Centralised passport production will curb extortion, boost security – Senate panel
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream), Senator Abdulrahman Kawu Sumaila, has backed the Nigeria Immigration Service’s (NIS) centralised passport production system, saying it will strengthen national security, improve efficiency and curb extortion. Kawu spoke after leading a Senate delegation on a fact-finding visit to the NIS headquarters in Abuja, following…
The Senate Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream) has backed the Nigeria Immigration Service's (NIS) centralised passport production system, stating it will strengthen national security, improve efficiency, and curb extortion. Senator Abdulrahman Kawu Sumaila, who led a Senate delegation to the NIS headquarters in Abuja, said the reform was designed to improve the security and integrity of Nigeria's international travel documents.
He dismissed complaints about passport production centres being relocated as misconceptions, highlighting the NIS's efforts to adopt international best practices. The centralised facility, which can produce about 1,000 passports per hour, aims to eliminate opportunities for touts to extort applicants and improve the overall efficiency of the passport production process.
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