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       NIS commence massive issuance of international passports to
       intending travellers
   DIR By: naijaontop
       Date: May 15, 2017, 2:12 pm
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       Immigration high command also directed all passport offices to
       extend their working hours to 2 p.m. on Saturdays in order to
       clear the backlog of passport applications.
       Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has commenced massive issuance
       of international passports to intending travellers to clear the
       backlog of applications caused by non-availability of booklets.
       A competent immigration source told the News Agency of Nigeria
       (NAN) in Lagos that the NIS recently took delivery of new
       passport booklets which were distributed to all passport offices
       nationwide.
       NAN reports that many intending travellers had difficulties in
       obtaining international passports since the beginning of the
       year due to non-availability of passport booklets.
       NAN learnt that the immigration high command also directed all
       passport offices to extend their working hours to 2 p.m. on
       Saturdays in order to clear the backlog of passport
       applications.
       “Our working hours have been extended to Saturdays; we now work
       from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays.
       “The extension is to enable us treat the backlog of
       international passport requests by Nigerians,’’ a senior
       immigration official told NAN at the Passport Office, Ikoyi,
       Lagos.
       He explained that the booklets were printed in Malaysia adding
       that the non-availability was caused by scarcity of foreign
       exchange.
       He assured that the extended working hours would enable the
       service to clear the backlog within a short period.
       “We are sure all matters relating to request and collection of
       international passports will be resolved in due course,’’ the
       source said.
       Mr Adele Yussuf, an applicant who spoke to NAN at Ikoyi Passport
       Office, expressed delight at the way the NIS was handling the
       processing passport applications.
       He expressed optimism that the extended working hours would help
       in clearing the backlog of applications.
       Mr Osugbo Emeka, another applicant, urged the service to process
       the existing applications before working on new requests.
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