NIS Assures Uninterrupted Passport Services Despite Centralised Printing Shift

The Nigeria Immigration Service has relocated passport printing operations to its Central Personalisation Centre in Abuja, but assures Nigerians that passport services remain available nationwide.

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The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has assured Nigerians that passport services will not be disrupted despite the relocation of passport printing operations to its Central Personalisation Centre in Abuja. The Central Personalisation Centre is the Service Headquarters where the printing of all passports will now take place.

Gilbert Ekugbe, a journalist at Punch Newspapers, broke the news of the relocation on August 7, 2026, explaining that the service reassured applicants that measures had been put in place to ensure printed passports reached various collection points within a reasonable timeframe.

The NIS also stated that adequate arrangements have been made by the Service to dispatch produced passports to various passport offices within a two-week time frame. However, the centralisation of printing operations was part of efforts to improve coordination, efficiency and service delivery within the passport production system, the NIS added.

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According to the NIS, the passport offices across the country will continue to function normally despite the change in the printing arrangement. Applicants will continue to access passport services at their preferred offices. 'All passport offices across the country and other designated centres will continue to operate without hindrance; only printing of passports has been centralised at Service Headquarters, Abuja,' the NIS said.

Nigerians can continue to visit their preferred passport offices for applications and other related processes. The centralisation of printing operations was part of efforts to improve coordination, efficiency and service delivery within the passport production system.

Adequate arrangements have been made by the Service to dispatch produced passports to various passport offices within a two-week time frame. Applicants will continue to access passport services at their preferred offices.

The NIS has assured applicants that measures have been put in place to ensure printed passports reach various collection points within a reasonable timeframe. Passport offices across the country will continue to function normally.

The Nigeria Immigration Service has assured Nigerians that passport services remain available nationwide despite the relocation of passport printing operations to its Central Personalisation Centre in Abuja. Passport offices across the country will continue to function normally.