The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has increased international passport fees for Nigerians. Now, the cost of obtaining a Nigerian international passport has doubled:
- The 32-pages passport valid for five years is now ₦100,000, rising from ₦50,000.
- The 64-pages passport valid for 10 years, which was previously priced at ₦100,000, now cost ₦200,000.
These new prices will start taking effect from September 1, 2025. The increment announcement was made ACI AS Akinlabi, service public relations officer of the NIS. According to Akinlabi, the revised fees are applicable solely to passport applications submitted within Nigeria.
To put it in perspective: Back in 2007, the same 32-page passport cost just ₦8,750. Fast-forward 18 years, and it’s now 11x that price. The government says the increase will help maintain a “world-class” passport system, but for most Nigerians, it feels like another price increase at the worst possible time.
The new fees increase come at a time when Nigeria’s Immigration Service is undergoing several reforms under the current Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo. In September 2024, the 32-pages passport was increased from ₦35,000 to₦50,000. The 64-pages passport which was ₦70,000 in 2023 was increased to ₦100,000 in 2024.
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Now, the passports have seen another increase doubling the 2024 increase. However, it's important to note that Nigerians in the diaspora are not affected by these new passports prices. So, you can seamlessly apply for the Nigerian international passport abroad without additional charges or price increase.
The prices remain at $150 for 32-page on passport with 5-year validity and $230 for 64-page on passports with 10-year validity. “In a bid to maintain the quality and integrity of the Nigerian passport, the Nigeria Immigration Service has announced an upward review of the standard passport fees,” said Akinlabi.
The Immigration Service then explained that the increment was necessary to sustain the quality of the Nigerian passport and enhance service delivery. In other words, the sustainability is about the physical passport booklet itself, and the service delivery enhancement is the part that citizens experience directly and is often the source of the most frustration.
