President Goodluck Jonathan at the weekly sitting of the Federal Executive Council meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja Wednesday unveiled a 64-page e-passport for frequent travelers.
The new 64-page e-passport does not invalidate the present 32-page e-passport, media aide to the President, Ruben Abati later informed via a tweet.
At the unveiling, President Jonathan and Vice President Namadi Sambo later took turns to be captured in order to be issued with the new traveling document.
The President said the pages of the traveling document had to be increased from 32 to 64 to cater for frequent travelers who change their passport almost every other month because of limited pages for visa.
He tasked officials of the Nigeria Immigration Service to protect the integrity of the passport by ensuring that it cannot be easily faked.
He also asked officials who man the nation’s airports to ensure that they conduct themselves in a manner that will portray the country well before visitors.
The new passport which takes effect from August 1 attracts a fee of N20,000.