By: Mnena Iyorkegh, Abuja
As part of the activities to celebrate the Day of Peace and National Reconciliation in Angola, a Visa Application Centre is to be inaugurated on the second of April in Port Harcourt, South South, Nigeria.
The Visa Application Centre is to obviate the need to travel to Abuja and Lagos.
This was disclosed in statement by Angola Embassy in Nigeria.
According to the statement, “the centre, a partnership between the Embassy of Angola in Nigeria and the company Akwa Helmes International Limited – AHIL, has facilities for applying for visas, increasing investment attractiveness, supporting the oil and gas industry, as well as promoting sun-sea and adventure tourism.”
The statement also noted that the main petroleum and petrochemical industries, two large state-owned refineries, two seaports, universities and scientific and technological institutes are located in the city of Port Harcourt, in Rivers State.
“Most of the businessmen and technicians working in Angola’s oil and gas industry come from this region, but the local authorities want to intensify academic cooperation with training institutes and technical internships in the oil and gas industry.”
The Governor of River State, Siminalayi Fubara along side Angolan Ambassador to Nigeria,, José Bamóquina ZAU to witness the inauguration of a centre for economic, cultural and tourist rapprochement between Angola and Nigeria.
The Visa Application Center services will extend to hotel reservations, ticket sales and air connectivity to destinations operated by Angola’s national airline, TAAG.
