The Federal Government has declared the five thousand naira “Compliance Fee”, charged by some personnel of the Nigeria Immigration Service NIS in some Passport Offices to help applicants process their passports as illegal.
This was declared by the Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo while responding to newsmen, querying the long queues at the immigration passport offices.
While stressing the need to reduce the waiting period to get an international passport, Tunji Ojo assured that the ministry has now introduced the Advanced Passenger Information System (APIS) which will help the NIS in terms of border control and management.
In the same vein, the Acting Comptroller General of Immigration, Caroline Wuraola-Adepoju who explained the reasons for the increased backlogs, said the urge by young Nigerians to move out of the country, popularly referred to as the “Japa Syndrome”, led to increased applications since 2021.
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