August 10, 2022

The Federal Government has said no fewer than 1.9 million passports have been issued to Nigerians between January 2021 and June 2022.

The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, disclosed this during the inauguration of the Enhanced Passport Production Centre in Port Harcourt on Tuesday.

A statement by his Media Adviser, Sola Fasure, also quoted Aregbesola as saying that enough booklets had been distributed across various centres nationwide.

The minister added that the Passport Production Centre inaugurated in the state will serve applicants from Rivers, Cross River, Akwa Ibom and Bayelsa States.