The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has said that the status of Nigeria passport and its ranking would soon improve globally following some reforms by the government.
Tunji-Ojo also announced Nigeria’s enrollment in the International Civil Aviation Organisation’s, (ICAO) Public Key Directory (PKD) and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI).
He noted that the steps so far taken were aimed at enhancing the global ranking of country’s international passport, ease of passage as well as beefing up internal security.
The Minister spoke in Montreal, Canada with the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Kemi Nanna Nandap, while participating in the Import Ceremony of the Country Signing Certificate Authority (CSCA) led by ICAO officials.
According to a statement by Babatunde Alao, the Minister’s Media aide, Tunji-Ojo reflected on the government’s efforts to modernize border control systems, saying the measure would reduce the waiting hours at airports and other points of entry within and outside the country
