

Navigate Site

  • Contact Us
  • About Us

Follow Us

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Economy
  • Politics
  • News
  • Companies and Markets
  • Energy
  • Sports
  • Real Estate

© 2022 Metro Business News

Go to mobile version