The Nigerian Consulate in New York, United States has shut down for 10 days due to the number of staff who are quarantined as a result of exposure to COVID-19.

The consulate, in a public notice on its website, said it had temporarily closed with effect from February 18 to 28, 2021.

The statement disclosed that the consulate general would reopen for normal service on March 1.

The notice read, “The general public is hereby notified that the Consulate General of Nigeria, New York will be temporarily closed from Thursday, 18th February, 2021 to Sunday, 28th February, 2021 due to the number of staff who are quarantined as a result of exposure to COVID-19 at work.

“This action has become necessary to safeguard the health of staff and visitors to the consulate.

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“Therefore, passport applicants who have been earlier scheduled for biometrics within the period of closure would be rescheduled and informed accordingly.”

The consulate said all other requests for consular service should be mailed to the consulate during this period.