According to Interior Minister Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, Nigerians would be able to submit and finish their passport application process online without having to speak with a human starting on January 8, 2024.
“We are good to go live,” Tunji-Ojo said Monday in Abuja during an inspection of facilities of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) alongside the Comptroller General (CG) of the Service, Wura-Ola Adepoju.
“We are starting the training and on January 8, the solution will be live and direct for Nigerians to have a good feel, a sweet experience based on the Renewed Hope of Mr President.
“We have been able to reduce human contact in passport acquisition to the minimum,” the minister said, adding that the new initiative will enhance the security architecture of the country as well as the comfort and convenience of Nigerians.
Even as he declared that the Service now has document verification officers across all local government areas in the nation to scrutinize passport applications, Tunji-Ojo stated that the government wants to put an end to the practice of people bringing forged documents for passport applications.
