Nigeria’s Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, will launch the first online portal for passport application in Abuja today.
The Minister disclosed this during a demonstration session of the online portal recently with the Comptroller General, Nigeria Immigration Service, Caroline Adepoju.
According to the Minister, an online passport application platform has been created for both international and Nigerian applicants.
Recall that the Minister announced in December that the Federal Government was working to ensure a full automation system of passport application in the country.
Then, the minister said the automated application system was “99 per cent done” and added that the process would include uploading passport photos and supporting documents.
He disclosed that Nigerian applicants who want 32-page passports with five-year validity would pay N25,000, while Nigerians who want 64-page passports with a 10-year validity would pay N70,000.
Also, foreign applicants, who wish to apply for passports with a five-year validity period and 32 pages, will pay $130, while those who prefer passports with a 10-year validity period and 64 pages will pay $230. Applications must be submitted by candidates at https://passport.immigration.gov.ng.
