The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), has ordered passport offices across the country to start coming to work on Saturdays to clear the backlog of passport applications.
This order is contained in a recent statement issued by the Service’s Public Relations Officer, Mr Tony Akuneme, in Abuja.
Akuneme said that the Comptroller-General, Mr Isa Jere, gave the directive and approved the deployment of the Passport Controller in Ekiti to Jigawa, while the one in Ondo was transferred to NIS Zonal office in Ibadan.
Akuneme stated that going forward, the CG will hold passport officers accountable for any acts of indiscipline by officers under their supervision.
He noted that the aim of the directive was to enable the Service reduce the backlog induced by the 2020 and 2021 protracted lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
He said: “The C-G has directed that Passport offices across the country with a high volume of pending applications work on Saturdays.
“The period for this exercise is expected to be every Saturday commencing from December 3, 2022 to January 28, 2023 between the period of 10 am to 2 pm.
“This is to enhance our service delivery to our esteemed clients.
“The Saturday preceding the Christmas and New Year holidays are exempted.”
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