The Federal Government, on Tuesday, revealed the expiration of the visas for the Chinese nationals invited to Nigeria in April.
The minister of interior, Rauf Aregbesola, made this known at the daily briefing of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 on Tuesday.
President Muhammadu Buhari
The Interior Minister, while responding to questions from journalists, said the 15 nationals came on a 30-day Visa from Beijing, the capital state of China.
According to him, the experts, whose visit was sponsored by the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC), have been stuck in Nigeria because of the travel restrictions.
“They are here on the bill of CCECC, a Chinese company working in Nigeria and doing some projects.”
“They came on a 30-day Visa issued in Beijing and I don’t think I need to tell you why they are here. They are still here not because they have not completed their job but because there is a restriction on travels in Nigeria occasioned by the protocol of COVID-19 team,” Mr Aregbesola said.
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