Lagos, Aug. 29, 2025 – Peter Obi, the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 Elections, says the new hike in passport fees will constitute additional burden on the poor masses.
Peter Obi expressed his reaction to the hike in the passport fees on Thursday in a post on his X account.
He described the decision as insensitive as it will add to the current economic hardship in the country.
Obi wrote: “The obsession of this administration with putting a burden on the populace is becoming legendary and continues to reveal its apparent disconnect with the people and the suffering.
“The International Passport fees in Nigeria have now skyrocketed to ₦100,000 for a 32-page booklet and ₦200,000 for 64 pages. This is the third increase in just two years.
“In a country where the new minimum wage is only ₦70,000, the cost of a single passport now exceeds a worker’s monthly salary, probably the only country in the world to achieve this feat.
“Instead of making life easier, this government keeps shifting the burden onto ordinary Nigerians. It is alarming that the price of the international passport is higher than what workers earn in a month.”
The Nigeria Immigration Service on Thursday announced new passport fess which will take effect from September 1, 2025,
Under the new regime, a 32-page passport with five-year validity will cost ₦100,000, while a 64-page passport with 10-year validity will cost ₦200,000.
