NIS to Deliver Passports Within One Week, Scales Up Daily Production to 5,000

T The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has announced plans to deliver passports to Nigerians within one week, following the centralisation of passport production for the first time in 62 years.

Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, disclosed this on Thursday during an inspection of the newly established Centralised Passport Personalisation Centre at the NIS Headquarters in Abuja.

“The project is 100 per cent ready. Nigeria can now be more productive and efficient in delivering passport services,” he said.

According to him, the old system could only produce about 250 to 300 passports daily, while the new technology boasts a capacity of 4,500 to 5,000 passports every day.

“With this, NIS can now meet daily demands within just four to five hours of operation,” the minister said, describing the development as a game-changer for passport processing in Nigeria.

He added that while the government had earlier promised a two-week delivery timeline, the new goal was to ensure passports are issued within one week.

Tunji-Ojo further explained that the centralisation of production—now in line with global standards—would enhance uniformity, strengthen the integrity of Nigerian travel documents, and improve service delivery.

He stressed that the initiative was part of President Bola Tinubu’s reform agenda aimed at boosting efficiency across government agencies.