 The federal government says it has digitized payments for Nigerian passports. The government is now advising citizens to avoid patronizing touts and unscrupulous officials when applying for the document. Minister of Interior Mr. Raouf Aribushala stated this on Monday at the Oyosti Command of the Nigeria Immigration Service headquarters in Ibadon. It was during the rollout of the enhanced e-passport with polycarbonate data page and other security features. I'm not unaware of the challenges Nigerians faced in obtaining new and illegal passports. These are the challenges of touting, racketeering and the economy of corruption involving some unscrupulous officials. These awarding forms we introduce were designed to eliminate. The new system we put in place is to limit human interaction. We shall continue to ensure that we abide by the six-weeks processing timeline for fresh applications. While renewal applications will be treated within three weeks. It should be recalled that, open my appointment as Acting Controller General about three months ago, I identified three social areas of renewed focus to address. They include deepening passport reform efforts of my predecessor.