Nigeria Opens Office In Cario For Visa Application, NIN, BVN Services

The Nigerian government has opened a new office in Cairo, Egypt, to provide administrative tasks for visa application, passport, and Bank Verification Numbers (BVN) in the country.

This was made known in a statement by the Executive Assistant to the President of the Nigeria-Egypt Cultural and Socio-Economic Forum (NESCEF), Mr Abdul-Razaq Musa.

The office complex was inaugurated on Oct. 9 by Nigeria’s Minister of State for Works and Housing, Mr Umar El-Yakub, a Senator in the Egyptian Parliament, and Nigeria’s Ambassador to Egypt, Nura Rimi.

The new building is situated at 51 Michel Bakom Street, Dokki, Cairo, serves as the Secretariat of the Nigeria-Egypt Cultural and Socio-Economic Forum (NECSEF) and co-locates OIS, which provides services for Nigerian foreign missions and Nigerians in the Diaspora.

The centre was opened in collaboration with a Nigerian firm, Online Integrated Solutions (OIS).

The Centre was opened as part of the activities of ongoing Nigeria–Egypt Trade Conference and Exhibition (NETCE) held in Cairo, Egypt, from Oct. 10 to Oct. 11.

According to Musa, the centre will facilitate administrative tasks related to visa and passport applications, BVN and NIN enrolment services for Nigerians living in Egypt and the neighbouring Arab countries wishing to travel to Nigeria.

Mr Mahmood Ahmadu, the owner of Online Integrated Solutions, OIS and President of the NECSEF, explained that the building is an important symbol in promoting Nigeria-Egypt economic and business relations.

He said with the presence of OIS in Egypt, Nigerians in the country can now enrol and obtain their BVN and National Identity Number (NIN) without travelling to Nigeria.

The firm, he said, also provides administrative and payment support for Nigeria passport applications.

According to Mr Mohamood Ahmadu, the company also supports and facilitates a wide range of online applications across 34 major cities around the world.

‘‘Our services also include the provision of biometric visa administrative services, financial services, bank verification number, account opening services (for Nigerian banks), national ID biometric capture and medical tourism,’’ he said.

Egyptian officials and business executives were present at the inauguration of the building.