Tag: passport
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Reps query Immigration boss for producing Nigerian passports abroad
The House of Representatives has said that it was abnormal to produce Nigerian passports outside the country in view of its security features. Rep Timehin Adelegbe, Vice Chairman, House Committee on Foreign Affairs, said this at the public hearing on incessant malpractices associated with diplomatic postings and deliberate draining of resources on Tuesday in Abuja.…
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FG launches E-Temporary Passport to replace Emergency Travel Certificate
The Federal Government on Tuesday inaugurated an electronic Temporary Passport to replace the Emergency Travel Certificate (ETC), for effective identity management. Speaking at the event in Abuja, the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, explained that the Temporary Passport was an electronic document with all the features of a regular passport. According to Aregbesola, the difference…
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NIS backs down, tells #EndSARS promoter, Odele to come pick seized passport
Sequel to the outrage that erupted on social media after officials of the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, stopped one of the promoters of the recent #EndSARS protests, Modupe Odele from travelling out of the country and subsequently seized her passport, the service has contacted Odele to come pick the passport. Odele’s passport was seized six…
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Court fixes date to hear Dasuski ‘s application for passport release
An FCT High Court Maitama on Thursday fixed Feb. 19 for hearing in a motion filed by former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd) seeking for the release of his passport to travel for medical attention. Dasuki is being tried before Justice Hussein Baba-Yusuf in two separate cases alongside other defendants since 2015.…
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FG bars ex-CJN Onnoghen from travelling, seizes passport
The Federal government has barred immediate past Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen, from travelling out of the country. TheNewsGuru learnt that the move may not be unconnected to a fresh probe into Onnoghen’s affairs. It would be recalled that Onnoghen was convicted for not declaring his assets by the Code of Conduct Tribunal in…
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Amazing! Bolanle Ninalowo identifies fake passport, ATM card in his name
Nollywood hunk, Bolanle Ninalowo is not in the best of moods at the moment. The actor recently spotted a fake passport and a fake ATM card created in his name. Ninalowo took to his Instagram page to share pictures of the items on Instagram on Thursday. https://www.instagram.com/p/B59l0IFpH_g/?utm_source=ig_embed “This is how far they go…
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Buhari grants passport printing monopoly to NSPMC
President Muhammadu Buhari has granted the Nigerian Security Printing & Minting Company (NSPMC) the monopoly for the production and personalization of all Nigerian E-passports and related documentation. Buhari gave the directive today. Popularly known as The Mint, the company was established in 1963 with the objective of producing the nation’s currency notes and coins for…
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Medical trip: Court orders release of ex-gov Shema’s passport
Justice Hadiza Shagari of the Federal High Court Katsina State, on Thursday ordered the immediate release of International Passport of the former governor of Katsina, Ibrahim Shema, to enable him travel for medical treatment abroad. Shagari gave the order while ruling in the application filed by Shema. She also ordered Shema to forward his fresh…