The Minister for Interior,Rauf Aregbesola has launched the new ICAO-Complaint Nigerian Temporary Passport (NTP) in Abuja.
According to him , The NTP is a travel document designed for a one-way trip to Nigeria only adding that the 4-page booklet will now replace the unstandardized Emergency Travel Certificate (ETC).
” It is an electronic document that has all the features of a regular passport, just that it is temporary and valid for one trip and will be retrieved from the user at the entry point.
” The NTP does not in any way serve as a replacement for the Nigerian passport.
” NTP will be issued to Nigerians to return home in emergency situations in the case of loss or misplacement of their passport and it is valid for only 30 days after issuance or arrival in Nigeria, whichever comes first at the Nigeria Immigration Service .
