The Federal Government has unveiled the second phase of its contactless biometric passport application system across its four missions in United States, Mexico, Jamaica and Brazil. The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), which disclosed this in a tweet on its ‘X’ handle by Service Spokesman, ACI AS Akinlabi, said: ‘On continuation of the phased Roll-Out of the Contactless Biometric Passport Application …

The Federal Government has introduced a Contactless Passport Renewal System in Europe to enable Nigerians to renew their passports effortlessly. The system will allow eligible Nigerians to renew their passports online without visiting an embassy or consulate, reducing waiting times and eliminating the inconvenience of travel. According to a statement made available to Saturday PUNCH, the Minister of Interior, Hon. …

Nigerians in the United States of America, under the aegis of the Organization for the Advancement of Nigerians (OAN), have urged the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, to address the passport printer crisis at the Nigerian Consulates in New York and Atlanta. The group expressed disappointment that one year after it appealed to the minister to address the problem, there …

Burkina Faso has introduced a new biometric passport without the logo of the Economic Community of West African States, further solidifying its break from the regional bloc. The move comes after Burkina Faso, along with Niger and Mali, severed ties with ECOWAS following military coups in the three countries. The decision to issue passports without the ECOWAS insignia was announced …

The Federal Government has approved an upward review of the fees for the Nigerian passport . Yesterday, Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) said the new fee regime which will take effect on 1 September, will not affect those applying for the travel document outside the country. It said the change in fee was done “to maintain the quality and integrity of …

Some Nigerians in the United Kingdom have gathered outside the Nigerian Embassy in London, United Kingdom, to protest against the challenges they encounter processing their passports. In a video seen social media on Friday, the immigrants carried placards with different inscriptions to register their displeasure. Some of the placards read, “Two weeks turn to six months”, “Bashiru Aminu must go”, …

Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has announced a series of reforms aimed at modernising the country’s immigration services, noting that the ministry has saved the government millions of naira through an automated application system. As a guest on Episode 2 of ‘Unfiltered: The Big Interview’, a YouTube interview series hosted by O’tega ‘The Tiger’ Ogra, and released on Saturday, …

The Hong Kong government said Wednesday it had cancelled the passports of six democracy activists who fled to the United Kingdom, calling them “lawless wanted criminals”. Since authorities quashed massive, at times violent, pro-democracy protests in 2019, Hong Kong has intensified a crackdown on dissent, enacting security laws that critics like Britain and the United States say have curbed the …

Beginning from June 2024, the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) will start home delivery of passports in Lagos, Port Harcourt, Kano, and Abuja, the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has assured. The minister spoke on Friday when he inspected the electronic gates at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport’s new terminal in Abuja. He noted that the delay in implementing home delivery …

The rush by Nigerians to leave the country for greener pastures reached its crescendo in the new year as 32,462 persons have so far applied for international passports and uploaded their documents from the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS)π site between 8 and 21 January 2024. Of these applications, 15,113 have reportedly been approved for biometric capture and production, which is …