Handing down the order in a meeting involve the immigration and its partners, the minister said, “As I am concerned, the issue of passport is a national emergency. I keep getting emails daily from Nigerians complaining. We cannot continue like that.
She said that although the number of passport enrolments as of last week was over 200,000 across the country, the agency would secure enough booklets to clear the backlog. He explained that the suspension would allow for clearance of all passport applications received before May 17, 2021, adding that all backlogs were expected to be cleared by May 31. Babandede said a new passport regime would take effect from the same date.
Per contra, the 64-page 10-year standard passport for adults goes for N70, 000, while the 32-page 5-year official passport goes for N15, 000. However, some applicants alleged that to the touts, a passport of 32 pages would cost N45, 000, while 64 pages go for N90, 000.
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