Today (Monday), the Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, is set to launch the inaugural online portal for passport applications in Abuja. This announcement came during a demonstration session on Friday, where the minister showcased the online portal alongside the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Caroline Adepoju.
Tunji revealed that the online passport application platform caters to both international and Nigerian applicants. In December, the minister had already announced the Federal Government’s commitment to achieving a fully automated passport application system in the country.
As of now, the automated application system is reported to be “99 per cent done,” and it involves procedures such as uploading passport photos and supporting documents. Nigerian applicants opting for a 32-page passport with a five-year validity will be charged N25,000, while those seeking a 64-page passport with a 10-year validity will pay N70,000.
Foreign applicants will also be subject to fees, with a $130 charge for a five-year validity passport with 32 pages and a $230 charge for a 10-year validity passport with 64 pages. Interested candidates can submit their applications at https://passport.immigration.gov.ng.
Dignitaries present at the event included Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission; Stephen Matete, representative of the International Organisation for Migration; Joe Abah, Country Manager of Development Alternatives Incorporated; Tijjani Musa, Founder of Kwandala Foundation; and David Afolayan, Co-founder of Technext.