The Nigeria Immigration Service, (NIS), has announced the opening of a new electronic passport, (e-passport), [production facility in Kano to allow Nigerians to access its services with ease.
Commissioning the new facility Wednesday in Kano, Comptroller General of Immigration, Isah Idris, said that the passport reform process is still in progress, especially the fast track program designed specifically for those who returned from different parts of the globe for the yuletide.
In a statement signed by the Public Relations Officer, , of the service, Tony Akuneme, Idris emphasized that NIN remains a mandatory requirement for the issuance of passports and that the information in both documents must match. “We intend to keep the two weeks processing time frame open to all diasporas until January 31st when the program will come to an end.“
He warns the public of the nefarious activities of racketeering syndicates who have gone a step further to even circulate fake news on the immigration recruitment exercises.
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