Nigerian passport
hehehehehe.......... The Nigeria Customs has commenced issuance of passports to intending travellers nationwide to clear backlog.
Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has commenced massive issuance of
passports to intending travellers to clear the backlog of applications
caused by non-availability of booklets.
A source from the service told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in
Lagos that the NIS recently took delivery of new passport booklets which
were distributed to all passport offices nationwide.
NAN reports that many intending travellers had difficulties in
obtaining international passports since the beginning of the year due to
non-availability of passport booklets.
NAN learnt that the immigration high command also directed all
passport offices to extend their working hours to 2 p.m. on Saturdays in
order to clear the backlog of passport applications.
“Our working hours have been extended to Saturdays; we now work from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays.
“The extension is to enable us treat the backlog of international passport requests by Nigerians,’’ a senior immigration official told NAN at the Passport Office, Ikoyi, Lagos.
He explained that the booklets were printed in Malaysia adding that
the non-availability was caused by scarcity of foreign exchange.
He assured that the extended working hours would enable the service to clear the backlog within a short period.
“We are sure all matters relating to request and collection of international passports will be resolved in due course,’’ the source said.
Mr Adele Yussuf, an applicant who spoke to NAN at Ikoyi Passport
Office, expressed delight at the way the NIS was handling the processing
passport applications.
He expressed optimism that the extended working hours would help in clearing the backlog of applications.
Mr Osugbo Emeka, another applicant, urged the service to process the existing applications before working on new requests.
-NAN
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