The Federal Government on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding, for the domestication of production of Nigeria’s international passports. The domestication entails that production of e-passport will be done in Nigeria alone and will no longer be done by foreigners. In his remarks at the ceremony, Minister of Interior, Lt.-Gen. Abdulraham Dambazau (retd), said he was glad to witness the signing of the MoU. “We must ensure that we provide Nigerians with the best quality passport booklet because that is what Nigerians deserve,” he said. On his part, Comptroller-General of Immigration, Mr Mohammed Babandede, thanked the minister for ensuring that domestication of production of the passport was achieved.

Source: Punch February 05, 2019 17:48 UTC