Nigerian passport

Federal Government dispatches a dedicated Nigeria Immigration Service Passport Intervention Team to the United Kingdom to bring passport enrolment and processing closer to Nigerians in the diaspora. Special exercise will handle pending passport applications, fresh enrolments and renewals...

July 07, (THEWILL) — The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has rolled out its Contactless Passport Application System for Nigerians living abroad, allowing eligible citizens to renew their passports remotely without visiting Nigerian embassies or high commissions for biometric enrolment. The...

September 18, (THEWILL) — The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has described the newly completed Data Personalisation Centre at the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) Headquarters, Abuja, as a “game-changer” in the nation’s passport production system. Speaking after the inspection of...

August 28, (THEWILL) — The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has announced a revision of passport application fees. The cost of obtaining a 32-page passport with a 5-year validity has been raised from N50,000 to N100,000. Similarly, the 64-page...

June 03, (THEWILL) – Renewing or applying for your international passport abroad, including in North America, is now seamless for Nigerians aged 18 and above. A top Ministry of Interrior official told THEWILL on Tuesday. This development is part of the...

February 19, (THEWILL) – The Federal Government has installed new passport printers at its Atlanta and New York consulates in the United States to ease passport processing and reduce delays experienced by Nigerians in the diaspora. This move follows persistent...

August 22, (THEWILL) – The Federal Government has approved an upward review of the fees for Nigerian Standard Passport, effective from September 1, 2024. The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), in a statement signed by its Public Relations Officer,...

November 08, (THEWILL) - The Federal Government has introduced upgraded e-passport services at specific Nigerian Embassies in Italy, Spain, Greece, Austria and Switzerland. Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, officially opened the facilities at the Nigerian Embassy in Rome. A statement by...

October 04, (THEWILL) - The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has unveiled a two-week timeline for the processing of international passport applications nationwide. Tunji-Ojo spoke in Abuja on Wednesday, during a media press briefing, where he reviewed his directive to...

September 13, (THEWILL) - The Federal Government says the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), has cleared about 60,000 passport backlog within four working days. THEWILL recalls that Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, on Thursday, September 7, ordered the NIS to clear...