South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa of has said that Nigerians traveling to South Africa for business or tourism can now apply for a visa without submitting a passport.
Special Adviser to President Tinubu on information and strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga, who revealed this in a statement said Ramaphosa stated this on Tuesday at the opening of the 11th session of the Nigeria-South Africa Bi-National Commission (BNC) in Cape Town, which President Bola Tinubu attended.
He said South Africa has with measures such as five-year multiple entry visas.
According to the statement, the move will simplified visa processes to facilitate travel for Nigerian business people and tourists including qualifying them for a five-year multiple entry visa.
He also pledged South Africa's commitment to removing constraints on greater investment and addressing the challenges faced by companies in both countries.
It said President Ramaphosa assured of commitment to strengthen bonds of friendship and provide a firm foundation for more meaningful economic cooperation between the two countries.
President Ramaphosa acknowledged the Nigerian government's reforms to further strengthen and foster a business environment that offers assurances to investors, including from South Africa.
The South African leader said Africa's development and the challenges facing countries of the Global South would be firmly placed on the G20 agenda.