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Immigration produces 14,468 passports to clear Lagos backlog

The Nigeria Immigration Service says it has released 14,468 passports for applicants in Lagos State to collect.

The Lagos Passport Controller, Lagos Passport Command, Mr Sunday Fagbamigbe, gave the figure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday, in Lagos.

He said the figure covered applicants in the three passport offices in Lagos State.

The NIS has suspended fresh passport applications to allow clearance of backlog of all passport applications received before May 17.

The backlog was expected to be cleared before June 8, the new deadline.

According to the Controller, 580 passports were ready for collection at Festac Passport Office.

“About 6,212 are ready for collection in Alausa Passport Office and 7,676 in Ikoyi Passport Office in the state,’’ he said..

Fagbamigbe appealed to all applicants who applied before May 17 and were yet to collect their passports to visit the passport offices where they applied.

He said that NIS would always serve the interest of Nigerians and satisfy them in the provision of statutory services.

“A link has also been provided by the service on its portal to enable applicants check their names,” Fagbamigbe said.

 

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