The Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, has processed 230 applicants on the first day of its Special Intervention Exercise in the United Kingdom.
The Service said it also resolved a technical problem that briefly affected biometric capturing at its Manchester Centre.
The development was disclosed by the NIS in an update posted on its official X handle on Tuesday.
According to the Service, the technical downtime occurred during the early hours of the previous morning.
The glitch temporarily disrupted biometric capturing, particularly at the Manchester Centre.
However, the NIS said the problem was promptly resolved.
Following the resolution, the NIS UK exercise continued without further disruption.
The Service said the swift restoration allowed applicants with scheduled appointments to proceed with the process.
A total of 230 applicants were processed during the first day of the exercise.
The applicants had booked appointments for the passport intervention exercise.
The NIS said 90 applicants were attended to at the London Centre.
Another 140 applicants were processed at the Manchester Centre.
The figures brought the total number of applicants whose biometrics were captured on Day 1 to 230.
The NIS UK exercise is part of efforts to facilitate passport application services for Nigerians in the United Kingdom.
The Immigration Service acknowledged the patience and understanding shown by applicants during the brief technical disruption.
It also reaffirmed its commitment to providing a seamless and efficient passport application process.
The Service explained the development in its statement, saying:
“Following a brief technical downtime earlier yesterday morning that temporarily disrupted biometric capturing especially at Manchester center, and its prompt resolution, the exercise proceeded smoothly.
“A total of two hundred and thirty (230) applicants with booked appointments were processed and had their biometrics captured, ninety (90) at the London Centre and one hundred and forty (140) at the Manchester Centre.
“The Service acknowledges and appreciates the patience and understanding demonstrated by applicants, and reaffirms its commitment to ensuring a seamless and efficient passport application process”.
With the technical issue resolved, the NIS UK exercise proceeded as scheduled on its first day, with all 230 booked applicants processed across the two centres.
