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Nigeria to Implement Online Visa Applications by March 1
Nigeria to Implement Online Visa Applications by March 1
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Processing visa applications online offers convenience, faster processing, and enhanced security for applicants. It reduces costs, curbs corruption, and... 22.01.2025, Sputnik Africa
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The Nigerian federal government has announced that all visa applications will be processed online by March 1, local media reported, citing the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo.Speaking during a live session on ‘X Spaces’ with influencer Segun Awosanya, Tunji-Ojo highlighted the government's efforts to centralize and streamline the visa approval process to enhance national security and reduce corruption.Tunji-Ojo also reportedly referenced the establishment of a harmonized data center at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Technology Innovation Complex, located at the Nigeria Immigration Service headquarters in Abuja.The new system aims to ensure proper data handling and compliance with Nigeria's Data Protection Act.
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Nigeria to Implement Online Visa Applications by March 1
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Processing visa applications online offers convenience, faster processing, and enhanced security for applicants. It reduces costs, curbs corruption, and ensures uniformity and transparency in the system. Additionally, it improves data management, supports sustainability, and boosts a country’s appeal for tourism and investment.
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Nigerian federal government has announced that all visa applications will be processed online by March 1, local media reported, citing the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo.
Speaking during a live session on ‘X Spaces’ with influencer Segun Awosanya, Tunji-Ojo highlighted the government's efforts to centralize and streamline the
visa approval process to enhance national security and reduce corruption.
“The visa approval centre is also an achievement for this administration because we also now have a centralised visa approval centre,” he was quoted as saying. “This will stem corruption, ensure national security, and merge the visa regime to ensure uniformity. Before March 1st, all visa application systems will be online to ensure proper vetting.”
Tunji-Ojo also reportedly referenced the establishment of a harmonized data center at the Bola Ahmed
Tinubu Technology Innovation Complex, located at the Nigeria Immigration Service headquarters in Abuja.
“We were able to build one of the biggest data centers in the history of Nigeria, which is the 8.3-petabyte center. Before then, we had an issue because we inherited a Nigeria Immigration Service that had no data center, where the data of Nigerians was obviously being saved in private capacities with various contractors, and that was a gross contravention of the Data Protection Act,” he explained.
The new system aims to ensure proper data handling and compliance with Nigeria's Data Protection Act.
