Nigeria, July 23 -- The House of Representatives has condemned the recent decision by the United States government to reduce the validity of non-immigrant visas issued to Nigerian citizens, describing the move as unfair, harmful to bilateral relations, and detrimental to millions of law-abiding Nigerians.

The condemnation followed a motion of urgent public importance jointly sponsored by Muhammad Muktar (APC, Jigawa), Jesse Okey, Joe Onuakalusi, Festus Adefiranye, Sam Atu, and Akiba Ekpenyong during Tuesday's plenary.

The lawmakers called on the US government to immediately rescind the new visa policy, which slashes validity from a five-year multiple-entry arrangement to a three-month single-entry regime.

In recent years, diplomatic te...