Section 9: Power to issue procedure for the issuance and type of Nigeria passport.

(1) The power to issue Nigerian Passports shall be vested in the Comptroller-General of Immigration.
(2) Nigerian Passports shall be issued only to bona fide Nigerians, within and outside Nigeria.
(3)
Application for Nigerian passports made in Nigeria shall-
(a) be made to the appropriate lmmigration Office closest to the applicant's place of residence within Nigeria ; and
(b) in a foreign Country, to the appropriate Diplomatic Mission established abroad and shall be issued by the Immigration Attached to that Mission :
Provided that where there is no Nigerian Diplomatic Mission in the foreign country in which the Nigerian citizen is resident, then he shall direct his application to the Nigerian Diplomatic Mission in tlre nearest country performing immigration duties for the country in which he is resident.
(4) On the receipt of an application for the Nigerian passport, the officer in charge of issuance of passports shall forthwith issue the passport to the applicant who has satisfied all the requirements for the issuance of the passport :
Provided that where an applicant fails to satisfy any requirement, that officer shall notify the applicant in writing of the requirement which he needs to satisfy within such reasonable period as may be specified in that notice.
(5)
In this section, "passport" means a document of protection and authority to travel issued by the Nigeria lmmigration Service to Nigerians wishing to travel outside Nigeria, and includes, as defined in section 10 (3) and (4) of this Act, the following-
(a) a Standard Nigerian Passport ;
(b) a Nigerian Diplomatic Passport ;
(c) a Nigerian Official Passport ;
(d) a Nigerian Pilgrim's Passport ; and
(e) a Seaman's Passport or Seaman's Certificate of ldentity.