File photo: Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo
The Nigeria Immigration Service on Wednesday announced the successful importation of all of Nigeria’s Country Signing Certificate Authorities into the International Civil Aviation Organisation’s Public Key Directory, resolving passport authentication issues that had affected Nigerian travellers at foreign borders.
The development means Nigerian passports can now be seamlessly verified by border control systems in all member states of the ICAO Public Key Directory, ending the technical challenge that had subjected some passport holders to delays and additional screening.
The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Kemi Nandap, completed the process during a ceremony at the ICAO headquarters in Montreal, Canada.
This was disclosed in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Service Public Relations Officer, Akinsola Akinlabi, titled, ‘Nigeria Strengthens Global Passport Authentication, Imports CSCAs into the ICAO Public Key Directory.’
