Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, shared this information on the Monday edition of Channels Television’s Politics Today, stating, “Starting March 8, Nigerians will no longer have to come to our offices for their biometric. They can do it from the comfort of their homes and have their passports delivered to them.”

The minister’s statement followed the public opening of the automated passport application portal, fulfilling a promise made late last year. Tunji-Ojo outlined the phased approach to this initiative, with the diaspora phase set to be delivered on February 8, and the contactless biometric phase scheduled for March 8.

“The whole solution is almost ready. We have phase one, phase two, and phase three. This is phase one that we have delivered. Phase two is the one in the diaspora. The one in the diaspora will be delivered on February 8. Then phase three is the contactless biometric whereby you don’t even need to go again, and that’s March 8,” Tunji-Ojo explained.

“I guarantee you that in two months’ time, you sit at home, do your biometrics, fill in your delivery address and we send it to you via courier,” he assured.

Expressing confidence in the ministry’s commitment to its promises, Tunji-Ojo emphasized that passport applications in Nigeria are set to become a much more streamlined process in the near future.

“The Ministry of Interior is poised towards delivery of every promise that we made,” he asserted.

“With this now, the only thing you need to do there: you have an appointment, you just go there, take your biometrics. No picture and nobody is looking at your documents,” the minister added.