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NIS Clears 190,749 Backlog Of Passports Application

The NIS offices nationwide have continued to attend to Nigerians seeking renewals of expired passports…

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Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has cleared a backlog of 190,749 passports application.

VerseNews reports that this came on the heels of a directive by the Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, four weeks ago.

The NIS currently has about 13,583 pending applications.

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The NIS offices nationwide have continued to attend to Nigerians seeking renewals of expired passports and those applying for fresh booklets.

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The minister had promised to keep a close watch on the operations of the NIS to prevent another backlog of applications due to deliberate human activities.

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Dr. Tunji-Ojo had promised to eliminate human interferences in the agency’s processes to stave off corruption, adding that technology would be deployed to hasten procurement of passport booklets.

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