{
  "id": 17306119,
  "title": "Passport: Immigration enrols 16,785 Nigerians in UK",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/passport-immigration-enrols-16-785-nigerians-in-uk",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-30T23:46:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/passport-immigration-enrols-16785-nigerians-in-uk/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "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/",
  "key_points": [
    "Nigeria Immigration Service enrolls 16,785 Nigerians for UK passports",
    "42-day intervention exercise with 414 new applications across four cities",
    "Manchester centre processes most enrollments with 160 applicants"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}