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June 23, 2019
The Nigeriaimmigration Service has said that the National Identification Number, NIN was apre-condition for obtaining the new national passport, noting that the newdocument would be unveiled on Tuesday.
The ComptrollerGeneral of Immigration, Muhammad Babandede made this known at a pre-launchmeeting with the officials of the service in Lagos at the weekend.
The service, also, hasrevealed that it had synchronised its system with that of the National IdentityManagement Commission, NIMC to enable the new passport capture the NationalIdentification Number of any applicant.
At the pre-launchmeeting, the comptroller-general explained that the newly enhanced 10-year validitypassport is more secure than the previous passports, which would be done awaywith soon.
Babandede noted thatit had become imperative for every Nigerian to obtain the nationalidentification number before the new passport could be issued.