- President Bola Tinubu-led government has given further explanation on why the Nigerian standard passport price was increased
- Recall that the NIS, through its spokesperson, DCI Kenneth Udo, announced the increment from N70,000 to N100,000 on Wednesday, August 21
- However, the service mentioned four reasons for the increment, noting that it was to enhance the quality of its service
Immigration gives reason for increasing Nigerian passports
Photo Credit: @nigimmigrationSource: TwitterReason NIS increased price of Nigerian passports
- Improvement in passport standards and quality, ensuring that the Nigerian Passport continues to maintain the ICAO standard.
- To address the cost of material and production in view of the current realities.
- With the new fee, the NIS will create more passport front offices and biometric centres, thereby increasing access to our facilities, decongesting the existing centres, and improving passport production turnaround time.
- The increase in passport fee will also help the service actualise its drive for the complete domestication of Nigerian passport booklets.
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