With effect from September 1, 2024, the Federal Government has approved an increase in the fees for the Nigerian passport.
The Nigeria Immigration Service’s spokesman, Kenneth Udo, revealed this in a statement posted on the NIS’s X handle on Wednesday.
According to Udo, the purpose of the increase is to guarantee the integrity and quality of the Nigerian Standard Passport.
The Nigerian Standard Passport fees will be reviewed increased, starting on September 1, 2024, as part of the Federal Government’s attempts to preserve the passport’s integrity and quality.
According to the review, a 64-page passport booklet with a 10-year validity that was previously priced at N70,000 will now cost N100,000, while a 32-page passport booklet with a five-year validity that was previously priced at N35,000 will only cost N50,000.
The NIS promised Nigerians of its “unwavering commitment to transparency and quality service delivery at all times,” even as it expressed remorse for “any inconvenience this increase might cause prospective applicants.”