NIS to deploy e-gates and open more passport service points in UK, USA, others ‘ CG
The Comptroller General, Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Caroline Adepoju, has announced plans to deploy e-gates and more logistics to airports and other entry points to improve border security and migration management nationwide.
According to her, the electronic gates will be deployed at some selected airports to ease the facilitation of passengers coming into and going out of the country.
The NIS boss, whose appointment was confirmed by President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday, said Nigerians should expect improved border security and migration management under her stewardship.
Very soon, in company with the ACG in charge of Border Management, I’ll be going on an on-the-spot assessment of the environment in which my personnel on the field work.
Similarly, the Comptroller General, Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Mrs Caroline Adepoju, has said that the service would open more passport service points to meet the needs of Nigerians in the Diaspora.
We have over four million Nigerians and this number increases everyday because of the “Japa syndrome”; families that relocated, students, and those in search of greener pastures and jobs.
So all hands are on deck to ensure that we create more service points in the UK, Canada and in the USA.
We listen to the plight of our nationals, we hear their cries and we are working hard and by the grace of God, we will get there.
Adepoju said that the service had opened three additional passport processing centres in Nigeria located at Ikorodu, Offa and Ile-Oluji to ease demands on passport centres in Lagos, Kwara and Ondo states.
More are coming, we are going to Ibadan, Badagry, we will look at everywhere we have high volume of applications.
I want Nigerians to continue to support me, understand and be aware that they owe us the duty of ensuring that they apply for their passports when it is about six months before the expiry date, that will ease the pressure on them and the system.
