The Nigerian Immigration Service is set to inaugurate a Passport Front Office in the Igbogbo-Baiyeku Local Council Development Area of Ikorodu, Lagos State, today (Friday), marking a significant step towards enhancing passport application processes and reducing waiting times.The new Igbogbo Passport Office is strategically positioned on Owolabi Sodara Street, Bola Ahmed Tinubu Way, Igbogbo, and is expected to play a crucial role in alleviating congestion at the Ikoy...

The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has said Nigerians will have their passport delivered to their homes, offices, and other locations of their choice from February 2024.Speaking on Monday at the opening ceremony of the International Week of the University Of Lagos, titled, ‘Breaking the Borders of Partnership,’ Tunji-Ojo said that by January next year, Nigerians would be able to complete the application process online.He said, “We have commenced the au...

The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) said that for the past one year, it has dismissed its eight officers while no fewer than 80 others are on trial for engaging in illegal collection of fees (extortion) for the issuance of new passports and renewal of old ones to Nigerians.This was made known by the Service Public Relations Officer (SPRO), Comptroller of Immigration, Tony Akuneme, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja.Akuneme said the dis...