The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) extends its Special Passport Intervention Exercise in the United Kingdom to October 3, 2026. The extension follows a high number of Nigerians applying at processing centres in London and Manchester, with multiple outlets reporting strong turnout within days of the exercise beginning.
The outlets agree that the original exercise schedule runs from September 19 and that the change updates the end date to October 3, 2026. One report says 1,477 Nigerians enrol within four days, while another describes demand surging across the two UK locations. The NIS statement cited by one outlet is said to be signed by its Public Relations Officer, DCI Akinsola Akinlabi, and notes that the exercise is progressing smoothly.
While the outlets broadly share the same timeline and the reason for extending the programme, they differ slightly in emphasis: some focus on the updated date and overall turnout, while others include the specific enrolment figure reported by their sources. All accounts describe the measure as an extension of an ongoing NIS passport exercise in the UK.
