FG Deploy New Printers for Passports following Outcries from Nigerians in Diaspora

Nigerians in the diaspora have petitioned Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, minster of Interior, over passport printing in Atlanta and New York Consulates in the United States of America.

To this effect, the minister has approved and directed the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to immediately deploy new printers to the passport offices in both cities.

These printers, according to him, are ready for installation. This short-term solution, he said, aims to resolve the current challenge promptly.

In a statement, the minister said that there is a new solution being implemented as a long-term plan that will usher in a streamlined passport regime, enabling Nigerians to apply for their passports with more ease.

Part of this plan includes the activation of a Passport Personalisation Centre in Abuja, which is scheduled to start in the next few weeks while also opening up more countries for the already-deployed contactless solution.

According to Tunji-Ojo, they are working round the clock, and none of the agencies is left behind.

“At the Nigeria Immigration Service, there has been an end-to-end automation of the passport application process and the introduction of the contactless application process, which has since been launched in Canada,” he said.