The Federal Government and the United States are holding a meeting on
the visa ban on some categories of Nigerians.
The meeting, which is ongoing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is
expected to provide the country the opportunity to brief the United
States government on steps taken so far to resolve the issues.


The Nigerian delegation is headed by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry
of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Mustapha Sulaiman, while the American
side is headed by the United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mrs Mary
Leonard.


The Comptroller-General of Immigration Service, Mr Muhammad Babandede and senior officials from relevant Ministries, Departments and
Agencies are also attending the meeting.