The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has suspended the processing of passport and migrant e-Registration.
A statement by Sunday James, the Service
Public Relations Officer, Monday, explained that this was a response to the
outbreak and spread of coronavirus.
He said the Comptroller-General of
Immigration Service, Muhammad Babandede, gave the order on Monday.
“The service has accordingly directed for
the temporary suspension of processing of passport and Migrant e-Registration
effective 23rd March – 23rd April, 2020 in line with the government’s
directives on Restrictions on International Flight,” he said.
Babandede assured that the period would be
used to process all pending passport cases.
He added that the public would be informed
when the passports are ready for collection.
The
CGI regretted any inconvenience caused by the suspension
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