{
  "id": 16122872,
  "title": "NIS enrols 14,312 Nigerians in UK passport intervention",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/nis-enrols-14-312-nigerians-in-uk-passport-intervention-16122872",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-22T23:34:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/nis-enrols-14312-nigerians-in-uk-passport-intervention/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has enrolled 14,312 Nigerians in the UK passport intervention exercise, which has been ongoing for 36 days as of Wednesday. Deputy Comptroller of Immigration Akinsola Akinlabi reported that 404 new applicants were processed across four cities – Manchester, London, Aberdeen, and Cardiff – on the 35th day of the exercise. The cumulative enrolment figure includes 1,477 Nigerians processed during the first four days of the operation in London and Manchester. The NIS stated that passport production and dispatch are running concurrently with registrations, and the exercise is orderly and well managed. Extensions were granted on September 21 and October 3, with the final extension running until October 30, 2026. The intervention aims to address backlogs and complaints from Nigerians in the diaspora over difficulties in obtaining and renewing passports through the Nigerian High Commission in London.",
  "summary": "The Nigeria Immigration Service has enrolled 14,312 Nigerians in its ongoing special passport intervention exercise across four cities in the United Kingdo Read More: https://punchng.com/nis-enrols-14312-nigerians-in-uk-passport-intervention/",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}