The Nigerian Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has confirmed the removal of the controversial requirement for married women seeking visas to present a letter of approval from their husbands before they are cleared for travel.
This rule had faced significant criticism for being outdated and discriminatory. Its deletion is part of ongoing reforms aimed at promoting gender equality and ensuring that women are not subjected to unfair restrictions when applying for visas or traveling abroad.
In response, the agency’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, in a notice on Thursday, stated that the provision had been removed as part of an ongoing review of the entire procedure.
The notice read, “The entire procedure for visa clearance issued by the NDLEA, as required by some countries, is currently under review, and the requirement for a married woman to present a letter of approval from her husband to travel is one of the items the Agency has since discarded as a non-mandatory requirement. The inclusion of this item initially arose due to certain unfavourable developments in some source countries.
“Members of the public are assured that this item has been removed from the list of requirements in the ongoing review, which will be made public in the coming days.”
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