Over 100,000 Nigerians Have Not Collected Their Passports From Our Offices – NIS

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has revealed that there are over 100,000 uncollected passports in its offices nationwide.

Making this disclosure in a tweet on Wednesday, the NIS detailed that it has initiated internal housekeeping measures to see to the clearance of all uncollected passports.

“There are over 100,000 uncollected passports across all our passport offices. As much as we recognize the current passport-related challenges experienced by Nigerians (within and outside the country)” the tweet read.

“While working towards finding lasting solutions to the problems, we can only plead respectfully, for continued patience with us. The NIS has, yet again, initiated internal housekeeping measures to see to the clearance of all uncollected passports. In the same breathe, we want to seize this opportunity to reassure Nigerians, within and outside the country, of our unwavering, unending and unconditional dedication to seeing that the current issues being experienced become a thing of the past,” it added.

FACT: There are over 100,000 uncollected passports across all our passport offices.

As much as we recognize the current passport-related challenges experienced by Nigerians (within and outside the country),

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— Nigeria Immigration Service (@nigimmigration) January 11, 2023