The federal government has approved the establishment of a tripartite committee tasked with streamlining visa processes and acquisition.
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this on Tuesday to State House correspondents after the federal executive council meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa .
He explained that the approval is aimed at easing processes for foreign investors.
He said “the visa process is becoming cumbersome which is not encouraging investors and the ease of doing business in Nigeria FEC has set up a committee to look at the present state of visa process with the aim of reducing the cumbersome nature of the process.
“Meaning that and the investors and tourists coming into the country will find it a lot easier to come into the country provided they follow laid down processes. This includes the eVisa platform that has already been discussed.
“There is also the idea of every visa application being processed within 48 hours. This is still work in progress. The minister of Interior is working with the minister of finance and other stakeholders to ensure that the visa process is done quickly and done with as soon as possible,” Idris said.
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