Mr Mohammed Babandede,
Comptroller-General, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), has said that the
issuance of Nigerian Passport with 10 years validity will commence in December,
2018.
Babandede made the disclosure
when he visited Gov. Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State on Monday in Ibadan.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
reports that the immigration boss and some senior officers were in Ibadan for
the first International Conference on Border In-Transition at the University of
Ibadan.
He explained that the new
passport would have features that could stand the test of time, adding that it
would run concurrently with the old ones.
“We thank President Muhammadu
Buhari for approving the new passport with 10 years validity.
“We have also repositioned and
improved on our services as directed by the president,” he said.
Babandede said NIS had also
improved accessibility to visa through the introduction of Visa-on-Arrival for
immigrants whose country was without an embassy.
“We have initiated the
centralization of Temporary Work Permit for immigrants who are in the country
for a temporary assignment as well as made it easy for women to do change of
name across the states.
“We have also introduced
forward-front-border patrol to curtail activities of smugglers and criminals
within the border areas.
“We will continue to ensure
adequate security of the border and country at large,” he said.
He said that the president had
directed that NIS officers should patronize the bushes unlike the street patrol
system which operated before his administration.
In his response, Ajimobi charged
NIS to ensure regular monitoring of the nation’s borders for the sustenance of
peace in the country.
Ajimobi, who was represented by
his deputy, Chief Moses Adeyemo, admonished the NIS boss to initiate policies
towards checking illegal immigrants into the country.
He urged them to improve on
border policing and ensure recruitment of credible people into the service.
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