Nigeria’s Federal Government and the United States are locked in a closed door meeting over 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 US government on steps taken so far to resolve the issues.
According to the Nation, it was learnt that the meeting started at 11am Nigerian time.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama is head of Nigeria’s delegation to the meeting while the US Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard leads the US delegation.
They are expected to brief the media immediately after the meeting.
The United States recently placed some Nigerian politicians, considered to be engaged in anti-democratic activities, especially with Edo and Ondo elections in mind on visa ban list.
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