Tag: e-passport
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FG launches e-passports, makes 10, 000 copies available immediately
The Federal Government (FG) has restated its commitment to fast tracking the process of processing e – passports by making available 10, 000 copies at the launch of the programme. The launch took place on Tuesday in Benin (Edo State), Asaba and Warri in Delta State respectively. Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, warned men of…
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FACT CHECK: Is the Ghanaian passport equivalent to an e-passport?
By Oghenekevwe Uchechukwu The social media has been awash with information that the Ghanaian national identification card commonly known as the ‘Ghana Card’, has been endorsed by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) as a valid e-passport. The information which added that holders of the Ghana Card will now be able to travel across about…
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Nigerian consulate denies charging extra $200 for E-passport
The Nigerian consulate in New York has debunked allegation in some quarters that it charges extra 200 dollars for same-day E-passport service. In a statement, the Consul-General, Mr Benaoyagha Okoyen, dismissed the allegation as an attempt to tarnish the image of “hard-working officials’’ of the consulate. A copy of the statement, dated Oct. 12, was…
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Immigration postpones issuance of new e-passport
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) 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 (NIN) 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 (PRO)…