{"id":1971,"date":"2023-09-14T09:53:30","date_gmt":"2023-09-14T09:53:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=1971"},"modified":"2023-09-14T09:53:48","modified_gmt":"2023-09-14T09:53:48","slug":"fg-relocates-national-identity-management-commission-for-streamlined-passport-processing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2023\/09\/14\/fg-relocates-national-identity-management-commission-for-streamlined-passport-processing\/","title":{"rendered":"FG Relocates National Identity Management Commission for Streamlined Passport Processing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Uchendu Alexis<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In addressing issues surrounding passport processing, the Federal Government has taken the significant step of moving the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to the Ministry of Interior. This move, orchestrated by Minister Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, seeks to streamline the coordination of identity data for Nigerians, particularly in relation to the Nigeria Immigration Service, the agency responsible for passport issuance.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This strategic shift aligns with President Bola Tinubu&#8217;s directive to eliminate obstacles and streamline the passport application process. Until now, the NIMC was under the purview of the Ministry of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>According to a source within the Ministry of Communications, efforts are already underway to harmonize the activities of the Nigerian Immigration Service and the National Identity Management Commission. A source stated, &#8220;The process is ongoing and should be finalized by Friday, as another crucial meeting is scheduled for that day.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Minister Tunji-Ojo has previously pledged to improve the efficiency of the Nigerian Immigration Service, ensuring that Nigerians can obtain passports within a mere two weeks. To expedite passport issuance, the minister has outlined plans to partner with post offices, financial institutions, and other entities to serve as enrollment centers. He has also expressed his commitment to reducing the influence of human factors in the passport application process, as these factors are often associated with corruption.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Uchendu Alexis &nbsp; In addressing issues surrounding passport processing, the Federal Government has taken the significant step of moving the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to the Ministry of Interior. This move, orchestrated by Minister Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, seeks to streamline the coordination of identity data for Nigerians, particularly in relation to the Nigeria Immigration Service, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":1972,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[172],"tags":[59],"class_list":["post-1971","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-featured"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1971","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1971"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1971\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1973,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1971\/revisions\/1973"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1972"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1971"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1971"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1971"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}