The Controller-General of the Immigration Servic, Mr Mohammed Babandede, has said that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) travelling certificates would soon be replaced with biometric cards.
The spokesman of NIS, Assistant Controller (AC) Amos Okpu, who confirmed the plan to NAN in Lagos on Monday, said individual’s data would be linked with the new biometric card, a feature that the ECOWAS travelling certificate does not possess.
“The new biometric card with contain all information about the user.’’
Okpu quoted the CGIS as saying that the biometric- card evolution remained cardinal to Nigeria’s security architecture and economy development.
He also said that the service would involve traditional institutions to garner more information on migration management.
“For instance, no foreigner must sojourn in the country beyond 90 days without officially registering with NIS.
“NIS will involve traditional institutions and other relevant groups and systems to garner first-hand information that will help the service in security management,’’ he said
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