There are strong indications that a potential problem of scarcity of e-passport booklets is looming.

According to a report by Leadership, the situation is occasioned by the non-payment of huge production debt to vendors and major stakeholders involved in the value chain of the travel document.

A top source at the passport office at the Nigeria Immigration Service headquarters, quoted in the report, explained that the gross income paid by passport applicants goes directly to the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) Treasury Single Account (TSA), from where the service is supposed to make payment to all stakeholders involved in the passport value chain.


He lamented that, unfortunately, before the income drops, the federal government, which regards the money as net income, takes out 50 per cent, leaving the Immigration service with nothing reasonable to service their vendors and all stakeholders involved in the passport production process.

His words: “Let me give you an example. The cost of the 32-page passport booklet outside Nigeria is $132, while the cost of the 64-page category is $230. If you apply outside Nigeria and you pay in dollars, the money goes straight into the Federal Account, which is shared amongst the three tiers of government every month by the Federation Account Committee (FAAC).”

The officer, who confirmed that there is currently a shortage of 32-page booklets across the 48 passport-issuing outlets outside Nigeria and the 44 outlets in the country, acknowledged that the agency presently has the 64-page booklets in excess but that the demand for it was deficient.

“Our service providers are owed over N16 billion while printed booklets are stuck in warehouses due to our inability to offset these huge debts.

“The Customs Service, DHL and two Nigerian banks are amongst service providers that are insisting on the payment of their outstanding N16 billion balance before the documents would be released to us.


“As a matter of fact, we are meant to understand that the manufacturing firms based in Slovenia, Malaysia, and another in Malta handling the e-passport projects are yet to be reimbursed in line with our agreement to always make payment two weeks after printing and supplying the e-passports,” he stated.

Source : https://politicsnigeria.com/scarcity-of-nigerian-passport-booklets-looms-as-fg-incurs-n16-billion-production-debt/

Ordinary booklet that can be printed in new market road onitsha

Ok, continue

Wisdomkosi:


Source : https://politicsnigeria.com/scarcity-of-nigerian-passport-booklets-looms-as-fg-incurs-n16-billion-production-debt/

With all the noise about "you can apply for your passport right from the comfort of your home or office. No more long queues or hassle" the ministry of interior is still embroiled in production debts to the turn of N16b and not as if the booklets are giving to Nigerians for free or subsidized. Nigerians pay heavy for these booklets

why is black man so backward 😤

Wisdomkosi:


Source : https://politicsnigeria.com/scarcity-of-nigerian-passport-booklets-looms-as-fg-incurs-n16-billion-production-debt/

So all those takes from the minister na bobo 😂😂🤣

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣



Wahala for who is still using Nigerian passport

Govt of wasters for wasters. What do u expect? Give a fool all the trillions it will still not be enough to get anything done

Wisdomkosi:


Source : https://politicsnigeria.com/scarcity-of-nigerian-passport-booklets-looms-as-fg-incurs-n16-billion-production-debt/

Minister of interior come answer the gbese oo😂😂🤣

Must they use expensive paper
Local printing is fine, moreover immigration officers verify passport number at border points. If you fake passport, watery beans loading

But people are paying for passport.

Why then is there even any talk of indebtedness

This APC sef. Since 2015 nothing to write home about

Corruption everywhere despite that these passport booklets are being paid for. Criminals in government

Inukwa ooooo

N16 Billion Production Debt How, is the passport for free

Nigeria my country.

This country is a joke, what have they been doing with all the money generated from passport if they can't have sufficient passport booklets and still owing? This government will be the worst corrupt government with the way things are going

criuze:
Ordinary booklet that can be printed in new market road onitsha

Ok, continue

Shebi na there Uwazuruike dey do Biafran passport wey he dey sell to foolish Biafrans that year.
He then printed Biafran pounds and was selling it to Biafrans. The day his child got married, he was fighting when they were spraying him the Biafran pounds

APC 1year in office is almost here.i want to see the bragging right from the agberos of our city boy.the only man that build a state from the sea

Why can't our NSPMC manufacture our passport booklets? Why must it be imported from Slovenia, Malaysia and Malta. There must always be scarcity of booklets if we have to depend on some foreign companies to deliver our passport booklets.

3ice9ce:


Shebi na there Uwazuruike dey do Biafran passport wey he dey sell to foolish Biafrans that year.
He when printed Biafran pounds and the) was selling it to Biafrans. The day his child got married, he was fighting when they were spraying him the Biafran pounds

You are mean

free2ryhme:


With all the noise about "you can apply for your passport right from the comfort of your home or office. No more long queues or hassle" the ministry of interior is still embroiled in production debts to the turn of N16b and not as if the booklets are giving to Nigerians for free or subsidized. Nigerians pay heavy for these booklets

why is black man so backward 😤

it may not be about black man, corruption is just endemic in some people, they are bent on ensuring the status quo remains so as to continue with the charade

Debtor Country...!

Everything na borrow!

kuntash:


it may not be about black man, corruption is just endemic in some people, they are bent on ensuring the status quo remains so as to continue with the charade

It is the black man.

All the countries you all japa to if the white had made such places a corruption haven will you go there.

Interior minister leave the group chat

Another anti japa strategy. No money for passports but there is money for foreign retreats and yachts.

Great

We're not yet to develop. We keep deceiving ourselves and be running around like a rollercoaster 🎢.


Upon all the noise Tunji-Ojo made, here we are again. Back to square one.

No headway again!!

Tinubulation of the country. They are still hoping it will get better

Hmmn!

Another opportunity for underhand dealings at the passport offices.

This is what takes place when a nation i neck deep into corruption.
Everything looks like a big deal always.

Corruption will always disorganize every institution, there are always consequences.

3ice9ce:


Shebi na there Uwazuruike dey do Biafran passport wey he dey sell to foolish Biafrans that year.
He then printed Biafran pounds and was selling it to Biafrans. The day his child got married, he was fighting when they were spraying him the Biafran pounds

Lolzzzzzz .. my belle don over swell abeg no kee me