The Federal Government, on Tuesday, November 29, rolled out the new enhanced international passport and commissioned the central passport production centre in Ottawa, the capital of Canada.
The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, said Nigeria was among the first five countries in the world to have the enhanced passport and the first in Africa.
He said: “It comes with additional security and in various categories, including the 64-page-10-year validity passport which is quite convenient for frequent travelers.
“It’s a product of the latest technology in passport administration and issuance. Only very few countries in the world can boast of it as of today.
“The document is of higher grade with additional 25 security features than the one currently in use.
“It’s polycarbonate in design and therefore water-resistant. It cannot be compromised by counterfeiters and identity thieves,” a statement by the minister’s media aide, Sola Fasure, quoted him as saying.