NIS mandates Saturday hours for passport offices.

To get ahead of the backlog of passport applications, the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has ordered passport offices throughout the nation to open on Saturdays.

This information may be found in a statement released on Saturday in Abuja by the Service’s public relations officer, Mr. Tony Akuneme.

According to Akuneme, the Comptroller-General, Mr. Isa Jere, who issued the direction, also provided his approval for the transfer of the Ekiti Passport Controller to Jigawa and the Ondo Passport Controller to the NIS Zonal Office in Ibadan.

According to the NIS spokeswoman, moving forward, the CG will hold passport officers responsible for any acts of disobedience by officers under their supervision.

The directive, he said, was intended to help the Service lessen the backlog brought on by the lengthy lockdown that would occur in 2020 and 2021 owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The C-G has ordered that Saturday hours be worked in passport offices across the nation with a high backlog of outstanding applications.

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The time frame for this exercise is anticipated to be every Saturday between the hours of 10 am and 2 pm starting on December 3, 2022 and ending on January 28, 2023.

“We’re doing this to better serve our valued customers.

He stated, “The Saturday before the Christmas and New Year holidays are excluded.”

The representative advised passport agencies that fit this description to get in touch with him by Monday for more information.

Akuneme reaffirmed the C-commitment G’s to making passport services accessible and stress-free for travelers, particularly during the holiday season.