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FG Launches Automated Passport Application System for Nigerians

The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, on Monday, launched an automated passport application process for Nigerians. With this, Nigerians at home and abroad can now go online to apply…

Jan 8, 2024

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Interior Minister Criticizes NIS for Requesting Married Women to Travel to Abuja for Name Change

Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has knocked officers of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) for always asking people, especially married women to come to the headquarters in Abuja just to effect a…

Jan 2, 2024

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Nigerians To Obtain Passports In Two Weeks – FG

The Federal Government has told Nigerians that the era of waiting for months to get their passports is over. This was as it announced a two-week timeline for the processing…

Oct 5, 2023

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NIS clears passport backlogs, others await collection

Following the confirmation from Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, on the clearance of about 60,000 passport backlogs in four days out of over 200,000 pending passport applications. Some Nigerians…

Sep 29, 2023

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