The suspension of activities at the Canadian High Commission in Abuja following a deadly fire on Monday will not affect the processing of visa applications, The Nation has learnt.

In a post on its social media handle yesterday, the high commission said the processing of immigration, refugee, and citizenship applications would continue.

In a statement on its X (formerly twitter) account, it said visa application centres in Abuja and Lagos remained open.

The statement by its Public Affairs official, Demilade Kosemani, reads: “As we continue to mourn the passing of our dear colleague from the High Commission of Canada in Abuja, please, note the following information below:

“Immigration, Refugee, and Citizenship Canada clients: processing of applications continues. Regardless of the suspension of operations at the High Commission of Canada in Abuja, the visa application centres in Abuja and Lagos remain open.”

The commission had suspended its operations following an explosion from its power generating plant on Monday, in which two persons died and two others were injured.