Nigerians Will Now Get Passports 7 Days After Application – FG Assures
By The9JaTREND
The Federal Government has assured Nigerians that they will be able to get their passports within seven days of application.
This was disclosed by the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, during the inspection of the newly completed Data Personalization Centre at the Headquarters, Abuja, on Thursday.
The Minister who described it as a “game-changer” in the nation’s passport production system, said it has become possible as a result of the upgrading of the facilities at the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS).
He said the centre will reduce response time as passports could be printed within 24 hours and delivered within a week.
The Minister revealed that while the old machines could only process 250–300 passports per machine daily, the new facility now produces about 1,000 passports per hour, giving the NIS the capacity to deliver between 4,500 and 5,000 passports within a normal workday.
“This means applicants whose requests are approved can now expect their passports to be printed within 24 hours,” he added.
He said the centre marks the first time since the establishment of the NIS in 1963 that Nigeria will operate a world-class centralised passport personalisation facility, comparable to those in the United States, United Kingdom, France, Russia, India, and Bangladesh.
