The federal government of Nigeria has approved in increase in the cost of obtaining the country’s passport. The spokesperson of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), KT Udo announced the new passport fees in a statement released on Wednesday. Udo said the increase of the passport fee by the federal government is “part of its efforts […]
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The Nigerian Senate has directed its Committee on Interior to urgently investigate the circumstances leading to the delay of issuance and renewal of the Nigeria passport by the Nigerian Immigration Services. The Upper Chamber also mandated the committee to investigate the contract award for the production of passports and revert to it on the findings […]
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Abdulrahman Dambazau, minister of interior, has warned that Nigeria would no longer tolerate delay in issuance of visa to its nationals from any country. The minister said this on Monday in Abuja while meeting with Geoffrey Onyeama, foreign affairs minister, to resolve some of the issues militating against visa issuance. The meeting also had in […]
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The Nigerian Immigration service (NIS) on Friday told a Federal High Court, Abuja, that Sylvester Ngwuta, a suspended justice of the Supreme Court used two similar standard international passports interchangeably. Tanko Kutana, a Senior Staff of the service made the claim while being crossed examined by counsel for the defendant, Kanu Agabi (SAN). Ngwuta was […]
Continue ReadingContrary to claims that the passport issued by the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra, is a valid travel document, the US and UK government have denied its recognition. The National Director of Information, MASSOB, Sunny Okereafor, two weeks ago, said that the passport was valid worldwide, adding that the travel […]
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