The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, says about 60,000 passport backlogs have been cleared by the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, within the span of just four working days.
This development follows the minister’s directive to the NIS urging the Agency to expedite the processing of all outstanding passport applications.
Tunji-Ojo who disclosed this in Abuja on Tuesday, during a courtesy call with the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, said, “As of this morning (Tuesday), I can tell you that about 60,000 passport backlogs have been cleared, specifically 59,906.
“On Wednesday, September 6, 2023, when I gave the 2-week ultimatum, we had over 200,000 backlogs.
“We have recorded progress, and I maintain my word, that those backlogs must be cleared.
Recall that the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, issued a directive to the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), and service providers partnering with it, to ensure that they resolve all passport application backlogs in two weeks.
