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Scarcity Of International Passport Booklet Caused By High Dollar Rate - Joe Abah by bumi10(m): 5:39pm On Jun 26, 2017
The Director-General of Bureau of Public Service Reforms, Dr Joe Abah said that the present scarcity of the Nigerian passports to the increase exchange rate of the dollar. He made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Abuja.

Mr. Abah noted the dollar which was formerly exchanging between N150 to N160 was now N300 and above. He added that the passport was not produced in Nigeria as only three companies in the world had the capacity and techniques to produce an international travel passport.

In his words:

“The reason for the scarcity is because since it’s not produced in the country, Nigeria had a contract with the foreign firm to do most of the production. “And at the time the contract was signed, 100 dollars was worth N15,000 which is the cost of the Nigerian passport of 32 pages, the 64 pages costs N20, 000.

“So with the naira being so much against the dollar, it meant that the N15, 000 paid by individuals will only amount to 30 dollars not 100 dollars. “So the money citizens were paying simply could not buy it anymore and government was a bit reluctant to increase the price three fold. “Currently, the government is making efforts to look for ways to subsidise the cost until we can produce the passport in country or dollar drops.’’


According to him, it would take quite a bit of investment to have all the component of the passport produced in the country as the tread used in stitching it and paper for the leaflet was difficult to come by. Abah said that the Federal Ministry of Interior and Nigeria Immigration Service were making efforts to ensure that the passports were produced in Nigeria to address the scarcity.

He noted that the passport would soon be produced like the drivers’ licence in the country, adding that the available passport booklets were presently being used to clear the backlog of applicants.

“A few months ago the Comptroller-General of Immigration announced that we now have passport booklets available across the country and across the world. “However, there had been a backlog of about six months or so people who apply newly are still waiting because they are still dealing with the people who applied before them. “So our expectation is that in the next few months, it will ease up and we will go back to the standard timing which is supposed to be 72 hours from where all your documentation are checked and correct.

He said that the bureau had also carried out a study on the process of obtaining an international passport and driver’s licence to address the challenges. Abah said that findings from the study revealed problem of internet, electricity as well as touting in some parts of the country. He explained that the study was carried out through interaction with customers on their experiences and officers of the bureau going undercover to monitor operations.

Abah said that the full report was yet to be submitted to the Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety and the Comptroller-General of Immigration, who had been briefed on the findings.


more @ http://www.exlinklodge.com/2017/06/the-scarcity-of-international-passport.html

Re: Scarcity Of International Passport Booklet Caused By High Dollar Rate - Joe Abah by Nobody: 6:34pm On Jun 26, 2017
Everything for this country nah wahala ....


FTC .. grin grin

This beautiful menh seeing your name in front of the world. Nice feeling sha..

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Re: Scarcity Of International Passport Booklet Caused By High Dollar Rate - Joe Abah by free2ryhme: 7:10pm On Jun 26, 2017
This guy can lie for Africa shocked

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Re: Scarcity Of International Passport Booklet Caused By High Dollar Rate - Joe Abah by free2ryhme: 7:10pm On Jun 26, 2017
these people can connect anything to the dollar hike just to justify their inefficiencies

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Re: Scarcity Of International Passport Booklet Caused By High Dollar Rate - Joe Abah by free2ryhme: 7:10pm On Jun 26, 2017
when someone does not have anything reasonable to say the above statement is the result

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Re: Scarcity Of International Passport Booklet Caused By High Dollar Rate - Joe Abah by Teewhy2: 7:10pm On Jun 26, 2017
They want to tell us another story we don't know, simply say you want to use the tactics of petrol scarcity regime to increase price of passports, simply make it scarce and if they suffer to get it, they will pay any amount to get it at less stress. Is passports also scarce in countries with worse currency than Nigeria, because the last time I checked Nigeria is not the least country with the worse currency value, so what are those countries doing to make it available to their citizens they should find out.

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Re: Scarcity Of International Passport Booklet Caused By High Dollar Rate - Joe Abah by Nobody: 7:10pm On Jun 26, 2017
All these incoherent stories just to explain away his incompetence. Na wa oooo. The naira fell 18months ago, so for 18months we were expecting it to miraculously climb back up eh? We are never forward thinking

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Re: Scarcity Of International Passport Booklet Caused By High Dollar Rate - Joe Abah by jjjjj2017: 7:11pm On Jun 26, 2017
everything under this demonic secret cult named APC is just moving from frying pan to fire

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Re: Scarcity Of International Passport Booklet Caused By High Dollar Rate - Joe Abah by slawomir: 7:11pm On Jun 26, 2017
Ok
Re: Scarcity Of International Passport Booklet Caused By High Dollar Rate - Joe Abah by phaphyz05(m): 7:11pm On Jun 26, 2017
And dollar be lyk 'Ehya sorry o'

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Re: Scarcity Of International Passport Booklet Caused By High Dollar Rate - Joe Abah by free2ryhme: 7:12pm On Jun 26, 2017
Iconoclaste:
Hmmm. Buhari oooooo

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Re: Scarcity Of International Passport Booklet Caused By High Dollar Rate - Joe Abah by CheezyCharles(m): 7:12pm On Jun 26, 2017
Nigeria has finally turned into a joke. what sort of nonsense is this?well they said we shouldn't ask God questions .so i'll just accept my nationality like this even tho I would have loved to be Brazilian .

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Re: Scarcity Of International Passport Booklet Caused By High Dollar Rate - Joe Abah by bsideboii(m): 7:12pm On Jun 26, 2017
Excuse still flimsy! Didn't they get signal as govt. agencies that they are? Abeg make we hear word.

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Re: Scarcity Of International Passport Booklet Caused By High Dollar Rate - Joe Abah by Nigeriadondie: 7:13pm On Jun 26, 2017
grin Make I check if na Lie Mohammed dey talk cos d man lies too dey sweet me. D man wey talk say El Zaaki no dey detention but in a house built by federal govt because d govt said his neigbhours were complaining.
Anyway sha Lie abeg make una build house for me too cos my neighbours dey complain

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Re: Scarcity Of International Passport Booklet Caused By High Dollar Rate - Joe Abah by incredibleace(m): 7:13pm On Jun 26, 2017
Really there was country

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Re: Scarcity Of International Passport Booklet Caused By High Dollar Rate - Joe Abah by SConnect: 7:13pm On Jun 26, 2017
All is well

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Re: Scarcity Of International Passport Booklet Caused By High Dollar Rate - Joe Abah by Sultty(m): 7:13pm On Jun 26, 2017
Well do something and stop whining

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Re: Scarcity Of International Passport Booklet Caused By High Dollar Rate - Joe Abah by thoollz: 7:14pm On Jun 26, 2017
And who caused the increase in dollar rate. Everyone playing blame games.

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Re: Scarcity Of International Passport Booklet Caused By High Dollar Rate - Joe Abah by THEconqueror: 7:16pm On Jun 26, 2017
That's is the more reason the validity of our passport should be 10 years. The 5 yearly validity causes more strain on the system. #commonsense

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Re: Scarcity Of International Passport Booklet Caused By High Dollar Rate - Joe Abah by Khrisfame1: 7:16pm On Jun 26, 2017
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Re: Scarcity Of International Passport Booklet Caused By High Dollar Rate - Joe Abah by Jamescosmas(m): 7:17pm On Jun 26, 2017
bumi10:
The Director-General of Bureau of Public Service Reforms, Dr Joe Abah said that the present scarcity of the Nigerian passports to the increase exchange rate of the dollar. He made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Abuja.

Mr. Abah noted the dollar which was formerly exchanging between N150 to N160 was now N300 and above. He added that the passport was not produced in Nigeria as only three companies in the world had the capacity and techniques to produce an international travel passport.

In his words:

“The reason for the scarcity is because since it’s not produced in the country, Nigeria had a contract with the foreign firm to do most of the production. “And at the time the contract was signed, 100 dollars was worth N15,000 which is the cost of the Nigerian passport of 32 pages, the 64 pages costs N20, 000.

“So with the naira being so much against the dollar, it meant that the N15, 000 paid by individuals will only amount to 30 dollars not 100 dollars. “So the money citizens were paying simply could not buy it anymore and government was a bit reluctant to increase the price three fold. “Currently, the government is making efforts to look for ways to subsidise the cost until we can produce the passport in country or dollar drops.’’


According to him, it would take quite a bit of investment to have all the component of the passport produced in the country as the tread used in stitching it and paper for the leaflet was difficult to come by. Abah said that the Federal Ministry of Interior and Nigeria Immigration Service were making efforts to ensure that the passports were produced in Nigeria to address the scarcity.

He noted that the passport would soon be produced like the drivers’ licence in the country, adding that the available passport booklets were presently being used to clear the backlog of applicants.

“A few months ago the Comptroller-General of Immigration announced that we now have passport booklets available across the country and across the world. “However, there had been a backlog of about six months or so people who apply newly are still waiting because they are still dealing with the people who applied before them. “So our expectation is that in the next few months, it will ease up and we will go back to the standard timing which is supposed to be 72 hours from where all your documentation are checked and correct.

He said that the bureau had also carried out a study on the process of obtaining an international passport and driver’s licence to address the challenges. Abah said that findings from the study revealed problem of internet, electricity as well as touting in some parts of the country. He explained that the study was carried out through interaction with customers on their experiences and officers of the bureau going undercover to monitor operations.

Abah said that the full report was yet to be submitted to the Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety and the Comptroller-General of Immigration, who had been briefed on the findings.


more @ http://www.exlinklodge.com/2017/06/the-scarcity-of-international-passport.html

my brother came back from Qatar because his own has expired and the club he played football for there gave him one week to travel and get it. we couldn't get it in umuahia but contact was made with Benue state immigration command, he had to travel there to get it at very high price..

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Re: Scarcity Of International Passport Booklet Caused By High Dollar Rate - Joe Abah by piagetskinner(m): 7:17pm On Jun 26, 2017
no comment
Re: Scarcity Of International Passport Booklet Caused By High Dollar Rate - Joe Abah by PapaBrowne(m): 7:18pm On Jun 26, 2017
Incompetence is what caused the stupid scarcity!

Under previous governments, Passport was selling officially for 7000 Naira and at that time dollar was 160 which equates to $43 for a passport. And yet there was never scarcity for the last 10 plus years.

Today the official price of N20,000(introduced a little over 2 years ago)
at the current exchange rate of 310 equates to about $64 which means we are paying over $20 more today and etc there is terrible scarcity

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Re: Scarcity Of International Passport Booklet Caused By High Dollar Rate - Joe Abah by Ilaje44(m): 7:18pm On Jun 26, 2017
These rogues will never stop to embarass themselves. Why wouldn't the poor quality Nigerian passport cost 100 Dollars to produce, when there is absolutely no transparency in the award of contracts?

I have seen better quality passports that cost way less than the Nigerian passport, and it is not because the government in those countries are subsidising their citizens. When shall we start to reason like normal humans that have the wellbeing and progress of all in their heart?

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Re: Scarcity Of International Passport Booklet Caused By High Dollar Rate - Joe Abah by ANBAKO: 7:18pm On Jun 26, 2017
This is what happens when we cannot domesticate anything! Even our international passport, which is a matter of national security, is produced outside Nigeria. .

Corruption everywhere you go.

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Re: Scarcity Of International Passport Booklet Caused By High Dollar Rate - Joe Abah by BedLam: 7:18pm On Jun 26, 2017
What's a passport that's so techincal for these people ? There are individuals who produce very good fake passports across he world. Why would the govt of a country not able to produce original? His excuse is silly! Nothing special about a passport, backward people !

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Re: Scarcity Of International Passport Booklet Caused By High Dollar Rate - Joe Abah by Nobody: 7:19pm On Jun 26, 2017
free2ryhme:


Zombies and mor.ons don't suddenly happen, ppl are born with it.
Some persons need to ask their daddies pertinent questions.

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Re: Scarcity Of International Passport Booklet Caused By High Dollar Rate - Joe Abah by felup: 7:19pm On Jun 26, 2017
No wonder it took me two months to get mine. lai mohammed over to you

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Re: Scarcity Of International Passport Booklet Caused By High Dollar Rate - Joe Abah by larmu(m): 7:21pm On Jun 26, 2017
bumi10:
The Director-General of Bureau of Public Service Reforms, Dr Joe Abah said that the present scarcity of the Nigerian passports to the increase exchange rate of the dollar. He made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Abuja.

Mr. Abah noted the dollar which was formerly exchanging between N150 to N160 was now N300 and above. He added that the passport was not produced in Nigeria as only three companies in the world had the capacity and techniques to produce an international travel passport.

In his words:

“The reason for the scarcity is because since it’s not produced in the country, Nigeria had a contract with the foreign firm to do most of the production. “And at the time the contract was signed, 100 dollars was worth N15,000 which is the cost of the Nigerian passport of 32 pages, the 64 pages costs N20, 000.

“So with the naira being so much against the dollar, it meant that the N15, 000 paid by individuals will only amount to 30 dollars not 100 dollars. “So the money citizens were paying simply could not buy it anymore and government was a bit reluctant to increase the price three fold. “Currently, the government is making efforts to look for ways to subsidise the cost until we can produce the passport in country or dollar drops.’’


According to him, it would take quite a bit of investment to have all the component of the passport produced in the country as the tread used in stitching it and paper for the leaflet was difficult to come by. Abah said that the Federal Ministry of Interior and Nigeria Immigration Service were making efforts to ensure that the passports were produced in Nigeria to address the scarcity.

He noted that the passport would soon be produced like the drivers’ licence in the country, adding that the available passport booklets were presently being used to clear the backlog of applicants.

“A few months ago the Comptroller-General of Immigration announced that we now have passport booklets available across the country and across the world. “However, there had been a backlog of about six months or so people who apply newly are still waiting because they are still dealing with the people who applied before them. “So our expectation is that in the next few months, it will ease up and we will go back to the standard timing which is supposed to be 72 hours from where all your documentation are checked and correct.

He said that the bureau had also carried out a study on the process of obtaining an international passport and driver’s licence to address the challenges. Abah said that findings from the study revealed problem of internet, electricity as well as touting in some parts of the country. He explained that the study was carried out through interaction with customers on their experiences and officers of the bureau going undercover to monitor operations.

Abah said that the full report was yet to be submitted to the Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety and the Comptroller-General of Immigration, who had been briefed on the findings.


more @ http://www.exlinklodge.com/2017/06/the-scarcity-of-international-passport.html

I just wanted to quote this for no reason
Re: Scarcity Of International Passport Booklet Caused By High Dollar Rate - Joe Abah by Nobody: 7:22pm On Jun 26, 2017
tongue

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