Passport application process will begin on January 8, 2024, the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has confirmed.
BAMITOLAMEDIA Loud that the development will allow Nigerians to apply and complete their passport application process online without human contact.
“We are good to go live,” Tunji-Ojo said Monday in Abuja during an inspection of facilities of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) alongside the Comptroller General (CG) of the Service, Wura-Ola Adepoju.
“We are starting the training and on January 8, the solution will be live and direct for Nigerians to have a good feel, a sweet experience based on the Renewed Hope of Mr President.“
“We have been able to reduce human contact in passport acquisition to the minimum,” the minister said, adding that the new initiative will enhance the security architecture of the country as well as the comfort and convenience of Nigerians.
Tunji-Ojo said the Government aims to put an end to the submission of fake documents during passport applications.
He noted that the Nigerian Immigration Service has now stationed document verification officers across all local Government areas in the country to carefully scrutinize the applications.
