ANGOLA TO OPEN VISA OFFICE IN PORT HARCOURT

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 ANGOLA TO OPEN VISA OFFICE IN PORT HARCOURT

The Republic of Angola says it will will open a  visa office in Port Harcourt, capital city of Rivers State on Tuesday, April 2nd.


ANGOLA TO OPEN VISA OFFICE IN PORT HARCOURT



This will make it three of such offices in Nigeria, the other offices located in Lagos and Abuja.


Alongside, the Republic of Angola will also open an investment centre in Port Harcourt same day.


This was contained in a statement released by the Angola Embassy in Nigeria.

According to the a statement by those events will be part of the activities marking Angola's Day of Peace and National Reconciliation.


“As part of the activities to celebrate the 4th of April, Day of Peace and National Reconciliation in Angola, a Visa Application Centre will be inaugurated this Tuesday, 04/02, in the Nigerian city of Port Harcourt, in order to obviate the need to travel to Abuja and Lagos.


“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.


“Its services will extend to hotel reservations, ticket sales and air connectivity to destinations operated by Angola’s national airline, TAAG.


“The city of Port Harcourt, in Rivers State (with a population of about 10 million), is located in the heart of the vast Niger Delta, where the main petroleum and petrochemical industries, two large state-owned refineries, two seaports, universities and scientific and technological institutes are located.


“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.”



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