The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has implemented
appointment-based entry into passport offices across the country.
The policy was announced on Wednesday at a workshop for
officers and men of the Provost and Servicom Units of NIS Zone A Lagos, NAN
reports.
The seminar was organized by officer in-charge of the zone,
Assistant Comptroller-General of Immigration Olakunle Osisanya.
In his remarks, the Comptroller General, Idris Jere warned officers to stop extortion and sharp practises in the processing of passports.
The NIS chief was represented Modupe Anyalichi, Deputy
Comptroller-General in charge of passport and other travel documents.
Jere directed personnel working in passport offices to
maintain a high level of discipline and professionalism in their conduct.
The CG explained that the objective of the workshop was to
stress the need to respect the appointment system.
“Henceforth, entrance into the passport offices would be
based strictly on applicant’s ability to provide evidence of appointment and
collection dates”, he announced.
Jere said the integrity of the appointment system would be
monitored and that any officer caught extorting would face discipline.
Jere further advised applicants for passports to apply ahead
of time to by logging into the NIS portal.
“Applicants should fill the application form, make payment,
choose a date, processing centre and proceed to the centre on the chosen date
with the required documents”, he said.
NIS officials at the workshop included Lagos Command
Comptroller Mani Bagiwa; Murtala Muhammed International Airport Comptroller
Adeola Adesokan; Passport Control Officer Ikoyi, AO Bewaji; Lagos Command
Passport Comptroller Udoh Robert, among others.
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