President Muhammadu Buhari has directed theNigerian Security Printing & Minting Company to solely produce andpersonalize all Nigerian E-passports and related documentation. The directive was contained in a statement bySpecial Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina. According to the statement, the renewedresponsibility will end every existing memorandum of understanding andcontracts on printing by other institutions and companies. The company which has the objective ofproducing the nation’s currency notes and coins for the Central Bank of Nigeriaas well as security documents for Ministries, Departments and Agencies ofgovernment, banks and other blue-chip companies, is the largest banknote andsecurity documents specialist printing company in West Africa. Under the leadership of the CBN Governor,Godwin Emefiele, the Mint was given targets after its performance was rapidlydwindling in terms of both currency production and security documents prior to2014. According to the Managing Director of The Mint, Abbas Masanawa, the printing agency has witnessed turnover since the targets.