NIS generates N12bn from e-passport

According to the Nigeria Immigration Service it generated N12.2bn from issuance of e-passports to Nigerians in 2014. while It also inaugurated an electronic platform to block revenue leakages and enforce accountability and probity in government transactions.

Comptroller-General of Immigration, David Parradang, said this during the inauguration of the e-platform in Abuja on Tuesday, he stated that the service generated N9.2bn locally while the immigration desks of the Nigerian Mission abroad generated $15.4m last year.

The CG added that a data centre was constructed to guarantee quick resolution of technical issues regarding the e- payment platform. 

Parradang stated that the NIS would continue to strengthen the system architecture of the e-passport through conscientious implementation of necessary initiatives in addition to its traditional role within the security matrix of the country.

He said, “The transition from cash collection has evidently improved our internally generated revenue profile astronomically. “For instance, in 2014, the sum of N9,249,483,600 was generated locally as revenue accruing from e-passports while the immigration desks at the Nigerian missions abroad, where we are currently issuing passports, generated $15,346,980.”