Scheduled visa services continue, as US Mission halts updates amid funding lapse

2026-01-31 - 12:48

By Favour Ulebor, Abuja The United States Mission in Nigeria has announced that it will temporarily suspend regular updates on its official X account due to a lapse in government appropriations, assuring, that passport and visa services will continue as the situation permits. Read Also: US government shuts down again The Mission made this known in a post shared on its verified X handle, @USinNigeria, on Saturday. According to the statement, the account will not be updated regularly until full operations resume, except for urgent safety and security information that may be necessary for the public. “Due to the lapse in appropriations, this account will not be updated regularly until full operations resume, with the exception of urgent safety and security information,”