{"id":40233,"date":"2017-12-13T12:33:57","date_gmt":"2017-12-13T11:33:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/?p=40233"},"modified":"2017-12-13T12:33:57","modified_gmt":"2017-12-13T11:33:57","slug":"african-countries-abolish-visas-nigerians-minister-information","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/african-countries-abolish-visas-nigerians-minister-information\/","title":{"rendered":"African Countries to Abolish Visas for Nigerians – Minister of Information"},"content":{"rendered":"
While speaking to newsmen shortly after defending his ministry’s budget before the Senate Committee on Tourism, in Abuja, yesterday, Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, disclosed how President Muhammadu Buhari is spearheading a programme where Africans, including Nigeria, would not need visas to visit other African countries.<\/div>\n
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According to Daily Sun, the minister said once the move is accomplished and the visa regime is liberalised, tourists would be encouraged to visit African countries.<\/div>\n
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He noted that there is an improvement in Nigeria\u2019s visa regime and that the current\u00a0\u201cvisa on arrival programme\u201d<\/em>recently introduced by the Federal Government, is working very well.<\/div>\n
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He opined that Public, Private Partnership is one of the most viable ways to revive the tourism sector and that efforts are being made by the present administration in that direction, adding that there is remarkable improvement in the sector\u2019s activities.<\/div>\n
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He said:\u00a0\u201cAnybody who has been observing what is happening in the creative industry, including culture, film industry, fashion, will see that there is remarkable transformation and that is because government has provided the enabling environment.<\/em><\/div>\n
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\u201cThe creative industry is on a tripod, the government, the private sector and the practitioners and what government has done is to give the support that the industry needs to grow.<\/em><\/div>\n
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\u201cFor instance, sometime this year, the Federal Government included the film industry in the list of industries that will enjoy pioneer status. What this means is that if you invest in this industry with a certain amount of money, you will be entitled to tax holiday for three years at the initial stage and another two years. In addition, dividends from your businesses will be exempted from taxation. This is one of the incentives government has given.\u201d<\/em><\/div>\n
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The Minister said meetings had been held with relevant stakeholders in ensuring that they contributed their quota to the development of the sector.<\/div>\n
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\u201cAt the creative industry financing summit held recently, we met with the Inspector General of Police to express our concern at the rate of piracy. He immediately set up an anti-piracy unit in each command of the federation.<\/em><\/div>\n
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\u201cWe also met the Central Bank Governor asking for an intervention fund to the tune of 100 million dollars to enable people in the industry to invest in infrastructure. Also, as I speak to you, we are talking to NEXIM Bank. We are equally talking to some investors, who are ready to bring in 20 million dollars.<\/em><\/div>\n
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\u201cThis is to enable the industries, especially the film industry to have cinema houses all over the country. So, what is important is enabling environment,\u2019\u2019<\/em>\u00a0he said.<\/div>\n
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Mohammed listed part of the present government\u2019s achievements to include revival of the Presidential Council on Tourism, headed by the President, with ministers as members.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

While speaking to newsmen shortly after defending his ministry’s budget before the Senate Committee on Tourism, in Abuja, yesterday, Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, disclosed how…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":371,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Lai-Mohammed.jpg?fit=1929%2C1508&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":60839,"url":"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/south-africa-waives-visas-for-many-countries-except-nigeria\/","url_meta":{"origin":40233,"position":0},"title":"South Africa waives visas for many countries except Nigeria","author":"Reporter","date":"September 26, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"The South African government says it has concluded plans to grant visa waiver agreements to some countries, allowing travellers from those countries to enter their country without a visa. \u00a0 The South African Minister of Home Affairs, Malusi Gigaba, who announced this, gave a list of the countries, and Nigeria\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/South-Africa.jpg?fit=690%2C450&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/South-Africa.jpg?fit=690%2C450&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/South-Africa.jpg?fit=690%2C450&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":129907,"url":"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/senate-summons-buharis-minister-aregbesola-over-visa-issues\/","url_meta":{"origin":40233,"position":1},"title":"Senate Summons Buhari’s Minister, Aregbesola Over Visa Issues","author":"Damilare Salami","date":"December 17, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"The Nigerian Senate has summoned the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, over the new visa-on-arrival policy recently announced by President Muhammadu Buhari. 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