The Federal Government has announced
plans to begin local production of e-
passports to conserve foreign exchange.
Minister of Interior, Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman
Dambazau said this at an event to mark
his three years in office.
He said producing the passport in the
country would also help in job creation and
build Nigeria’s capacity in passport
production, NAN reports.
“Currently, our passports are being
produced outside the country; not too long,
we will start the production of passports
which is under the Private-Public
Partnership (PPP).
“Within the period under review, the
ministry was able to review agreement
under PPP, to ensure that the quality of
services are improved and the
government’s share of revenue is
increased.â€
He said part of the roles the ministry
played was ensuring the issuance of Visa-
on-Arrival at various international airports
which was done to attract and ease
movement of genuine investors.
The minister said that through the Nigeria
Immigration Service (NIS), the ministry
launched the Harmonised Arrival/Departure
Cards which ended the era where
international travelers were required to fill
multiple cards issued by various agencies
at the ports.
“The introduction of the cards has created
a platform for enhancing the ease of doing
business in Nigeria as specific migration
entry and departure encumbrances, as well
as cumbersome clearing processes, have
been reduced,†he said.
Source:
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soon-start-producing-e-passports-fg/
