Mr Chukwuemeka Obua, the Public Relations Officer of the service, made this known in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja.
Obua said that contrary to the publications in some national dailies on Saturday, that the NIS had withdrawn diplomatic passports from the law makers, no such thing had taken place.
"The NIS wishes to categorically state that extant guidelines on the issuance of such travel documents have not been changed and are firmly in place.
"No instruction has been received by the NIS to review the guidelines on the issuance of passports to any target group or category of Nigerians.
Members of the National Assembly are being issued diplomatic passports upon application,'' he said.
Obua urged the media houses to always cross check their facts with the service before publishing to avoid heating up the polity and causing disharmony.
He said the immigration service was committed to discharging its duties in line with relevant laws guiding its operations.
Source: NAN
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