FG abandons National ID card, opts for digital identification

Pantami

”Once you have the digital ID but not the card, we are 100% done with you,” the minister said.

Reacting to the recent inclusion of Nigeria by the United States to its list of countries with visa restrictions, the Comptroller- General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mohammed Babandede said the country will reciprocate such.

He said Nigeria will be reciprocating travel bans and restrictions on her by any country, as it has the right to dictate who it allows in or restricts entry into her territory.

Babandede said; ”I can tell you that US is a country, it is a nation like Nigeria. They have the right to restrict who will enter their territory or not just like we can restrict US citizen or whomsoever from entering Nigeria.

”So they have the right, but I want people to know that Visa restriction is not a Visa ban, it’s a ban for people who want to take residency not people who want to go for short visits.

Babandede

”You’re aware that President Muhammadu Buhari just launched a new visa policy for Nigeria, the visa policy has 79 classes of visa. So, we will be in a position to say to countries, if you allow us for short visits we will allow you for short visits and if you stop us from other visits, we do the same, because the new visa policy is based on reciprocity.

”So, we will test this for a year and see those who reciprocate and we take actions for those who do otherwise.”