Nigeria now produces 10,000 passports per hour, decades of delay ended with centralised system -Minister

From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja

Minister of Interior, Olatunji Olubunmi-Ojo, said Nigeria has entered a new era in passport production with the establishment of a world-class centralised personalisation centre in Abuja, a development he described as the first of its kind since 1963.

Speaking at the International Civil Service Conference 2026 in Abuja, the minister said the reform has…