The Nigerian
Government yesterday, announced major reforms and costs in all the categories
of the Nigerian e-passport.
The
reforms are contained in a statement signed by the Comptroller-General of
Nigeria Immigration Service, Mr David Parradang.
According to the statement, the approval was conveyed to the service in a letter
dated Feb. 5, 2014, from the Ministry of Interior. The approval means that the new fees and categories of
e-passport, a 64-page frequent travellers passport would be obtained at
N20,000.
It also
said that passports for 18 to 60 year-olds would go for N15,000 while those for
people below 18 years as well as 60 years and above would be procured at
N8,750.
Similarly, the charge for change of data/lost passport would cost N20,000, while change of names due to marriage, divorce and death of spouse would be effected
at N8,750 just as change of data on request would attract N30,000 as processing
fees.
It listed
advantages of the reform to include gender friendliness and care for the young
and the aged.
“The
reform also accommodates frequent travellers, forestalls identity theft and
conforms to international best practice,’’ it said.
The
seffective date for the new passport would be
announced soon.
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