The Nigeria Immigration Service has suspended the issuance of Biometric Visa-On-Arrival to foreigners arriving into the country indefinitely.
Investigations by the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, revealed that the NIS was now issuing the “Ordinary Visa-On-Arrival’’ to visitors coming into the country.
A reliable source told NAN that the biometric visa-on-arrival, which costs foreigners $110, was introduced on June 12 but was suspended a day later due to controversies concerning the charges.
According to the source, the suspension of the new policy was approved by the Comptroller-General of the NIS, Mr Muhammed Babandede, to enable issues relating to the payments to be resolved.
The source said: “It is not true that the NIS is collecting money from foreigners coming into the country for the issuance of biometric…
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