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All You Need To Know About The Nigerian Passport
The Nigerian passport is a document made by Nigeria for Nigerians as a means of global identification to travel globally. The international passport also provides you with the opportunity to travel and access various countries and societies, permitting you to travel any place in the world with the right visa.
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Nigerian passports can be applied for either at any of the physical location of the Nigeria Immigration Service, or by applying through its website. Nigerians living in other countries may obtain passports through the nearest Nigerian embassy or consulate. Currently, Nigerian Immigration Services are issuing electronic travel papers (e-international IDs) for new applications, which dumbs the old analog international passports they initially issue on their website www.immigration.gov.ng.
Difference Between Nigerian Standard and Official Passports
Common residents can apply for a Standard e-identification (green spread), while official e-international IDs (blue spread) are saved for government officials and top personnel at higher places.
The standard international passport is a type of means of official identification (passport) that each Nigerian have the privilege to apply for regardless of whether you are working in any is sector for government or private individuals or corporation. If you are not a government official in Nigeria, the passport you are eligible to have is the standard visa.
The official e-identification is saved for specific classes of people which includes government officials and Nigerian ambassadors. Applications for an official passport should be with a letter of recognizable proof gave from the State Government, Federal Government, Ministry/association, a marriage endorsement when relevant, a letter of arrangement and a letter indicating another assignment/advancement
Requirements For Acquiring Standard Passport
Any citizen or applicant who wishes to get the Nigeria standard e-visa is relied upon to meet certain requirements and conditions. One of such is a government letter of recognizable proof, birth testament, or age affirmation, and an as of late taken passport photograph, which must show candidate’s full face down to the neck, with no discolouration. The standard identification can be acquired with any of the following reasons
- Fresh (First) Application
- Re-Issuance of Passport
Fresh Passport Application Requirements
You must have Citizenship by Birth, by Naturalization, by Registration. The following documents are needed for fresh passport application for Adult (18 years and above) and are citizens of Nigeria by birth:
- Letter of recognizable proof from Local Government/State of origin or home or National Identity Card OR Letter of presentation for representatives of government as a Nigerian resident expressing Service Number, Length of Service and Designation/Rank. The letter must be accompanied with a legitimate staff personality card;
- Finished visa application structure and 2 identification estimated photos (identification photos supported at the back by the Guarantor);
- Completed Guarantors’ structure appropriately marked by a Commissioner for Oaths joined with Photocopy of Data page of Guarantor’s Nigerian ePassport and one identification estimated photo of the Guarantor;
- Marriage testament, if married;
- Birth Certificate (testament gave by the National Population Commission will be required from candidates whose date of birth is with effect from Dec 1992) or Age Declaration connected with one visa estimated photo and appropriately embraced by a Commissioner for Oaths
- Affirmation slip and proof of installment.
For those that acquired their Nigerian citizenship through naturalization, they must have the following documents.
- Certificate of Naturalization duly issued by the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
- Completed passport application form and 2 passport sized photographs (passport photographs endorsed at the back by the Guarantor)
- Completed Guarantors’ form duly signed by a Commissioner for Oaths attached with Photocopy of Data page of Guarantor’s Nigerian ePassport and one passport sized photograph of the Guarantor
- Marriage certificate where applicable
- Birth Certificate or data page of previous passport as evidence of age
- Acknowledgement slip and evidence of payment
For those that acquired their Nigerian citizenship through naturalization, they must have the following documents.
- Certificate of Registration duly issued by the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria;
- Completed passport application form and 2 passport sized photographs (passport photographs endorsed at the back by the Guarantor);
- Completed Guarantors’ form duly signed by a Commissioner for Oaths attached with Photocopy of Data page of Guarantor’s Nigerian ePassport; and one passport sized photograph of the Guarantor;
- Marriage certificate where applicable;
- Birth Certificate or data page of previous passport as evidence of age;
- Acknowledgement slip and evidence of payment.
For Minors Under The Age Of 18
- Finished visa application structure attached with 1 identification estimated photo of minor to be embraced on the invert side by the consenting guardian/s;
- Proof of Nigerian citizenship of parent/s;
- Birth endorsement (declaration must be given by the National Population Commission for minors conceived inside Nigeria);
- Letter of assent from either parent;
- Affirmation slip and proof of installment;
- Lastly, a Court Order and Letter of endorsement from State Ministry of Women and Child Development. This Requirement is required in the case of child adoption.
For Re-Issuance of the Nigerian Passport, the documents needed to acquire a new passport has been grouped into expired validity in the table below.
| Expired Validity | Unexpired Validity |
| Application Letter | Application Letter |
| Passport Booklet | Passport Booklet |
| Photocopy of Data Page of Passport | Photocopy of Data Page of Passport |
| Acknowledgement Slip and Evidence of Payment | Acknowledgement Slip and Evidence of Payment. |
| If Validity is more than six (6) Months, Applicant should state reason(s) |
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Eligibility for Nigerian Official Passport
You must meet any of the following requirements to acquire a Nigerian Official Passport;
- Commissioners (members of the State Executive Council), Special Assistants and Special Advisors
- Senior Government Officials in the rank of Deputy Directors and above in the Federal Civil Service
- Senior Government Officials from the rank of Directors and above in the State Civil Service
- Deputy General Managers and above in Federal and State Parastatals
- Chairman, Deputy Chairman and Secretaries of Local Government Councils
- Staff from the rank of Deputy Director and above in CBN and their equivalent in Federal owned Banks and allied institutions
- Colonel and above in the Army and their equivalent in the Navy and Air force
- ACP and above (NPF), ACSIO in DSS
- AC and above in paramilitary Services
- Vice and Deputy Vice Chancellors of Federal and State Universities and their equivalents in the Polytechnics and Colleges of Education
- Immigration, Military and Police Officers on Peace keeping Missions
- 1st Class Traditional Rulers / Chiefs
- Senior Government Officials i.e. GL.08-14 on Official assignment abroad provided there is an SGF / SSG approval for such official trips
Also, Senior Government Officials, those under GL.08-14 on Official task abroad and have SGF/SSG endorsement for such authority trips are also given the Official passport.
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Prerequisites for obtaining the Nigerian Official passport
Here is the list of important documents required to get the Nigerian Official passport;
- Letter of application / introduction from the Applicant’s Organization
- 2 passport photographs
- Last promotion letter or Letter of Appointment
- Photocopy of valid official identity card
- Evidence of Age
- Certificate of returns from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) or States Electoral Commission (SEC) (For Political office holders)
How to Apply for an Official Passport in Nigeria
- The letter of application and introduction from the candidate’s MDA ought to be submitted to the Office of the Comptroller General at the NIS Headquarters, Abuja.
- States and Local Government Authority applying for the passport should also be submitted through the offices of the Comptrollers of Immigration Service in the State Commands and the Local Government Divisional Immigration Officer separately.
Cost of Nigerian Official Passport
According to the immigration website, a nonrefundable fee of ₦6,750 which is selective of bank charges is the cost for getting the Nigerian Official Passport. You can confirm the recent price and know more about the official passport by clicking here.
Cost of Nigerian Standard Passport
According to the immigration website, all fees are exclusive of bank charges, ₦2000 Address Verification fee. Administrative charges are non-refundable and payment of passport fees for such cases are subject to the approval of the application. No age classification for 64 pages.
You can see the recent price and know more about the Standard Passport by clicking here.
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Regardless of whether it is a Standard or Official passport type, an application letter, affirmation slip, installment receipt and two recent photos are required for both processes. Presently, the process is digitalized and done on their website which makes it easier to acquire and more flexible.
Do you now know how to get your Nigerian passport? Comment below if this helps.
Who is Tompolo?
Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo, aka Tompolo was a commander in various guerrilla groups in the Niger Delta which were all agitating against the insensitivity of the Federal Government and the international oil companies towards to exploitation and degradation of the Niger Delta. Ekpemupolo’s wealth, derived mainly from oil bunkering, played a major role in founding both MEND and also his own fighters (Wikipedia).
Tompolo, who led the disbanded Movement for Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND), was nowhere to be found immediately after President Muhammadu Buhari was sworn-in in 2015 as the Federal Government sent troops to get him apprehended.
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The government as published by the Nation Newspaper also declared him wanted through the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for ignoring two bench warrants issued against him by the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos following an alleged N45.5bn fraud case.
But the court on July 15, 2019, dismissed all the charges against Global West Vessel Specialist Limited, a company linked to the former Niger Delta militant leader.
Despite the judgment, Tompolo failed to appear in public until October 19, 2020, when sources said he made a sudden appearance at the Egbesu Shrine in his Oporoza country home in Gbaramatu, Delta State, the Nation Newspaper reported.
His First Public Appearance after six years
Picture and video of his appearance showed the former warlord and his friends dancing, worshipping, and offering Thanksgiving to Egbesu, Ijaw god.
An Egbesu disciple, Bodmas Kemepadei, who confirmed the development, said the appearance of Tompolo, who is the Egbesu Priest, would help to facilitate resolutions of knotty issues in the Niger Delta region.
He said: “As Tompolo disciples and proponents of the Ijaw cause, this celebration to our National God Egbesu, is not just about the vindication and freedom of Tompolo, it is about the military invasion and burning of our communities without any provocation.
“It is about the IOCs that have refused to relocate to the region even after a presidential directive, it is about our people having a fair share of our natural resources, it is about freedom from these Federal Government promoted ailments that our people suffer from.
“We celebrate Tompolo with confidence that these issues will be addressed, we celebrate with our spirits high knowing that the time for resource control is now, let this be a message to all our brothers in struggle, the days of arms are over, we have to engage the FG with intellectualism, we call on all to be part of the resource control agitations, the time is now” (The Nation).
According to Wikipedia, a national identification number, national identity number, or national insurance number is used by the governments of many countries as a means of tracking their citizens, permanent residents, permanent residents, and temporary residents for the purposes of work, taxation, government benefits, health care, and other governmentally-related functions. The number appears on identity documents issued by several countries.
Below are 7 things you need to know about the NIN in Nigeria
- The NIN is your assured digital identity
- The NIN is a set of 11 numbers assigned to an individual at the completion of enrolment into the national identity database
- The NIN is cannot be transferred from one person to another
- The NIN is used to verify your identity as a citizen
- Your NIN is what identifies you and can suffice for ID purposes
- The NIN is for life, it does not expire
- The NIN is a must – have for all citizens
Visit http://nimc.gov.ng/ for more details
Aisha Yesufu is a Nigerian social and political activist who came to limelight for speaking up for the abducted Chibok schoolgirls in 2014. In 2020, she and thousands of Nigerians all over the world protested against police brutality. The almost 50 years old Aisha was also at the forefront of the #EndSARS protest and forced the Nigeria Police Force to listen to the voice of the people and dissolved SARS, a tactical unit of the police force on October 11, 2020.
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⭐Aisha Yesufu⭐ was the co-convener of the Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) campaign that tirelessly held protests demanding for the rescue of the 276 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram in Chibok, Borno state. The Chibok schoolgirls were between the ages of 15-18 years as at the time of their abduction in 2014. She was part of Nigerian women that protested at Nigeria’s National Assembly, in Abuja, on 30 April 2014.
At the age of 10, the Nigerian female social and political activist concluded that the worst thing any human can do to her was to kill her. She realised that no matter what she and everyone else will still die and that death is inevitable and not the worst thing in life. Aisha Yusufu said she never feared anyone while growing up though she respects people. She only fears the Supreme Being. Aisha Yesufu in October 2020 said she would not leave the fight against End SARS protest in Nigeria for her children.
Biography of Aisha Yesufu
Aisha Yesufu was born in Kano state in December 1974, she is from Agbede in Edo state. She is from the tribe of Etsako and she is 5 feet 10 inches tall. Aisha described the place where she grew up in Kano as a ghetto. By the time she was 11 years, she did not have any female friends as all her female friends had been married and did not complete their education because they were at their husband house.
Education of Aisha Yesufu
Aisha Yusufu got her West African School Leaving Certificate from the Bayero University Staff Secondary School in 1991. According to an article on The Guardian, she wanted to enrol at the Nigeria Defence Academy (NDA) in 1991 but was rejected because she was a woman. Aisha Yesufu first gained admission to a tertiary institution at the Uthman Dan Fodio University, Sokoto in 1992. In 1993, she got her A-Levels IJMB from the Kano State College of Arts & Science.
She left Uthman Dan Fodio University, Sokoto after a crisis for Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria where she got admitted to study Medicine. This female activist left Ahmadu Bello University when it was shut down because of the murder of a professor in 1994. She then got to study at the Department of Microbiology at Bayero University, Kano in 1996 and graduated with a second class upper Bachelor of Science Degree from the university in 1999 three years after.
In each of the 3 universities (Uthman Dan Fodio University, Ahmadu Bello University and Bayero University) where she made friends, her friends avoided moving with her at the administrative block for fear of getting rusticated. She got a masters degree in Pharmaceutical Microbiology in 2006 at the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria
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Aisha Yesufu Career
Aisha Yesufu, a graduate of Microbiology is a businesswoman. She did her NYSC year in Kano state from January 1999 to January 2000. She was posted to and served at Kano State School of Nursing where she lectured students on medical microbiology, development and spread of infectious diseases in patients.
Aisha went to business after schooling in the 2000s. She made business her main focus. She is the CEO of Aliyyah & Amir Ventures Limited and has been with the family business since January 2003. Aisha Yesufu manages the day to day activities of the company. The business is involved in trading and distribution of general merchandise and raw materials in Northern Nigeria.
The businesswoman also founded Citizens Hub in January 2017. Citizens Hub is a non-profit organization that seeks to build a solution-driven and dynamic approach to building a financially independent, active and responsible citizenry. Citizens Hub is based in Abuja, Nigeria capital.
Aisha Yesufu’s Marriage
Aisha Yesufu got married to her husband Aliu, an Auchi man in 1996 while at the university at the age of 24. She was the one who approached her husband. The marriage is blessed with two children a son and a daughter with the youngest child (her daughter) born in December 2001. Aisha Yesufu once revealed that she is not a big fan of house chores. She says her husband is her number one fan.
Aisha Yesufu’s Activism
Activism as always being part of Aisha Yesufu life. She as always stood up against injustice. Aisha Yesufu do tell tales of how she participated in several protests while studying at the 3 universities she attended. She has been actively involved in over 100 protest marches demanding social justice in Nigeria.
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Aisha was a columnist at Daily Times from September 2019 to March 2020 where she wrote about contemporary issues affecting Nigeria. The Bring Back Our Girls civil rights group where she was the co-convener persistence helped in the rescue of at least 100 Chibok girls from the Boko Haram terrorist group with more still missing. She was the Sit-Out Coordinator and then Chairperson of the Strategic Team of the #BringBackOurGirls campaign group. Since 30th of April 2014, the civil the group has staged a sit-in protest at the Unity Fountain to compel the government to bring back the remaining girls despite all forms of intimidation and harassment by security agents and the Nigerian government.
In 2019, Aisha volunteered as a member of the Oby Ezekwesili Presidential Campaign Organization during the 2019 elections in Nigeria. In 2020, she was very active in the #EndSars campaign. Aisha and several thousands of Nigeria protested against police brutality that eventually led to the dissolution of the SARS tactical unit on Sunday, October 11, 2020, by the Inspector General of Police.
Aisha Yusufu is very active on social media and is known to fight injustice both online and offline. She has been physically present in at least over 100 protests in Nigeria and is known to be one of the positive change voice in Nigeria. She is fluent in English, Hausa, and Etsako languages. Aisha won an Award for Humanitarian Service during her NYSC. She as also won the Social Person of the week on Kakaaki and was also given the Voice of Humanity award by the Guardian Newspaper. Aisha Yusufu is a practising Muslim.
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