{
  "id": 8952515,
  "title": "NIS enrols 8,552 Nigerians in passport intervention",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/nis-enrols-8-552-nigerians-in-passport-intervention-8952515",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T15:58:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/nis-enrols-8552-nigerians-in-passport-intervention/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has enrolled 8,552 Nigerians in passport intervention exercises conducted in the United States, Canada, Qatar, and the United Kingdom. The NIS disclosed this in a statement signed by its Service Public Relations Officer, DCI Akinsola Akinlabi. These exercises were undertaken in line with the directive of the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, and were aimed at improving passport service delivery to Nigerians in the diaspora and bringing passport services closer to Nigerians living abroad. The interventions were conducted in collaboration with Nigerian diplomatic missions and representatives of Nigerian communities in the affected countries.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "NIS enrols 8,552 Nigerians in passport intervention",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/nis-enrols-8-552-nigerians-in-passport-intervention",
        "published": "2026-09-21T15:26:41.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}