Close Menu

    Subscribe to Updates

    Get the latest creative news from FooBar about art, design and business.

    What's Hot

    Akwa Ibom Governor, Umo Eno Officially Joins APC

    June 6, 2025

    Nollywood Actress, Aisha Lawal Denies Receiving Venza Gift From MC Oluomo

    June 6, 2025

    Ex-CJN, Mohammed Uwais Dies At 89

    June 6, 2025
    Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram
    Trending
    • Akwa Ibom Governor, Umo Eno Officially Joins APC
    • Nollywood Actress, Aisha Lawal Denies Receiving Venza Gift From MC Oluomo
    • Ex-CJN, Mohammed Uwais Dies At 89
    • May & Baker Posts N28.9bn Revenue, N1.6bn PAT
    • PDP Begs Peter Obi, Others To Return To Party
    • I’m Disappointed By Elon Musk’s Criticism Of Budget Bill – Trump
    • Court Jails Nine Chinese Nationals For Financing Terrorism
    • Utomi Threatens To Leave Nigeria For Ghana
    Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram
    TheScrutinyNG
    Subscribe
    Saturday, June 7
    • Home
    • Politics
    • Business
    • News
      • World News
    • Sports
    • Interviews
    • Opinion
    • Entertainment
    • Columnists
    • ABOUT US
    TheScrutinyNG
    Home » Soon Nigerians Will Process, Obtain Their Passports In Their Homes – Minister
    2 Mins ReadOctober 5, 2024

    Soon Nigerians Will Process, Obtain Their Passports In Their Homes – Minister

    By TheScrutinyNGOctober 5, 2024No Comments2 Mins Read
    Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email
    Share
    Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Email

    The hassle associated with processing and issuance of Nigerian passports to individuals will soon be over as the citizens will soon start processing their passports right from their homes.

    However, only Nigerians who are 18 years and above, and those who are applying for re-issue of their expired passports will be able to process and obtain the contactless passports while fresh applicants will need to appear and register their biometrics at a passport processing centre for their passports.

    The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, announced the new strategy at a stakeholders’ forum where the contactless passport processing App was unfolded in Abuja on Friday.

    The contactless passport processing project, which is meant to eliminate human contact as much as possible, Vanguard reports, is being jointly handled by two Nigerian firms-Irish Smart Technology and New World, which have been test-running the process for the past nine months.

    The minister explained that the new technology was adopted to reduce the burden usually encountered by Nigerians at home and abroad in their quest to obtain a Nigerian passport and save them from being exploited by middlemen, who create artificial hurdles to fleece them.

    Tunji-Ojo disclosed that the App had been designed to take care of every requirement for the issuance of Nigerian passport and make it seamless for applicants to obtain the travelling document with record time.
    The minister announced that with effect from April next year, passport production will be centralized in Nigeria as no immigration attaché in any foreign mission would be allowed to approve visa issuance.

    The minister also disclosed that the President has approved the retention of 50 per cent of NIS internally generated revenue to be able to handle most of its operations and reduce the delay in passport processing and other vital services being rendered by the agency to Nigerians at home and abroad.

    He also said that no fewer than 32 forward operational bases are being built across the country to enhance the operations of the NIS and strengthen national security.

    The Comptroller-General of the NIS, Mrs Kemi Nandep, told the stakeholders that the move for contactless passport issuance was to reduce the inconvenience associated with physical processing and to strengthen the security of the Nigerian passport in line with international best practices.

    Author

    • TheScrutinyNG
      TheScrutinyNG

      View all posts
    Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo
    Share. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email
    TheScrutinyNG
    • Website

    Related Posts

    Breaking News

    Akwa Ibom Governor, Umo Eno Officially Joins APC

    June 6, 2025
    Entertainment

    Nollywood Actress, Aisha Lawal Denies Receiving Venza Gift From MC Oluomo

    June 6, 2025
    Breaking News

    Ex-CJN, Mohammed Uwais Dies At 89

    June 6, 2025
    Business

    May & Baker Posts N28.9bn Revenue, N1.6bn PAT

    June 6, 2025
    Featured

    PDP Begs Peter Obi, Others To Return To Party

    June 6, 2025
    Featured

    I’m Disappointed By Elon Musk’s Criticism Of Budget Bill – Trump

    June 5, 2025

    Subscribe to News

    Get the latest sports news from NewsSite about world, sports and politics.

    Editor's Picks

    Akwa Ibom Governor, Umo Eno Officially Joins APC

    June 6, 2025

    Nollywood Actress, Aisha Lawal Denies Receiving Venza Gift From MC Oluomo

    June 6, 2025

    Ex-CJN, Mohammed Uwais Dies At 89

    June 6, 2025

    May & Baker Posts N28.9bn Revenue, N1.6bn PAT

    June 6, 2025
    Latest Posts
    Advertisement
    Facebook X (Twitter) Pinterest Vimeo WhatsApp TikTok Instagram

    News

    • World
    • US Politics
    • EU Politics
    • Business
    • Opinions
    • Connections
    • Science

    Company

    • Information
    • Advertising
    • Classified Ads
    • Contact Info
    • Do Not Sell Data
    • GDPR Policy
    • Media Kits

    Services

    • Subscriptions
    • Customer Support
    • Bulk Packages
    • Newsletters
    • Sponsored News
    • Work With Us

    Subscribe to Updates

    Get the latest creative news from FooBar about art, design and business.

    © 2025 The Scrutiny. Designed by Design Streams.

    • Privacy Policy
    • Terms
    • Accessibility

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.