Applications for Nigerian Passports Drop

Application for Nigerian international passports declined by
80.43 per cent in 2017, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS),
has said.

The NBS, in its Immigration Statistics for 2017 stated that a
total of 720,958 passport applications were received in 2017
compared to 3,684,288 in 2016. According to the report, “This
represents about 80.43% negative growth. 127,882 of the 2017 figure
are minor, 544,473 are adults and the remaining 48,603 are senior
citizen.”

A total of 152,163 passports were issued at the foreign missions
in 2017 as against 172,824 issued in 2016 just as the number of
visa issuance at the foreign missions stood at 115,150 .

The NBS said: “This represents 11.95% negative growth. The
number of lost and stolen passports re-issued in 2017 was put at
13,450,” it added. It, however, disclosed that the Immigration
Service, generated N35,724,482,338.26 in 2017 as against
N36,175,778,205.77 locally generated revenue in 2016.

Application for Nigerian international passports declined by
80.43 per cent in 2017, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS),
has said.

The NBS, in its Immigration Statistics for 2017 stated that a
total of 720,958 passport applications were received in 2017
compared to 3,684,288 in 2016. According to the report, “This
represents about 80.43% negative growth. 127,882 of the 2017 figure
are minor, 544,473 are adults and the remaining 48,603 are senior
citizen.”

A total of 152,163 passports were issued at the foreign missions
in 2017 as against 172,824 issued in 2016 just as the number of
visa issuance at the foreign missions stood at 115,150 .

The NBS said: “This represents 11.95% negative growth. The
number of lost and stolen passports re-issued in 2017 was put at
13,450,” it added. It, however, disclosed that the Immigration
Service, generated N35,724,482,338.26 in 2017 as against
N36,175,778,205.77 locally generated revenue in 2016.