There is hope that the United States will review the visa restriction it imposed on Nigeria within one month.
President Donald Trump had last week imposed visa restriction on Nigeria and five other countries.
The US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, gave the indication during a meeting on the sidelines of the 5th Nigeria-United States Bi-National Commission in Washington D.C., United States of America with Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama.
Pompeo said Trump took the action partly due to the “terrorist threat” in West Africa.
He told newsmen on the likely lifting of the restriction: “I’m optimistic that’s going to happen.”
Onyeama said after deliberations on the visa ban, the US Government had assured Nigeria that it was possible to lift the ban if the Federal Government could resolve the issues raised in one month.
Onyema said after the ban, President Muhammadu Buhari had inaugurated a committee to resolve the issues that led to the ban on immigrant visas to Nigerians.
He said in line with the presidential directive, the Nigerian Government had taken steps to address the issues raised by the US.
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