NIS extends UK special passport intervention exercise

The Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, has extended its ongoing Special Passport Intervention Exercise successful the United Kingdom from September 19 to October 3, 2026, pursuing a precocious turnout of Nigerians.

The Service, successful a connection signed by its Public Relations Officer, DCI Akinsola Akinlabi, connected Friday, said the workout was progressing smoothly astatine the London and Manchester centres contempt archetypal challenges recorded connected the archetypal day.

According to the NIS, a full of 1,477 Nigerians were successfully processed and enrolled wrong the archetypal 4 days of the exercise, with much than fractional of the applicants already having their passports produced and dispatched to their respective addresses.

“In enactment with NIS committedness to an orderly and transparent process, eligible applicants are required to publication appointments for the peculiar involution workout via the website of the High Commission of Nigeria, United Kingdom,” the connection said.

Applicants were besides expected to contiguous the pursuing required documents astatine their scheduled assignment – completed exertion signifier and outgo receipt; assignment gaffe for the involution exercise; applicant’s existent passport (where applicable) and a self-addressed instrumentality envelope.

The NIS further reiterated that the passport exertion and outgo processes are full...