The Federal Government has approved the upward review of the cost of procuring the country’s passport.
The spokesman of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), KT Udo, announced the new passport fees in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja.
In the new price regime, a 32-page passport will now cost N50,000 while a 64-page passport booklet will go for N100,000.
Udo said the federal government approved the upward review as part of efforts to maintain the quality and integrity of the Nigerian Standard Passport.
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The spokesman added that the new price regime would come into effect on September 1.
The statement read: “Based on the review, a 32-page Passport booklet with 5-year validity previously charged at Thirty-five Thousand Naira (₦35,000.00) will now be Fifty Thousand Naira (₦50,000.00) only; while a 64-page Passport booklet with 10-year validity which was Seventy Thousand Naira (₦70,000.00) will be One Hundred Thousand Naira (₦100,000.00) only.
“However, the fees remain unchanged in Diaspora.”
The NIS expressed regrets about any inconveniences the increase might inflict on prospective applicants but assured Nigerians of its unwavering commitment to transparency and quality service delivery at all times.
By: Babajide Okeowo
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