The Minister of Inside, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has confirmed that the passport software automation course of will start operation on January 8, 2024, including that Nigerians will be capable to apply and full their passport software course of on-line with out human contact.
Tunji-Ojo, who was talking throughout the inspection of services of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), alongside the Comptroller Basic (CG) of the Service, Wura-Ola Adepoju, made this disclosure on Monday in Abuja.
The Minister mentioned that the ministry has commenced the coaching course of that can result in the dwell launching of the automation.
He mentioned,
- “We’re good to go dwell.
- “We’re beginning the coaching and on January 8, the answer can be dwell and direct for Nigerians to have a very good really feel, a candy expertise based mostly on the Renewed Hope of Mr President.
- “We’ve got been capable of cut back human contact in passport acquisition to the minimal.”
He additionally added that the initiative will enhance the safety structure of the nation, prompting a fast detection of pretend passport purposes and decreasing bottlenecks.
Tunji-Ojo emphasised the federal government’s dedication to eliminating the usage of pretend paperwork in passport purposes. He introduced the deployment of doc verification officers in each native authorities space to completely scrutinize passport purposes nationwide.
Backstory
- Earlier final month, the Minister of Inside, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, announced that the federal authorities is working to make sure a full automation system of passport software within the nation.
- At the moment, the minister mentioned the automated software system was “99% performed,” including that the method would come with importing passport images and supporting paperwork.
- “In actual fact, we’ve performed the testing and we must be going dwell within the subsequent one week or thereabout. As I mentioned, that can be certain that Nigerians, all they should do in an immigration centre, a passport centre, is simply biometrics, simply to take your fingerprints, that’s all,” he mentioned.
