{"id":125728,"date":"2023-11-30T10:33:34","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T10:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/11\/30\/nigeria-to-launch-passport-front-offices-in-uk-minister\/"},"modified":"2023-11-30T10:33:34","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T10:33:34","slug":"nigeria-to-launch-passport-front-offices-in-uk-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/11\/30\/nigeria-to-launch-passport-front-offices-in-uk-minister\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria To Launch Passport Front Offices In UK \u2013 Minister"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, on Tuesday, announced plans to open passport front offices in several key cities across the United Kingdom, including Manchester, Birmingham, and Cardiff (Wales), within the next three months.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking during an interview on Channels Television\u2019s Politics Today, the minister addressed the concerns of Nigerians in the diaspora over challenges of renewing passports at foreign missions.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cI think there are only two places where we have this challenge now, realistically. I think in the UK, precisely, London and in the US, precisely, in New York. And that has to do with the concentration of Nigerians.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0\u201cPassport Home Delivery To Begin February 2024\u201d \u2013 Interior Minister, Tunji-Ojo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is no quick fix. But we have ensured Nigerians that by February next year, we would have opened our front offices such that we\u2019ll have front offices in Manchester, Birmingham, Cardiff in Wales, and Scotland.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, once we have this, definitely, it will reduce the stress of Nigerians, it will reduce the waiting period, and of course, it will bring efficiency into the whole passport procurement system.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause we have only one passport office in the entire United Kingdom\u201c.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, on Tuesday, announced plans to open passport front offices in several key cities across the United Kingdom, including Manchester, Birmingham, and Cardiff (Wales), within the next three months. 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