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Immigration service says 8,552 Nigerians joined passport intervention exercises

Source: Punch Nigeria · 21 Sep 2026, 16:18 UTC
Immigration service says 8,552 Nigerians joined passport intervention exercises
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The Nigeria Immigration Service says 8,552 Nigerians were enrolled during passport intervention exercises held in the United States, Canada, Qatar and the United Kingdom. The supplied information does not provide the dates of the exercises, the nature of the passport problems addressed or details of their outcomes.

The Nigeria Immigration Service says it enrolled 8,552 Nigerians through passport intervention exercises conducted in four countries. The exercises took place in the United States, Canada, Qatar and the United Kingdom, according to information reported by Punch Nigeria. The supplied material does not specify when the interventions occurred or how many people were enrolled in each country.

It also does not explain the individual passport issues handled during the exercises, whether applications were processed on site or how many passports were ultimately issued. No statement from an identified immigration official is included in the available material. The figure represents the total number of Nigerians recorded as enrolled across the listed exercises.

The source does not say whether the programme will continue, expand to additional countries or involve further interventions. The Nigeria Immigration Service is the only organisation identified in the supplied report. Further details about the procedures, eligibility requirements and results were not provided.

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