- The move is part of efforts to address the lingering challenges around passport processing in the country
- This process is now being expedited in line with President Bola Tinubu’s administration’s order to remove all hindrances and red tapes from obtaining passports
The federal government has moved the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to the Ministry of Interior.
The move is part of efforts to address the lingering challenges around passport processing in the country.
Recall that the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, on assumption of office, promised to move the NIMC in the ministry for proper coordination of identity data of Nigerians.
This process is now being expedited in line with President Bola Tinubu’s administration’s order to remove all hindrances and red tapes from obtaining passports.
The National Identity Number (NIN), domiciled in NIMC, is one of the major offices for obtaining of International Passports.
The NIMC was until now supervised by the Ministry of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy.
A source, who spoke in confidence with newsmen, disclosed that a meeting was held on Wednesday at the ministry with staff of the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation.
He said the meeting was to unified the activities of the two government organisations.
“The process is ongoing and should be finalised by Friday because there is another meeting scheduled for Friday,” Daily Trust quoted the source at the ministry as saying