Nigeria, July 10 -- The office of Nigeria's president has faulted the recent changes to the US visa policy for Nigerians, stating that Nigeria has not suspended the five-year multiple entry visa option for US citizens.

In a statement issued on Thursday, President Bola Tinubu's office stated that its recent 90-day single visa entry policy only applies to electronic visas (e-visas), which is a short-term category for tourists and business visitors who wish to avoid the standard procedure.

PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that the US announced that Nigerians applying for non-immigrant visas will now only get single-entry three-month visas instead of a two-year visa validity with multiple entries.

According to the US Mission in Nigeria, this...