The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has revealed that the complete automation of passport applications will commence on January 8, 2024. The minister said this during an inspection tour of the facilities of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) in Abuja.
Last year, the Minister had earlier promised Nigerians that the automation process was nearing completion and that when fully automated, Nigerians would only go to immigration centres for fingerprint capturing.
The Minister also added that the new system will enable users to upload their passport photographs and other supporting documents from the comfort of their homes.
After inspection of the NIS facilities, Tunji-Ojo said the process will give Nigerians a good feel and a sweet experience based on the renewed hope agenda of President Bola Tinubu.
“We are good to go live. We are starting the training and on January 8, the solution will be live and direct for Nigerians,” he said.
“We have been able to reduce human contact in passport acquisition to the minimum. This is coming ahead of the automation of the passport application process, which will begin on January 8, 2024, when Nigerians will be able to apply and complete their passport application process online without human contact”, the Minister