Nigeria High Commission

Nigeria High Commission
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Paid a visit to the Nigeria High Commission today, The place was absolutely packed. nearly 200 were waiting for visas and my guess is almost the same were waiting for passports, all in one quite medium sized basement waiting room.

I arrived early, 9am, and got a ticket. I was 28th in the queue. If not for waking early to reach the High Commission in time for the doors to open, I doubt I would have managed to get out of there in time for my train home. It was 12:25 when I got out, and the queue seemed to be still growing.

Monday and Tuesday this week were public holidays in Nigeria for Eid ul-Fitr. The NHC closes on Nigerian and UK Public holidays, so Today there were Three days worth of people trying to squeeze in. I do feel sorry for those who had to wait hours upon hours, and especially those who were getting their first taste of Lagos!