Nigerian passport offices to open on Saturday to clear backlog of applications
Nigeria's Immigration Service has announced that it has ordered its offices across the country to work on Saturdays to clear the backlog of passport applications.
The Comptroller General of the Immigration Service, Isa Jere, issued the directive, according to a statement by spokesman Tony Akuneme on Saturday.
Mr. Jere said the directive is intended to allow the Service to reduce the backlog caused by the extended 2020 and 2021 closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
READ ALSO:“The C-G has ordered passport offices across the country with a high volume of pending applications to work on Saturdays,” he said.
He said the exercise will start from December 3, 2022 to January 28, 2023, between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
“Saturdays before the Christmas and New Year holidays are exempt,” he said.
In addition, Mr. Jere approved the redeployment of the two passport controllers.
The immigration boss moved the comptroller from Ekiti to Jigawa, while the Ondo unit chief was reassigned to the NIS area office in Ibadan.
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Nigeria's Immigration Service has announced that it has ordered its offices across the country to work on Saturdays to clear the backlog of passport applications.
The Comptroller General of the Immigration Service, Isa Jere, issued the directive, according to a statement by spokesman Tony Akuneme on Saturday.
Mr. Jere said the directive is intended to allow the Service to reduce the backlog caused by the extended 2020 and 2021 closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
READ ALSO:“The C-G has ordered passport offices across the country with a high volume of pending applications to work on Saturdays,” he said.
He said the exercise will start from December 3, 2022 to January 28, 2023, between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
“Saturdays before the Christmas and New Year holidays are exempt,” he said.
In addition, Mr. Jere approved the redeployment of the two passport controllers.
The immigration boss moved the comptroller from Ekiti to Jigawa, while the Ondo unit chief was reassigned to the NIS area office in Ibadan.
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