New 10-Year Nigerian Passport To Cost N70,000

'Dotun Akintomide
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The Nigeria Immigration Service will on March 4 unveil the new 64-page passport booklet with a 10-year validity.

The passport booklet, which is said to have over 20 features, will cost N70,000 while the other category of the passport with five-year validity period goes for N35,000.

The NIS Public Relations Officer, Sunday James, confirmed the development in a statement on Monday.

The statement said, “The 32-page five-year standard passport goes for N25,000 or $130 while the 32-page five-year official passport will cost N15,000.”

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