Nigeria is looking to change its visa policy to better compete globally and draw more investments and tourists without risking national security.
The federal government is planning to review the country’s visa policy to help attract more foreign investments and tourists. Prince Nduka Obaigbena, the Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of THISDAY and Arise Media Group, recently urged African leaders to reduce visa restrictions across the continent to boost the movement of people and goods, promoting growth. He spoke in Nairobi, Kenya, during the final day of the AllAfrica Media Leaders’ Summit.
During a meeting in Abuja, Mr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, the Minister of Interior, expressed dissatisfaction with the low number of visitors to Nigeria last year, considering the country’s large population, resources, and potential. He emphasized the need to revise the visa policy to align with President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
Tunji-Ojo assured that new visa procedures would soon make it easier for people worldwide to enter Nigeria, boosting investment and economic opportunities. He highlighted that less than two million foreign passengers came to Nigeria last year, which is too few for such a populous nation. Getting the visa policy right, he said, would lead to economic prosperity.
The minister also explained that finding the right balance between easy visa access and national security is challenging but essential for attracting investments. Effective visa management is crucial for economic progress, job creation, and foreign direct investment.
Tunji-Ojo added that if implemented correctly, the new visa policy would enhance tourism and infrastructure development while maintaining national security. The current government aims to make Nigeria’s visa policy the best in the world and is considering using technology to streamline visa applications, reducing waiting times for different types of visas.
The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior, Dr. Aishetu Ndayako, noted that the review is crucial for the country’s development given the significant role visas play.
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Why a rare image of one of Malaysia’s last tigers is giving conservationists hope
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Emmanuel Rondeau has photographed tigers across Asia for the past decade, from the remotest recesses of Siberia to the pristine valleys of Bhutan. But when he set out to photograph the tigers in the ancient rainforests of Malaysia, he had his doubts.
“We were really not sure that this was going to work,” says the French wildlife photographer. That’s because the country has just 150 tigers left, hidden across tens of thousands of square kilometers of dense rainforest.
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“Tiger numbers in Malaysia have been going down, down, down, at an alarming rate,” says Rondeau. In the 1950s, Malaysia had around 3,000 tigers, but a combination of habitat loss, a decline in prey, and poaching decimated the population. By 2010, there were just 500 left, according to WWF, and the number has continued to fall.
The Malayan tiger is a subspecies native to Peninsular Malaysia, and it’s the smallest of the tiger subspecies in Southeast Asia.
“We are in this moment where, if things suddenly go bad, in five years the Malayan tiger could be a figure of the past, and it goes into the history books,” Rondeau adds.
Determined not to let that happen, Rondeau joined forces with WWF-Malaysia last year to profile the elusive big cat and put a face to the nation’s conservation work.
It took 12 weeks of preparations, eight cameras, 300 pounds of equipment, five months of patient photography and countless miles trekked through the 117,500-hectare Royal Belum State Park… but finally, in November, Rondeau got the shot that he hopes can inspire the next generation of conservationists.
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“This image is the last image of the Malayan tiger — or it’s the first image of the return of the Malayan tiger,” he says.
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