“Make una pity us ”- Nigerians react to new increase in international passport fees

The increase of the international passport fees by the Federal Government has caused a stir on social media.

TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) earlier reports that the spokesperson for the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) DCI Kenneth Udo, in a statement on Wednesday night stated that the revision aims to maintain the quality and integrity of the Nigerian Standard Passport.

According to Udo, the fee for a 32-page passport booklet with a 5-year validity will rise from N35,000 to N50,000, while the cost for a 64-page passport booklet with a 10-year validity will increase from N70,000 to N100,000.

However, Udo noted that the fees for passport issuance will remain unchanged for Nigerians in the diaspora.

Following the increase in the international passport new fee, Nigerians have taken to social media, to express their displeasure.

Ibukun Aluko wrote: “Omo make una pity us na.”

Enwagboso wrote:“The 10-day notice for the passport price increase is an example of the government lack of empathy and considerations for its citizen. @Officialbat and @nigimmigration should obviously know this. I recommend reviewing the pricing strategy and considering a reversal of, at the very aleast, a delayed effective date of January 1 2025.”

Lidocainev2 wrote: “Why not use the billion the Customs is generating for this? Have we not suffered enough?”

CuriousCourtnie: “Anything to make it harder for Nigerians to leave. It’s giving ‘we die here'”

BIGTee wrote: “This is not fair, why are things expensive in this country.”

Olu wrote: “What kind of rubbish is this policy? In this economy with 70k min wage, a passport will now cost50000 This is a very delibrate poliy that show some elites in power truly must be living in a different reality.”