Acting Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mrs. Wuraola Adepoju, has said more Nigerians applied for international passports in the last two years.
She also explained why the issuance of new passports takes some time to complete.
The NIS boss spoke on Channels Television’s breakfast programme.
She said the NIS was working on automating the passport application process to reduce the stress and delay Nigerians experience while applying for passports.
Mrs. Adepoju said, “One thing Nigerians know about the Nigeria Immigration Service is the issuance of the Nigerian passport. We know the number of Nigerians that have applied for passports in the past two years have been very high and unprecedented.
“But be that as it may, the service is working hard to ensure that we meet the expectations of Nigerians. Number one: we are automating our passport application process; we are trying to ensure that we cut out human interface.
“Our applications are available online and we are trying to sensitise our applicants that they should go online for these applications to avoid patronising louts.”