The House of Representatives has given the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) 72 hours to resume issuing passports to Nigerians who are eligible.

The House disclosed  this at its Plenary session on Thursday following a motion by Rep. Ugonna Ozurigbo on Wednesday, as the House complained that Nigerians who have paid for passports are yet to be issued a booklet.

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Ozurigbo said, “I am aware of the persistent scarcity of the passport booklets at most Nigeria Immigration Service offices and some of the nation’s foreign embassies.

I am concerned that most Nigerians who have applied for passports and fulfilled all the requirements are constrained to wait endlessly for the booklet, which ordinarily takes less than 48 hours to be issued.

This situation is causing untold hardship on Nigerians with an urgent need to travel out of the country,” he said.

In adopting the motion, the house also mandated its committees on interior and foreign affairs to ensure compliance and report back within four weeks.