The United States Embassy and Consulate in Nigeria have fully resumed operations following the reopening of the U.S. government after a record-breaking 43-day shutdown.

The missions had on October 1.announced a scale-down of public communications in line with the federal government shutdown in Washington, stating that only urgent safety and security information would be shared until normal operations were restored.

Routine updates and several public-facing services were also affected.

In a statement issued on Friday, the embassy confirmed that services, including visa processing and support for American citizens are now running as scheduled.

“American citizen services and visa services are proceeding as scheduled,” the embassy announced, reassuring applicants and service users of a return to normalcy.

The shutdown, the longest in US history, ended on Wednesday after President Donald Trump signed a short-term spending bill.

The signing came shortly after the House of Representatives passed the measure in a 222–209 vote, following the Senate’s narrow approval two days earlier. (BusinessDay)