The Nigeria Immigration Service on Thursday announced an upward review of the cost of obtaining the Nigerian Standard Passport, effective September 1, 2025
According to a statement signed by the Service Public Relations Officer, ACI AS Akinlabi, the new fees will apply only to applications made within Nigeria.
“The review which only affects Passport Application fees made in Nigeria, now set a new fee threshold for 32-page with 5-year validity at N100,000 and 64-page with 10-year validity at N200,000,” the statement read.
The Immigration Service explained that the increment was necessary to sustain the quality of the Nigerian passport and enhance service delivery.
Despite this increase in the cost of obtaining a passport in the country, Nigeria’s passport still ranks among the weaker passports globally, offering limited travel options for its citizens.
While nations like the United Arab Emirates, Singapore, and Spain dominate the top spots with visa-free access to over 170 destinations, many African countries remain far behind.
COUNTRIES —- Number of Countries you can travel to.
1. United Arab Emirates – 179
2, Singapore – 175
3. Spain – 175
4. Belgium – 174
5. France – 174
6. Germany – 174
7. Netherlands – 174
8. Finland – 174
9. Luxembourg – 174
10. Italy – 174
11. Denmark – 174
12. Portugal – 174
13. Switzerland – 174
14. Greece – 174
15. Austria – 174
16. Norway – 174
17. Ireland – 174
18. South Korea – 174
19. Sweden – 173
20. Poland – 173
21. Hungary – 173
22. Japan – 173
23. Czech Republic – 172
24. Croatia – 172
25. Slovakia – 172
26. Estonia – 172
27. New Zealand – 172
28. Malta – 171
29. Slovenia – 171
30. Latvia – 171
31. Liechtenstein – 171
32. Romania – 170
33. Lithuania – 170
34. Bulgaria – 170
35. Malaysia – 170
36. Iceland – 170
37. Australia – 170
38. Cyprus – 169
39. United Kingdom – 169
40. Canada – 169
41. United States – 168
42. Monaco – 166
43. Brazil – 163
44. Hong Kong – 162
45. Chile – 162
46. Argentina – 162
47. San Marino – 161
48. Andorra – 160
49. Barbados – 155
50. Brunei – 154
51. Israel – 153
52. Bahamas – 153
53. Mexico – 153
54. Uruguay – 151
55. Vatican City – 150
56. Peru – 150
57. Seychelles – 149
58. Saint Kitts and Nevis – 148
59. Ukraine – 147
60. St. Vincent and the Grenadines – 146
61. Costa Rica – 144
62. Paraguay – 144
63. Antigua and Barbuda – 143
64. Macao – 143
65. Trinidad and Tobago – 142
66. Mauritius – 141
67. Panama – 140
68. Grenada – 139
69. Saint Lucia – 139
70. Solomon Islands – 137
71. Dominica – 136
72. Colombia – 135
73. Serbia – 134
74. Guatemala – 133
75. North Macedonia – 132
76. El Salvador – 132
77. Georgia – 132
78. Samoa – 131
79. Honduras – 131
80. Tuvalu – 130
81. Montenegro – 130
82. Taiwan – 129
83. Kiribati – 128
84. Tonga – 127
85. Marshall Islands – 126
86. Nicaragua – 126
87. Venezuela – 125
88. Russia – 124
89. Bosnia and Herzegovina – 124
90. Türkiye – 124
91. Moldova – 123
92. Palau – 123
93. Albania – 122
94. Micronesia – 121
95. Qatar – 119
96. Kuwait – 111
97. South Africa – 110
98. Ecuador – 105
99. Saudi Arabia – 103
100. Timor-Leste – 103
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We are not in 1 to 100. How many countries exist in the world again, this is heartbreaking