Nigeria Immigration suspends passport issuance, others in Abuja headquarters 

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has introduced a brief suspension of companies at its Sauka, Abuja headquarters on Tuesday, December 10, 2024.

This measure is as a result of Presidential Commissioning of the newly established Expertise Advanced inside the facility.

The announcement, signed by DCI KT Udo, the Service Public Relations Officer, knowledgeable the general public concerning the affect of the occasion on key companies.

Providers affected

In line with the assertion, the next companies might be unavailable on the NIS headquarters on the desired date:

• Passport issuance and renewals (biometric capturing): Candidates scheduled for capturing on this date are suggested to reschedule their appointments.
• Different associated immigration and banking companies inside the headquarters: Important on-site operations might be quickly halted.

Regardless of the shutdown, the NIS assured the general public that its on-line portal stays operational for accessing sure companies.

Advisory to the general public 

The company inspired candidates and most people to make mandatory preparations to go to the headquarters after December 10, 2024. For inquiries, the next contact particulars have been supplied:

• Cellphone: +234 802 181 9988 or +234 708 060 7900 
• Web site: www.immigration.gov.ng 

What you need to know

The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) is enhancing border safety by means of superior expertise to deal with safety breaches. The Federal Authorities highlighted the implementation of a sturdy digital border safety system as a crucial step in defending the nation.

• Nevertheless, challenges similar to porous borders, unlawful migration, and the proliferation of arms persist. Minister of Interior Rauf Aregbesola emphasised the significance of regional cooperation to deal with these points successfully.
• Regardless of technological developments, the NIS faces scrutiny from the Nigerian Senate over delays in passport issuance and renewal. The Senate has mandated its Committee on Inside to analyze these delays, following complaints from residents about extended processing occasions.
• The federal authorities had additionally awarded the contract for the set up of an digital border surveillance system to observe the nation’s land borders to checkmate unlawful migration.
• Aregbesola had mentioned the digital digital expertise can be deployed by the federal authorities throughout the nation’s border to make sure 24/7 surveillance of 5,000 kilometers of border strains from the jap half to the western a part of the nation.

He additionally defined that the digital surveillance posts have been meant to strengthen present immigration checks, improve efficient migration administration in addition to increase the safety of the nation.