The Republic of Angola says it will open a visa office in Port Harcourt, the capital city of Rivers State on Tuesday, April 2nd.
This will make it three such offices in Nigeria, with the other offices located in Lagos and Abuja.
Alongside, the Republic of Angola will also open an investment center in Port Harcourt same day
This was contained in a statement released by the Angola Embassy in Nigeria.
According to the statement, those events will be part of the activities marking Angola’s Day of Peace and National Reconciliation.
“As part of the activities to celebrate the 4th of April, Day of Peace and National Reconciliation in Angola, a Visa Application Centre will be inaugurated this Tuesday, 04/02, in the Nigerian city of Port Harcourt, to obviate the need to travel to Abuja and Lagos.
“The center, a partnership between the Embassy of Angola in Nigeria and the company Akwa Helmes International Limited – AHIL, has facilities for applying for visas, increasing investment attractiveness, supporting the oil and gas industry, as well as promoting sun-sea and adventure tourism.
“Its services will extend to hotel reservations, ticket sales, and air connectivity to destinations operated by Angola’s national airline, TAAG.
“The city of Port Harcourt, in Rivers State (with a population of about 10 million), is located in the heart of the vast Niger Delta, where the main petroleum and petrochemical industries, two large state-owned refineries, two seaports, universities, and scientific and technological institutes are located.
“Most of the businessmen and technicians working in Angola’s oil and gas industry come from this region, but the local authorities want to intensify academic cooperation with training institutes and technical internships in the oil and gas industry.”
