Nigeria Immigration Orders Passport Offices to Work Saturdays
By Excel Magazine Breaking News
To get ahead of the backlog of passport applications, the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has ordered passport offices throughout the nation to open on Saturdays.
The decision, according to a statement released by the service’s public relations officer today, Tony Akuneme and seen by Excel Magazine Breaking News, was intended to help the Service lessen the backlog ocassioned by the 2020 and 2021 prolonged lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to Akuneme, the Comptroller-General, Mr. Isa Jere, who issued the direction, also provided his approval for the placement of Passport Controllers in the states of Ondo and Ekiti.
“The C-G has directed that Passport offices across the country with high volume of pending applications to work on Saturdays.
“The period for this exercise is expected to be every Saturday commrencing from Dec. 3, 2022 to Jan. 28, 2023 between the period of 10 am to 2 pm.
“This is to enhance our service delivery to out esteemed clients.
“The Saturday proceding the Christmas and New Year holidays are exempted, ” he said.
The spokesman said passport offices that fall within this category should contact him by Monday for further details.
Akuneme reiterated the resolve of the C-G to make passport services available and stress free to the traveling public, especially during the festive season.
