Passport: Immigration enrols 16,785 Nigerians in UK
The Nigeria Immigration Service has enrolled 16,785 Nigerians in its special passport intervention exercise across four cities in the United Kingdom. Read More: https://punchng.com/passport-immigration-enrols-16785-nigerians-in-uk/
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has enrolled 16,785 Nigerians for passport services in the United Kingdom during its ongoing special passport intervention exercise. According to a spokesperson from the NIS, Akinsola Akinlabi, the exercise has been running for 42 days with 414 new applicants processed across four cities, including London, Manchester, Aberdeen, and Cardiff.
The Manchester centre recorded the highest number of enrollments with 160, followed by Cardiff with 92. Akinlabi confirmed that passport production and dispatch are continuing without any issues. The intervention exercise began on September 7, 2026, and initially focused on pending applications, new applicants, and renewals with less than one year to expiry. The programme is scheduled to run until November 27, 2026.
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