Technical glitch hits NIS on-line passport service
Tosin Oyediran
Nigeria Immigration Service on Friday confirmed technical points with its on-line cost platform for passport functions.
The company apologised for the downtime and warranted the general public that it’s working to revive seamless service as quickly as potential.
In a public discover posted on its X account, NIS mentioned it regretted any inconvenience precipitated and requested endurance because it resolved the difficulty.
It was titled, “Technical Hitches with On-line Cost Platform.”
“We apologise for the downtime being skilled with on-line functions on our Passport Service home windows.
“The Service is assuring the general public that inside the shortest potential time, seamless service might be restored.
“All inconveniences this may increasingly have precipitated is very regretted. Please bear with us.”
Recall that the Federal Authorities simply accredited a hike within the charges for the Nigerian passport, efficient from September 1, 2024.
This was disclosed in an announcement issued on Wednesday by the spokesman for the Nigeria Immigration Service, Kenneth Udo, on the X deal with of the NIS.
“Primarily based on the overview, a 32-page passport booklet with five-year validity beforehand charged at N35,000 will now be N50,000 solely; whereas a 64-page passport booklet with 10-year validity, which was N70,000, might be N100,000,” the assertion learn partly.
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