Nigeria, April 11 -- The Federal Government has approved the deployment of a contactless biometric passenger verification system across Nigeria's domestic airports as part of efforts to strengthen aviation security and improve passenger data management.

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, disclosed this on Friday via his official X page, noting that he had signed a concession agreement for the rollout of the VPASS system.

"Yesterday, I signed a concession agreement on behalf of the Federal Government for the deployment of a contactless biometric passenger verification system, known as VPASS, across Nigeria's domestic airports as part of efforts to strengthen aviation security, enhance data integrity, and i...