Comptroller-General of
Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) .Muhammad Babandede
The Nigeria Immigration Service has postponed the issuance of
the new 10-year enhanced e-passport till April 29, to enable it
finalise the integration of the National Identity Number with the
new passport.
Mr Muhammad Babandede, Comptroller-General, NIS, disclosed this
in a statement signed by Mr Sunday James, the Service Public
Relations Officer on Monday in Abuja.
The NIS had on January 21, announced that it will begin issuance
of the document on March 4.
According to the statement, consequent upon this, the price of
the current passport still remains the same.
“Applicants are encouraged to visit our website
www.immigration.gov.ng for further information on fees payable and
application process.”
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the new e-passport was
officially launched by President Muhammadu Buhari on January
16.
NAN also reports that the cost of the 32-page five-year standard
passport stood at N25, 000, 64-page five-year standard passport, N
35,000, while the 64-page 10-year standard passport cost N70,000
and the 32-page five-year official passport is N15,000.
The new passport has enormous advantages which include ten-year
validity, self-tracking application and express centres for urgent
application.
Other advantages include weather friendliness, compliance with
latest ICAO standard, poly-carbonate technology that reduces
incidence of damage as well as saving Nigerians in Diaspora time in
hitherto frequent visits to Nigerian Embassies for the
document.
(NAN)