The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Muhammad Babandede, has said there are plans to produce Nigerian e-passports in the country.

Babandede disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja when members of the House of Representatives Committee on Interior came on an oversight visit.

He said the immigration service was working with the Federal Government to ensure the production of e-passports through the Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Company Ltd. by 2018.

The comptroller-general said that the measure was to save cost, ‎ ensure security of critical data base, and create more jobs for Nigerians.

He added that the Minister of Interior has set up a committee to ensure that the plan is successful.

The Chairman, House Committee on Interior, Adams Jagaba, condemned the use of foreign companies for the production of the passport and other services.

Jagaba said the foreign companies “go away with more than 70 per cent of the revenue generated from the production of the document while the federal government takes less than 30 per cent. ‎”

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See common passport we no fit produce. This kain country sef

Okay,

How does this affect delays and corruption?

CHANGE has not reached immigration!

A whole Passport Control Officer superintends over inflated passport prices.

You pay the right thing online: you get there only for them to say "ehgn ehn Oga you will pay N32,000.00 for 64 page booklet, we don't have 32 page booklet for now"

Hmmm

How do we register

It wasn't produced in the country?

Buhari is a failure.

Funny shall

All these "to produce, to start, to this to that..... Dun tire me oooo...
Why not start it before making it public?
Nice plan though... That's if the money won't be looted before " TO PRODUCE" company starts the production....

They just make Everything seems like Rocket science. Exposing citizens data to others countries which is one thing no western country will do . how costly can the machines be that We won't be able to afford it. Oh I forgot someone's must have given the contract to their family. I pray one day our eyes should open so we can All see the greater good and no just some selfish desires

I would have sworn that with the way they tell you "e don finish" that it was made in Abuja...

Ok

Hmmmmmm. Ordinary E-passport. Na him be news. smh

May God deliver Nigeria from her backwardness.

Check my signature for your quality customised ATM card flash drive.

OK na

As I see that minister of interior I first think say Na minister of Internet. Cos this naija way we dey so anytin can happen

A committee has been set up to steal more cash. Thieves

BEEN LONG TIME COMING

No passprt for people anymore then.

Even if there is, that shit is gonna tear up before the 5yrs expiry date.

Hahahah

who off light!

HRHF:
Buhari

wats all this dirty yansh for . People craze o

It's my birthday, how many likes for me. Show a brother some love.

Useless, shameless country...can't even produce a simple passport? What the fucck is wrong with this country? Divide this country, enough is enough. Those who want progress, should leave. If you want to continue with this nonsense and shame, then stay behind.

Nigeria should better tackle important issue rather than wasting time with trivia issues

Make we see as this country go end.
For now make I just the observe

If them like make dem do production from pluto e no concern me. Na them them go share the contract an dividend amongst themselves

It's gonna look ugly and rugged like naira!

Lol.. Funny country

Who knows how it WIL look like?