Over 1,000 Lawmakers, Appointees Get Diplomatic Passports

The Nigeria Immigration Service has issued over 1,091 passports to newly-elected and appointed public officials since President Bola Tinubu assumed office on May 29, 2023.

Acting Comptroller-General of the NIS, Caroline Adepoju, revealed this in an interview with news correspondents.

Adepoju said over 16 million passports were issued to Nigerians, including foreign nationals who later became citizens.

She disclosed that more passports are being processed for new public office holders (including the newly-appointed ministers), immigration officers on diplomatic missions, and some military attaché.

Explaining the details, the immigration chief said, “For diplomatic passports, which are issued to diplomats, we have 125 issued now.