Abuja — The federal government on Tuesday unveiled 28 residence permit card tracking centres for expatriates and foreigners in the country, with the view to seamlessly monitoring their movements within the country.
This came as it disclosed that plans were underway to introduce visa at entry points as part of efforts to eradicate bureaucracy hindering the influx of foreign investors into the country.
The over-riding objective of the unveiling of 28 residence permit card tracking centres for expatriates and foreigners, government said, is to use the centres to monitor and track the effectiveness of inflow of Foreign Direct Investment (FDIs) into the country.
The biometric security card device would be installed across airports and border control posts which would keep track, monitor and detect wanted international criminals.
Unveiling the facilities in Abuja, the Minister of Interior, Lt. Gen Abdulrahman Dambazzau (rtd), said the 28 new CERPAC production centre and 28 operational vehicles will enhance the capacity of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) to discharge its statutory duty of internal monitoring and control of foreigners within the country.
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Border agency wrinkles nearly all ironed out, says Home Affairs
HOME Affairs director-general Mkuseli Apleni told Parliament’s home affairs committee on Tuesday that the department was close to ironing out its differences with other departments over the contentious Border Management Authority Bill.
The bill envisages the establishment of a border management authority to take responsibility for the country’s various ports of entry, complete with customs function and armed, uniformed personnel.
Other departments, namely Police and National Treasury, have pointed out the overlap in function the authority could create.
Treasury came out to defend the position of the South African Revenue Service (SARS) as the collector of revenue from customs, while the South African Police Service (SAPS) sought clarity on how personnel would work with SAPS personnel at borders, if at all.
ANC-aligned labour federation Cosatu raised concern about the potential ramifications of placing employees of the authority outside the public service, and demanded that there be no outsourcing of the authority’s functions.
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Relocations Africa welcomes Mr Tom Hickman as a Non- Executive Director
Thomas Hickman is a CA (SA) with a MBA (University of Stellenbosch).
Working as Business Adviser, Mentor and Non Exec and Independent director, he also assists Hudson Accounting, (Registered Auditors) as a Tax practitioner and Manager.
He has 25+ years experience of senior management as a former Managing Director in the Manufacturing and Textiles industries for companies such as Colibri and Pep Manufacturing. He is a financial and strategic leader with passion for turning struggling entities into successful groups. His strength lies in being able to encourage people to move in a desired direction in order to optimize the efficiencies and returns for the business.
We are excited to welcome Tom Hickman to our Board of Directors.
Nigeria: Govt Unveils Residence Permit Trackers for Expatriates, Foreigners
Abuja — The federal government on Tuesday unveiled 28 residence permit card tracking centres for expatriates and foreigners in the country, with the view to seamlessly monitoring their movements within the country.
This came as it disclosed that plans were underway to introduce visa at entry points as part of efforts to eradicate bureaucracy hindering the influx of foreign investors into the country.
The over-riding objective of the unveiling of 28 residence permit card tracking centres for expatriates and foreigners, government said, is to use the centres to monitor and track the effectiveness of inflow of Foreign Direct Investment (FDIs) into the country.
The biometric security card device would be installed across airports and border control posts which would keep track, monitor and detect wanted international criminals.
Unveiling the facilities in Abuja, the Minister of Interior, Lt. Gen Abdulrahman Dambazzau (rtd), said the 28 new CERPAC production centre and 28 operational vehicles will enhance the capacity of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) to discharge its statutory duty of internal monitoring and control of foreigners within the country.
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Undocumented Zimbabweans detained while trying to return to their country
Home Affairs says it’s the law
Nine Zimbabweans arrested on their way home to Zimbabwe have been held since 21 August in police cells in De Aar as “illegal foreigners”.
The Zimbabweans were travelling home in a minibus taxi . One of the nine was separated from his three children and pregnant wife, who were allowed to continue their journey.
Those who were not detained waited for three days outside Hanover police station for the release of their travelling companions. One woman became dehydrated and fainted several times. She later died after they crossed the border. Masvingo Central Police Station confirmed the death of the 35-year-old woman as a result of natural causes.
The detained Zimbabweans appeared in Hanover Magistrate Court on 25 August.
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