The Federal Government of Nigeria, says passports will soon be issued to applicantss in each of the 774 local government areas, to reduce the stress of getting it.
Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, said the Nigerian passports will soon begin to get to applicants within 24 hours.
He said plans are on ground to establish the Nigeria Immigration Service Passport Express Centre, in all the 774 LGAs in the country, so as to make the issuance of passports less stressful for applicants.
“Every Nigerian has the right to a Nigerian passport and it is our responsibility to put it in the hands of anyone desirous of it within the shortest possible time, without stress,” he said.
The passport should be available in maximum of 72 hours of a successful application. Where there are issues, the applicant must be notified within 48 hours,” he added.
