NIS dispels fears, says passport processing continues nationwide

By Omeiza Ajayi
ABUJA: The Nigeria Immigration Service NIS has assured Nigerians that the ongoing centralisation of passport booklet production will not disrupt passport processing and issuance at any of its offices across the country or at Nigerian embassies and consulates abroad.
The clarification was contained in a statement on Wednesday night by the Service Public Relations Officer, DCI Akinsola Akinlabi, who said the reform had generated public enquiries and misconceptions following the phased migration of passport production from state passport offices to the Central Personalization Centre at the NIS Headquarters in Abuja.
According to the Service, the migration is strictly an...