The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has announced plans to introduce a Single Travel Emergency Passport (STEP) to replace the existing Emergency Travel Certificate (ETC) for Nigerian citizens abroad.
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The Comptroller-General of Immigration, Kemi Nanna Nandap, disclosed that the move is part of the agency’s ongoing reforms aimed at strengthening identity management and border governance in line with global best practices.
Nandap explained that the STEP initiative is designed to serve as a secure and verifiable temporary travel document for Nigerians whose international passports have expired, been lost, or been stolen while outside the country.
The new passport will be issued at designated Nigerian embassies and consulates and will be valid for a single entry into Nigeria only.
The announcement was made during the Joint Thematic Meeting of the Khartoum, Rabat, and Niamey Processes, co-hosted by Nigeria and the Government of France, which brought together key international migration stakeholders.
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