Tag: Passports
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Japa: 32,462 Nigerians apply for passports within 14days
It’s alarming as 32,462 Nigerians have so far applied for international passports and uploaded their documents from the Nigeria Immigration Service site between January 8 and 21,2024. Of these applications, 15,113 have reportedly been approved for biometric capture and production, which is fifty per cent of the total application. The summary of passport applications for…
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FG aims at 96-hour timeline for passport issuance from Feb 2024
The Federal Government has unveiled technologically driven reforms for international passport issuance for its citizens by setting a 96 hours processing timeline , insisting that the production of the travel document should not be seen as a privilege, but a fundamental right of its nationals. Besides the revolutionary timeline, the government said, it will effective…
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Corrupt officials undermining issuance of passports – Aregbesola
The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, says few corrupt officials are undermining efforts of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) at sanitising process and bringing integrity to passports application. Aregbesola made this known in Oyo Town, while inaugurating the NIS passports front office in the town on Tuesday evening.
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Immigration sets timeframe for issuance of passports
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) says it is committed to issuing passports between three and six weeks post biometric capture, where there are no technical hitches or application irregularities. The NIS spokesperson, Mr. Tony Akuneme, in a statement in Abuja,
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1.5 million Nigerians in Italy don’t have passports – NIDOE
The Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation, Europe, Italy Chapter, says about 1.5 million out of its three million registered members in Italy are affected by scarcity of Nigerian passports. The chapter’s Chairman, Mr George Omo-Iduhon, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday. NAN quoted Omo-Iduhon as saying that there are…
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Nigerians without NIN won’t get passports, driver’s licence – NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission says the October 31 deadline for linking their National Identity Numbers with their Subscriber Identity Modules remains sacrosanct. It also said that Nigerians without NIN would soon be denied the opportunity of acquiring driving licences and passports. The commission said at the NCC Digital Signature radio programme, which transmitted the second…
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Ikoyi Passport Office now works 7 days weekly to clear backlog of applications
The Ikoyi Office of the Nigeria Immigration Service(NIS) in Lagos, says that it has extended its working days to include Saturdays and Sundays to meet the demands of its applicants. Mr Ibrahim Liman, the Passport Control Officer (PCO), stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos. Liman,…
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Britain to require passports from EU travellers from 2021
Britain’s government on Thursday said travellers from the European Union wanting to enter the country would be required to show their passports as from October 2021. Previously, EU citizens were allowed to use identity cards to enter Britain, as is the case in the rest of the 27-member bloc. The requirement will be in place…
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Xenophobia: Nigerians in South Africa parading expired passports – Air Peace
The plan by the Air Peace Airline to evacuate Nigerians in South Africa from Sept. 6 has been scuppered as majority of those interested in the process have expired passports. The airline with the support of the Federal Government planned to begin evacuating Nigerians from South Africa on Sept. 6, after the xenophobic attacks against…
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BREXIT: UK ‘removes’ European Union on new passports [Photo]
British passports without the words “European Union” on the front cover have been issued despite the Brexit delay. The burgundy passports were introduced from March 30th, the day after Britain was expected to leave the EU. Some passports including the words “European Union” will continue to be issued while the remaining stock is used up.…