Data released on Wednesday by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) revealed the Immigration Statistics for 2017 reflected that a total of 720,958 passport applications were received in 2017 as against 3,684,288 received in 2016.

This represents about 80.43% negative growth. 127,882 of the 2017 figure are minor, 544,473 are adults and the remaining 48,603 are senior citizen.

The bureau disclosed that a total of 152,163 passports were issued at the foreign missions in 2017 as against 172,824 issued in 2016 while the number of visa issuance at the foreign missions was put at 115,150. This represents 11.95% negative growth.

Similarly, it said the number of lost and stolen passports re-issued in 2017 was put at 13,450.

According to the NBS, the NIS generated N35,724,482,338.26 in 2017 as against N36,175,778,205.77 local revenue generated in 2016.

SOURCE: https://brandspurng.com/immigration-statistics-720958-passport-applications-received-in-2017-nbs/

It's gonna be an exodus.

11.95% ?!!!
this oyinbo people dont want us to leave this sheet hole abi?

this just implies refusal rate will have to increase, if yankee was refusing 80% of applicats they will have to increase it to 90% so that they illegal immigrants will not increase in numbers.

meanwhile at the us embassy:

nigerian: good morning

consular officer: where are u going to in the u.s

n: austin texas

co: your form says houston texas

n: oga austin o houston o how i go take know say e different. i sha dey go texas

co: u are not prepared for the trip. DENIED!!!

me sorry i mean nigerain : han han is that how u use to do someone can not play with u. uv let my village people use u. agent of the devil.

ok