Politics
By Anayo Ezugwu
THE Independent Assessment Committee of the federal government has visited the headquarters of the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, to access the performance of the service. Sunday James, spokesperson, NIS, said the visit was part of preparations for the ministerial performance retreat under the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF.
In a statement made available to Realnews, James noted that the independent assessment includes verification by visual observation of some of the performances of the MDAs. Accordiing to him, the aim of the exercise is to obtain evidence on what ministries have accomplished.
He noted that the team, which has Rajeem Aremu and Ukaigwu Lilian were taken round for visual assessment of the various tools deployed for monitoring and control of human mobility into Nigeria. He said the projects inspected by the team included NIS Command and Control Centre, INTERPOL i-24/7 facility, MIDAS facilities and Airport Passengers Clearance, and Automation of Visa on Arrival and Temporary Work Permit.
“The CGI, Muhammad Babandede, while addressing the committee, emphasized the importance of the forensic tool and the Advance Passenger Information System, APIS. He said if adequately deployed, these tools would help in reducing reported cases of lost and stolen documents, forgery, and cases related to identity theft, which will aid the tracking of reported cases before re-issue or replacement of a lost or stolen passport.
“While the Advance Passenger Information System, APIS, provides information to the receiving country before the embarkation of passenger from the country of origin or transit, i-24/7 helps in tracking lost and stolen document STLD. The forensic tool is used to query real-time passport and visa issuance with the aim of ascertaining the officer that issued, the station, and the documents supplied for the process and whether it was approved or rejected.
“Migration Information Data Analysis System deployed to Airports also serves the purpose of data collection by capturing the fingerprints and facial of the passengers being cleared. The Command and Control Centre at the NIS Headquarters provides a real-time on-the-spot view of Control Posts connected to it. This means, all activities of officers at Control Posts can be viewed in real-time from the Service Headquarters when connected,” he said.
– Sept. 1 2020 @ 14:59 GMT |
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