Nigeria now has capacity to track visa over-stays – Interior Minister

The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, says Nigeria present has the capableness to way visa over-stayers done its Integrated Operation Centre, IOC.

Tunji-Ojo revealed this astatine the Ministry of Interior and its Agencies, 2026 Sectoral Retreat successful Abuja connected Thursday.

At the retreat is themed, ”Accountable Leadership, Measurable Impact: Reviewing Results, Renewing Commitments.” she said the ministry done the Nigeria migration Service, NIS, tin present instrumentality complaint of Nigeria’s borderline abstraction with real-time grounds and information of each traveler into Nigeria, arsenic good arsenic the tracking of visa over-stayers.

The IOC, consisting of cyber information and web operating units is an AI–driven multilayered strategy that strengthens the reforms successful borderline and migration absorption arsenic good arsenic expatriate administration.

”We tin present cognize the nonstop fig of radical that person overstayed successful our state and marque the fig available,” helium said.

He besides said the ministry is present afloat prepared to spell aft immigrants who person overstayed conscionable arsenic it is done successful different countries.

”We are besides going aft them and with the NIS we person today, I americium arrogant to accidental our borderline is lasting connected the steadfast instauration of technology.

”We person been capable to harmonise our data, and we volition equip our unit to supply information for Nigeri...