Nigerian passport

September 7, (THEWILL) – The Federal Government has ordered the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), to clear all backlog passport applications in two weeks. Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, gave the order during a meeting with the Acting Comptroller General,...

July 20, (THEWILL) - Nigerian passport has been ranked 90th among 199 most powerful countries in the world, showing an improvement from the 100th spot in the same period in 2022. This is according to the Henley Passport Index,...

May 21, (THEWILL) - The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) is set to launch a passport home delivery service, in fulfilment of the federal government’s promise to ensure effective service delivery to Nigerians. Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, made this known...

April 13, (THEWILL) – The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has urged applicants for international passports, whether first or renewal, to ensure that the data they submit matches that of their National Identification Number (NIN). In a statement on its...

March 31, (THEWILL) – The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) issued 1.8 million passport booklets in 2022, Comptroller-general of the Service (NIS), Isah Jere Idris, disclosed. Speaking during the commissioning of Daura passport front office on Thursday, Jere said the...

March 13, (THEWILL) - The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has announced N1000 National Identification Number (NIN) verification fee for International passport application, renewal and issuance for Nigerians resident in the country. NIMC also said Nigerians, who reside in other...

January 11, (THEWILL) - The Nigerian passport has dropped 38 places in global ranking in the last 17 years, a Henley Passport Index (HPI) report revealed on Tuesday. The HPI ranks passports according to the number of countries their holders...