The Nigeria Immigration Service has placed an embargo on capturing and issuance of passports to applicants till May ending.
The Comptroller General of Immigration Mohammed Babandede said this was in compliance with a directive by the Federal Government to clear all backlog of the passport booklet.
Babandede who explained that
the decision was taken to clear its backlog, added that the NIS would not receive fresh applications until the backlogs had been cleared.
He noted that payments for passports will be done online when the portal is opened in June.
Many Nigerians have been highly critical of the government over its handling of registration for passports.
Some have to wait for four months to get their passports after registration, blaming the problem on scarcity of booklets.
