The Nigeria’s Minister of of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo on Friday announced that the Federal Government has stopped the issuance of visa-on arrival for foreigners.
Tunji-Ojo said this while speaking at the closing ceremony of the five-day training and capacity building programmes on Advanced Passenger Information-Passenger Name Record, API/PNR System for NIS officers.
He warned that Nigeria is not a destination for criminals and the visa-on-arrival policy has not been effective in monitoring migration processes, especially through the land borders.
According to the Minister, most foreigners avoid migrating into the country by air as they prefer land in neigbouring countries and complete their journeys through land.
Speaking further, the Minister said the Federal Government will introduce landing and exit cards that would be integrated into a multi-faceted solution by March or April.
These cards, he said would be completed by visitors before their arrival in Nigeria.
He said, “And the e-visa solution, we are working hard to be to meet the first of March or peradventure If we are unable, the first of April, we will hit it live.
“We will automate the system. People apply online and we will do what we need to do. That solution will be integrated with the Interpol system, the criminal records system, so that we can be able to make decisions”, the Minister stated.
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