FG Explains Rationale Behind N100,000 to N200,000 Passport Fee Increase

August 29, 2025
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The Federal Government, on Thursday, announced the upward review of Nigerian passport fees to N100,000 and N200,000, saying it was important to sustain quality, curb corruption, and ensure timely delivery of travel documents.

 

The Nigeria Immigration Service, in a statement signed by its Public Relations Officer, ACI AS Akinlabi, on Thursday, announced that from September 1, 2025, applications made within Nigeria will attract new fees of N100,000 for the 32-page, five-year validity passport and N200,000 for the 64-page, 10-year validity passport.

 

The application which only affect Passport Application fees made in Nigeria, now set a new fee thresholds for 32-page with five-year validity at N100,000 and 64-page with 10-year validity at N200,000,” the statement read.

 

The NIS, however, said Nigerians in the diaspora will continue to pay $150 for the 32-page, five-year passport and $230 for the 64-page, 10-year passport.

 

It states that the corrections was aimed at maintaining the integrity of the document while making issuance processes more efficient.

 

The increase comes barely a year after the Federal Government approved an earlier adjustment in August 2024, which raised the 32-page, five-year booklet from N35,000 to N50,000, and the 64-page, 10-year booklet from N70,000 to N100,000.

 

At the time, the NIS said the hike was necessary to sustain the quality of the passport and improve service delivery.

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