Nigeria Single Biometric Tender

New Economic Community of West African States ECOWAS single biometric identity card would replace ECOWAS Travel Certificate to guarantee free movement of people and goods in West Africa said the Federal Government.This was announced in Abuja by Abdulrahman Dambazau Minister of Interior during the signing of Memorandum of Understanding MoU between Federal Governments Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission ICRC and Euphoria Press on Public Private Partnership for the Implementation of the ECOWAS Biometric Identity Card.According to the Minister the card is equipped with features such as the finger-prints dates of birth and other security information that could be verified at security check points instantly.He said The new biometric identity card will be printed by Euphoria Press and issued by through the Nigeria Immigration Service NIS. Thirteen million ECOWAS biometric cards would be printed and financed by Euphoria Press.Director General of ICRC Chidi Izuwah said the government of Nigeria would highly benefit from the PPP arrangement as it is not required to make financial commitment but to serve as a regulator of the process.He added The ICRC takes custody of the contract once it is signed while Euphoria Press would provide the financial backing and the Ministry of Interior would supervise it.