The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has enrolled 2,296 Nigerians during the first six operational days of its Special Passport Intervention Exercise in the United Kingdom, with the Manchester Centre accounting for the larger share.
The intervention, which commenced on September 7, 2026, recorded 1,709 enrolments at the Manchester Centre and 587 at the London Centre, as applicants with confirmed appointments turned out for passport services.
Daily enrolment figures across the two centres stood at 245 on September 7, 401 on September 8, 396 on September 9, 429 on September 10, 406 on September 11 and 419 on September 12.
The NIS said the sustained turnout demonstrated steady progress in processing applicants with confirmed appointments. It added that passport production and dispatch for applicants already enrolled had commenced and were progressing steadily.
To strengthen oversight and ensure effective service delivery, the Comptroller-General of the NIS, Kemi Nanna Nandap, conducted working visits to the intervention centres in Manchester and London.
According to the Service, the visits enabled the Comptroller-General to assess the exercise firsthand, engage members of the Nigerian community and ensure that applicants receive efficient, responsive and seamless passport services.
The NIS said the intervention would continue at both centres, assuring applicants with confirmed appointments that services would remain available.
The Service also commended Nigerians in the United Kingdom for their patience, understanding and cooperation, urging applicants to continue working with officials at the centres to facilitate the smooth and efficient delivery of passport services.
