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Japa: We issued 2.1m passports in 2023 – Immigration

Japa: We Issued 2.1m passports in 2023 – Immigration

Not less than 2,141,300 international passports were issued in 2023, the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) said on Tuesday.

Its Controller-General, Caroline Wura-Ola Adepoju disclosed this during the diaspora virtual lecture series with the theme, “New passport policy/processes for Nigerians in the Diaspora confirmation” organised by the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM).

She fingered the JAPA syndrome” for the unprecedented increase in the number of passport applications, stating 1.3m passports were issued in 2021 and 1.5m in 2022 representing about a 50 percent increase.

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According to her, the reform of the passport process would reduce pressure on the overstretched facilities of NIS nationwide as applicants wait endlessly with their children and the vulnerable just to be captured.

Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, said Nigerians in the Diaspora would no longer go through pain just to acquire their passports.

He said in the era of Renewed Hope, every Nigerian at home and abroad must enjoy improved service delivery from the immigration service.

Japa: We Issued 2.1m passports In 2023 – Immigration

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