The United States of America Embassy on Tuesday announced a temporary shutdown of its Abuja Consulate for visa and American Citizen Service. The embassy said visa applicants will be contacted for rescheduling. However, the Consular functions in U.S. Consulate Lagos are not affected and will continue operations. “Until further notice, all consular appointments at the US Embassy in Abuja have temporarily ceased for both visa and for American citizen services,” the publication stated. “Scheduled visa and ACS applicants for Abuja will be contacted for rescheduling.”The Embassy, further stated that the after-hours emergency number for the Abuja consular office was still available for Americans in the North to request assistance.

Source: The Guardian August 15, 2018 10:41 UTC