RE: PASSPORT: UK-BASED NIGERIAN ADVOCACY GROUP SLAMS MINISTER
OJO OVER $300 ‘FAST-TRACK’ FEE

The attentíon of the Nigeria Immigration Service has been drawn to a
misleading media publication going round in the media with respect to ‘fast-
track fees for the procurement of Nigeria Passports levelled against the
Honourable Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, in the United Kingdom.

2. The Service wishes to state categorically that, the Minister is only charged with supervisory roles and not involved in the operational aspect of issuing passports hence, the purported Passport ‘fast-track charges claim being
insinuated is false and exists only in the imagination of the authors.

3. Being the Service directly charged with the statutory responsibility of issuing Passports at home and abroad, the NIS can attest that the Official processing fees for the acquisition of Passport have been consistent without additional charges. Furthermore, the procurement processes have been faster and easier for all applicants. It will interest the public to note that the Interior Minister played a key role in facilitating the full automation of the passport processes being issued today with its attendant benefits to Nigerians.

4. The Nigeria Immigration Service hereby debunks the derogatory news report as false, unfounded, and so should be disregarded in its entirety.

5. The Nigeria Immigration Service is using this opportunity to state
categorically, for the umpteenth time, that the authorized fee for the
procurement of Nigeria international passport in the United Kingdom is $150 for a five (5) validity period and $230 for a ten (10) year validity period passport
not inclusive of bank charges.

6. The Service is committed to delivering quality service to the public in line
with the Renewed Hope Agenda of the present administration.

e-SIGNED
DCI KT UDO
SERVICE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER
NIGERIA IMMIGRATION SERVICE HEADQUARTERS, ABUJA
30TH JULY, 2024