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The Nigeria Immigration Service has officially ended passport production at multiple centres, transitioning to a single, centralised system for the first time in 62 years.

Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, said this on Thursday while inspecting Nigeria’s new Centralised Passport Personalisation Centre at the NIS Headquarters in Abuja.

He stated that since the establishment of NIS in 1963, Nigeria had never operated a central passport production centre, until now, marking a major reform milestone.

“The project is 100 per cent ready. Nigeria can now be more productive and efficient in delivering passport services,” Tunji-Ojo said

He explained that old machines could only produce 250 to 300 passports daily, but the new system had a capacity of 4,500 to 5,000 passports every day.

“With this, NIS can now meet daily demands within just four to five hours of operation,” he added, describing it as a game-changer for passport processing in Nigeria


“We promised two-week delivery, and we’re now pushing for one week.

“Automation and optimisation are crucial for keeping this promise to Nigerians,” the minister said.

He noted that centralisation, in line with global standards, would improve uniformity and enhance the overall integrity of Nigerian travel documents worldwide.

Tunji-Ojo described the development as a step toward bringing services closer to Nigerians while driving a culture of efficiency and total passport system reform.

He said the centralised production system aligned with President Bola Tinubu’s reform agenda, boosting NIS capacity and changing the narrative for better service delivery.

SarkinYarki:
So who is the new single printer ? Let me guess, Alpha Jetta?

Tomson1:
Ah! Tunji-Ojo don spoil middlemen business but it was expected as part of the reformation.

Tomson1:
Ah! Tunji-Ojo don spoil middlemen business but it was expected as part of the reformation.

TheRareGem1:
NIS HQ Sauka Abuja. You can see their set up. Check the video on twitter

SarkinYarki:
Wetin concern middle men here ? How did he spoil middle men ? All he has done is move printing to one printer which may be that man sef

SarkinYarki:
That clearly the normal data capture and engraving center , this is not where the booklets are printed

Kaa4:
Which middlemen? The immigration officials are there to make a market of the process. Let them produce 100,000 per day. It will still be scarce.

sreamsense:
Is there anything you never doubted before now? It is part of your mission continue. Once it is omoluabi, Buhari, tinubu; it is a must for you to doubt it, we don't expect less. Only anything incompetent likes of Obi does is what you never doubted.

SarkinYarki:
So who is the new single printer ? Let me guess, Alpha Jetta?

TheRareGem1:
NIS HQ Sauka Abuja. You can see their set up. Check the video on twitter

TheRareGem1:
https://punchng.com/fg-ends-passport-production-at-multiple-centres-after-62-years/