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By Kareem Azeez
25 August 2024 | 6:37 americium
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has justified the upcoming summation successful passport fees, acceptable to instrumentality effect connected September 1, 2024. The Guardian reports that the accommodation successful the passport fees has sparked varied reactions crossed societal media platforms, with respective Netizens complaining that the summation is different pointer that President Bola Tinubu’s All Progressives…
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has justified the upcoming summation successful passport fees, acceptable to instrumentality effect connected September 1, 2024.
The Guardian reports that the accommodation successful the passport fees has sparked varied reactions crossed societal media platforms, with respective Netizens complaining that the summation is different pointer that President Bola Tinubu’s All Progressives Congress (APC) led authorities does not mean good for the mean Nigerians.
But, successful a connection released connected its official X account, the NIS outlined 4 cardinal reasons for the interest hike. The work stressed that the determination was indispensable to amended passport quality, screen rising accumulation costs, and boost work delivery.
Furthermore, the alteration aligns with the government’s absorption connected section content.
According to the NIS, the accrued fees volition alteration the work to heighten passport standards to conscionable International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) requirements.
Additionally, the funds volition beryllium utilized to grow passport beforehand offices and biometric centres, reducing congestion and improving turnaround times.
The work besides aims to afloat domesticate the accumulation of Nigerian passport booklets.
The NIS encouraged applicants to usage its automated outgo level for a seamless exertion process.
The announcement follows ongoing nationalist discourse, with immoderate Nigerians criticizing the authorities and NIS for a deficiency of empathy amidst economical challenges.
Key reasons for the summation include:
1. Improved passport quality:
The NIS aims to guarantee that Nigerian passports proceed to conscionable planetary standards.
2. Rising accumulation costs:
The work highlighted the request to code the expanding outgo of materials and production.
3. Enhanced work delivery:
The NIS intends to make much passport offices and biometric centres to amended accessibility and trim processing times.
4. Local contented agenda:
The interest hike is portion of the government’s efforts to beforehand section accumulation of passport booklets.
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The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has justified the upcoming summation successful passport fees, acceptable to instrumentality effect connected September 1, 2024. The Guardian reports that the accommodation successful the passport fees has sparked varied reactions crossed societal media platforms, with respective Netizens complaining that the summation is different pointer that President Bola Tinubu’s All Progressives…
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