Federal Government, through the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has announced a hike in the fees charged for the processing of the country’s standard international passport.

According to the NIS, the increase will take effect from September 1, 2024 and will affect all categories of the standard passport booklets, except the Diaspora.

A statement signed by the NIS spokesperson, DCI Kenneth Udo, and dated August 21, 2024, revealed that the standard 32-page Nigerian passport booklets of five-year validity previously processed at a cost of N35, 000, would now be done for a new fee of N50, 000.

Other categories of the standard travel document have also seen their fees hiked, including the 64-page passport booklet of 10-year validity which was processed at N70,000 but will be N100,000.

Meanwhile, in the statement, the NIS disclosed that the fees remain unchanged in Diaspora.

The NIS further explained that the hike in the oricessibg fees for the Nigerian standard passport was ‘part of its efforts to maintain the quality and integrity’ of the travel document.

The service, however, assured ‘Nigerians of its unwavering commitment to transparency and quality service delivery at all times,’ even as it regretted ‘any inconvenience this increase might cause prospective applicants.’

The NIS did not, however, disclose of any increase in the processing fees for the Diplomatic passports, in the statement.