{"id":340106,"date":"2024-09-28T05:51:21","date_gmt":"2024-09-28T04:51:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=340106"},"modified":"2024-09-28T05:51:21","modified_gmt":"2024-09-28T04:51:21","slug":"why-we-increased-fee-for-nigerian-passport-fg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/09\/28\/why-we-increased-fee-for-nigerian-passport-fg\/","title":{"rendered":"Why we increased fee for passport \u2013 FG"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Many Nigerians have expressed displeasure at the increased fees, saying it&#8217;s part of the government move to make leaving the country more expensive<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The Federal Government has revealed why there is an increment in the fee paid by Nigerians for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/09\/27\/nis-cleared-204332-passport-applications-in-10-months-minister\/\">passport<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The government said the increase was spurred by the exchange rate between the dollar and the naira.<\/p>\n<p>The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the revelation while addressing newsmen in Abuja on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>He justified the increase in passport fees, stating that the rise was only about 45 percent.<\/p>\n<p>In August, the Nigerian Immigration Service announced an upward review of the Nigerian Standard Passport fees.<\/p>\n<p>Based on the new review, a 32-page passport booklet with five-year validity, previously charged at N35,000, now costs N50,000, while a 64-page passport booklet with 10-year validity, which was N70,000, now costs N100,000.<\/p>\n<p>Many Nigerians have expressed displeasure at the increased fees, saying it&#8217;s part of the government move to make leaving the country more expensive.<\/p>\n<p>However, speaking at the media briefing in Abuja to mark his first year in office, the minister said the government cannot subsidise passport fees for Nigerians.<\/p>\n<p>He also clarified that the price hike did not affect passport fees for Nigerians living outside the country.<\/p>\n<p>Tunji-Ojo said, \u201cThe increase in passport fees is a matter of cost-benefit analysis, especially when you consider the exchange rate between the dollar and the naira. If the government were to subsidise anything, I don\u2019t think it should be passports. The increase is just from N35,000 to N50,000 \u2014 only about 45 per cent. There has been no increase for Nigerians abroad<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many Nigerians have expressed displeasure at the increased fees, saying it&#8217;s part of the government move to make leaving the country more expensive. The Federal Government has revealed why there is an increment in the fee paid by Nigerians for passport. 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