The Nigerian government has announced an upward review of Nigerian Standard Passport fees with effect from September 1, 2025, while the latest upward review in passport cost is coming a year after the government implemented a similar policy.
Penpushing reports that Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) Public Relations Officer, Akinsola Akinlabi made this development known in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, Federal Capital Territory (FCT)
The service spokesperson said that the review was to uphold the quality and integrity of the Nigerian passport, adding that with the new rates, applications made in Nigeria will now cost N100,000 for a 32-page booklet with five-year validity.
‘Applications made in Nigeria for a 64-page booklet with 10 years validity will cost N200, 000. Applications made by Nigerians in the diaspora remain $150 for a 32-page booklet with five-year validity and $230 for a 64-page booklet with 10-year validity’, he said
Penpushing further reports that Akinlabi in the statement reiterated the commitment of the service to balancing quality service delivery with accessibility of passport services to all Nigerians.
The Nigerian government it would be recalled that had on August 21, 2024 approved an increase in passport fees in what it described as part of its efforts to maintain the quality and integrity of the Nigerian passport system, the policy which took effect on September 1, 2024.
Penpushing also reports that Kenneth Udo, who was spokesperson of the service at the time announced, explained that based on the review, 32-page passport booklet with five-year validity previously charged at N35,000 would now be N50,000 only.
“Based on the review, 32-page passport booklet with five-year validity previously charged at N35,000 would now be N50,000 only. The 64-page Passport booklet with 10-year validity which was N70,000 would be N100,000 only’, he had said
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