The reforms are contained in a
statement signed by the Comptroller-General of Nigeria Immigration Service, Mr
David Parradang.
The statement stated that the approval
was conveyed to the service in a letter dated 5
February 2014, from the
Ministry of Interior.
According to the statement, with the
approval of the new fees and categories of e-passport, a 64-page frequent travelers passport would be obtained at NGN20,000.
It also said that passports for 18 to
60 year-olds would go for NGN15,000 while those for people below 18 years as well
as 60 years and above would be procured at NGNGN8,750.
Also approved, the statement said, was
the charge for change of data or a lost passport which would cost NGN20,000.
Similarly, change of names due to
marriage, divorce and death of spouse would be effected at NGN8,750 while change
of data on request would attract NGN30,000 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 traveler, forestalls identity theft and conforms to international
best practice," it said.
The statement also said that the effective
date for the new passport would be announced soon.
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