The Federal Government, on Thursday, has stated that the upward review of Nigerian passport fees to ₦100,000 and ₦200,000, would ensure timely delivery of passport and eliminate corruption.
Papers News reports that 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 ₦100,000 for the 32-page, five-year validity passport and ₦200,000 for the 64-page, 10-year validity passport.
Speaking on the increment in Abuja, the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, said that the new system was designed to eliminate long delays and extortion that once forced citizens to wait up to seven months or pay as much as ₦200,000 to fast-track processing.