For efficiency in passports issuance, visa-on-arrival policy

Yet, prompt issuance of passports to Nigerians who desire it should be the minimum expected of a country where things work. After all, the passport is an essential tool for the preservation of free movement or the fundamental right to personal liberty as enshrined in the Constitution.

Aregbesola had said: “One of the challenges facing NIS as regards passport application is a few corrupt officials who are undermining the efforts of the Service. If people do not tolerate them, they would not exist again. They are the ones spreading the rumour that there are no booklets in order to continue to extort applicants.

There is an urgent need to improve on electronic processing and payment for passports so that touts who work in cahoots with officials would have no chance of survival. Currently, applicants are billed an extra N5,000 which immigration officials call a compliance fee. The minister has said it is a fraudulent demand and has urged applicants to report erring officers. There should be genuine steps to stamp out corruption and other shameful practice from the system.

On the plan to review the Visa-on-Arrival policy, we support the minister on the call for reciprocity from other countries as supported by international convention and travel protocol. This visa window is on offer for non-ECOWAS travelers and was announced to facilitate business particularly in the tourism sector. But the gains are still not noticeable, and there is strong suspicion that the policy may have been abused.

The Vice President, Kashim Shettima has called for active involvement of capital market stakeholder in bridging Nigeria’s $3 trillion infrastructure deficit.As part of activities to commemorate Global Handwashing Day 2023 and promote proper hygiene education nationwide, one of Nigeria’s leading advocates for hygiene, Dettol, has partnered with the Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation.

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