The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (CGI), Muhammad Babandede, has announced the re-opening of the Passport application and payment portal effective 8th June 2021 by 12 midnight to allow eligible Passport applicants to apply and make payments for the various categories of Passports of their choice.
The Passport portal was closed following the directives of the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola on May 17, to afford the Service the opportunity to clear all backlogs of applications that have piled up across its issuing centres in the past few months.
With the re-opening of the portal, a new Passport application and payment regime has commenced.
The Comptroller-General, Muhammad Babandede called on Nigerians and Passport applicants to avoid patronising touts, as according to him, the entire process has been made seamless for effective and efficient service delivery.
He warned Passport racketeers to desist from acts capable of undermining the reform efforts to avoid very strict sanctions.
