The Federal Government through the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has extended the suspension of requests for new passports till June 8. Recall that on May 17, the NIS suspended the processing of new international passports to enable it clear the backlogs of applications. The Minister of Interior Rauf Aregbesola had directed the NIS to halt the issuance of new passports to clear the backlog ahead of a new passport regime to begin on June 1. “Consequent upon the above, the Minister of Interior Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has extended the commencement of the new Passport regime earlier scheduled for 1st June 2021 by one week till the 8th of June, 2021. It was a week that saw the bank’s MD sacked and reinstated, as major shareholders struggled for control of the financial powerhouse.

Source: Nigerian Tribune June 03, 2021 05:03 UTC