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Nigerian Passport Application Gets More Expensive as Fg Approves Additional Fees for Nin Verification

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Nigerian Passport Application Gets More Expensive as Fg Approves Additional Fees for Nin Verification

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The new fees will increase the cost of obtaining a Nigerian passport, which is officially N26,000, including processing charges for 32 pages.

However, the NIMC and NIS have stated that the new fee arrangement is necessary to significantly improve the quality of service, accuracy, and speed of passport services.

Adegoke explains:

“This new arrangement is in furtherance of the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy’s directive to streamline passport application, renewal, and issuance processes.
According to him: “NIMC and NIS have agreed on a revised applicant journey that will significantly improve the speed of passport issuance/re-issuance and reduce the traffic visiting the NIS office(s).
“The NIN service, fees, and the new NIS process will go live on 1st April 2023.”

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