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Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo and his counterpart in the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo SAN, visited the Nigerian Immigration Service headquarters in Abuja on Wednesday to inspect the World-class Data and Monitoring Centre.
The about to be commissioned Command and Control Centre constructed at the Service Headquarters would play a critical role in the Nigerian Immigration Service’s e-border solution project geared towards improving border governance and immigration management.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelThe centre would serve as the base where data from the five international airports, both land and sea borders would be collated for analysis. The Advanced Passenger Information (API)/ Passenger Name Record(PNR) System together with an e-gate technology has being deployed and this would help to reduce clearance time at the airports.
A statement signed by the NIS Public Relations Officer, KT Udo, said the ministers who were hosted by the Comptroller General of the Nigerian Immigration Service, Kemi Nanna Nandap, were impressed by the technology and level of work carried out at the centre.
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The statement said the immigration boss in her opening remarks, highlighted the key role the project will play in facilitating seamless border governance, the fight against trans-border crimes which includes smuggling of migrants, and Traffic in Persons (TIPs).
“The project will also help to reduce passenger processing time at all ports of entry as well as intelligence and data sharing collaboration amongst Security Agencies towards National Security.”
“She identified API/PNR as an important component of the integrated border management strategy her administration is committed to achieve,” statement added.
Speaking at the ceremony, the Minister of Interior expressed joy at the
progress made, saying, the Public Private Partnership (PPP) drive of the Renewed Hope administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR is yielding results.
While thanking the Service and NEW WORKS, the firm handling the project, he stressed further that the NIS has no excuse but to deliver on its mandate.
On his part, the Minister of Aviation commended the Ministry of Interior and, stated that NIS has demonstrated readiness to operate in tandem with global best practices in Border Security and Migration Management.
In a post on his X handle on Wednesday , Keyamo said: “API/PNR are two technical responses to streamline traveler identification management and facilitate border management.
“This solution will help to maintain the delicate balance between facilitating cross-border movements and upholding border security. It is a product of effective cooperation between government agencies, the private sector and relevant international actors.”
