The Consulate-General of Nigeria in New York has announced
that the Consulate will start the issuance of passports with 10-year validity
to its nationals.
The Consul-General, Ambassador Lot Egopija, who disclosed
this at a virtual 4th Town Hall for Nigerian nationals within the New York
jurisdiction, said the headquarters (Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs) had
communicated the development to the Consulate.
“Last month (January) we were informed that 10 years
passport will be brought to New York.
“We have been asked to prepare for the take-off to issue 10
years passport. We know to qualify for the 10 years passport, that applicant
must have a National Identify Number,’’ he said.
Egopija, however, urged Nigerians who have not enrolled for
NIN to do so, noting that information was displayed at the Consulate as that
would be a prerequisite for getting the passport.
He said that the Nigerian Government had already designated
some vendors to register Nigerians in diaspora for NIN.
The Nigerian envoy told the nationals that the Consulate had
continued to do its best to improve services in the areas of passport issuance,
renewal, and delivery, calling on their support to address challenges in the
timely delivery of passports.
According to him, the purpose of the meeting is to interact
with them nationals on the achievements of the Consulate so far, to discuss
challenges and harvest suggestions on the way forward.
A Nigerian community leader, Francis James, who anchored the
meeting, commended the Consul-General for his achievements.
“This statement is from comments people post and make about
the services rendered by the Consulate-General. It doesn’t mean that we don’t
have any issue, but the CG has acknowledged that and talked about areas of
progress.
“To the best of my knowledge, this is the only Consulate in
the diaspora who consistently hold Town Hall to discuss with Nigerian citizens
and I think the CG deserves a lot of commendation.
“We do appreciate you, your willingness to listen to the
Nigerian community and to continue to engage them,’’ James said.
Some Nigerians also raised issues on passport issuance,
timely collection of passports, renewal of passports, Emergency Travel
Certificate, among others.
No fewer than 150 participants joined the first Town Hall in
2022. The 5th edition of the meeting is slated to hold in May.
(NAN)
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