Nigeria, Aug. 20 -- The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Muhammed Babandede, has alleged fraudulent activities in a contract on resident permit for expatriates signed between the ministry of interior and tech company, Continental Transfert Technique Ltd (CONTEC) in 2007.

The company is a partner to NIS on Combined Expatriate Resident Permit and Alien Card (CERPAC).

CERPAC is mandatory for expatriates in Nigeria. It allows them to live and work in the country and can be renewed annually or every two years depending on the validity of the period given.

The allegations come about 18 months after interior ministry, under former minister Abdurahman Dambazau, reviewed the fees for the card from $1,000 to $2,000 o...