{"id":99217,"date":"2019-03-05T07:30:15","date_gmt":"2019-03-05T06:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmail-ng.com\/?p=99217"},"modified":"2019-03-05T07:30:15","modified_gmt":"2019-03-05T06:30:15","slug":"nis-postpones-issuance-of-new-e-passport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmail-ng.com\/nis-postpones-issuance-of-new-e-passport\/","title":{"rendered":"NIS postpones issuance of new e-passport"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Muhammad Babandede, Comptroller-General, NIS, disclosed this in a statement signed by Mr Sunday James, the Service Public Relations Officer (PRO) on Monday in Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>The NIS had on Jan. 21, announced that it would begin issuance of the document on March 4.<\/p>\n<p>According to the statement, consequent upon this, the price of the current passport still remains the same.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cApplicants are encouraged to visit our website www.immigration.gov.ng for further information on fees payable and application process.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The new e-passport was officially launched by President Muhammadu Buhari on January 16.<\/p>\n<p>The cost of the 32-page five-year standard passport stood at N25, 000, 64-page five-year standard passport, N 35,000, while the 64-page 10-year standard passport cost N70,000 and the 32-page five-year official passport is N15,000.<\/p>\n<p>The new passport has enormous advantages which include ten year validity, self-tracking application and express centers for urgent application.<\/p>\n<p>Other advantages include weather friendliness, compliance with latest ICAO standard, poly-carbonate technology that reduces incidence of damage as well saving Nigerians in Diaspora time in hitherto frequent visits to Nigerian Embassies for the document.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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