The Nigeria Immigration Service said it is working towards ensuring that all Nigerians have an international passport, as a means of identification, both within and outside the country.
The Comptroller of Immigration, Kwara Command, Aminu Shamsuddin, stated this at a news briefing, in Ilorin, on Wednesday.
Shamsuddin said that the Controller-General of NIS, Caroline Adepoju, had done a lot in ensuring that all Nigerians had international passports.
One of such efforts, he said, was the approval of a Passport Front Office in Offa Local Government Area of Kwara, to enhance more access to the service.
The Comptroller said that the establishment of the front line office was to encourage more people to apply for passports and reduce crowds in the Ilorin office.
According to him, a passport is a means of identification and can easily be used to know everything about the individual holder.
“Through a registered phone number, a person’s identity and information can easily be revealed, both within Nigeria and overseas, once such a person obtains an international passport.
“Passport is the first thing that will be demanded in any country around the world, to know a person’s information and crime record,” he said.
The Comptroller stated that lots of people applied for passports on a daily basis, adding that NIS was working hard to ease their stress by upgrading its services.
He said: “We need people to accept the changes that are ongoing in order to maintain our standard, as our passport is acceptable all over the world.
“Passport issuance is dynamic. We change from time to time in necessary areas that will make it easy for applicants during payment.
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“Application can now be downloaded within the comfort of your home and there is liberty to choose where you want for capturing and collection of passport”.
According to him, there is no more third party involvement during registration. This is to avoid issues like wrong name spelling and applicant’s information.
The comptroller solicited for more support from the media, even as he said that NIS would continue to sensitise the public on the need for passport application, renewal and other services being rendered.
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