UK Passport Intervention: No Additional Cost – FG Assures

Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, minister of interior, said he was concerned about the inconvenience experienced by Nigerians in the UK regarding the passport intervention exercise.

In a statement issued on Monday by Alao Babatunde, special adviser to the minister on media and publicity, Tunji-Ojo also denied the requirement of administrative fees as allegedly demanded by officials.

“It is therefore necessary to clarify that this process does not come with extra cost different from the official fees of $150 and $230 for a five-year and ten-year validity passports respectively, exclusive of bank charges,” the statement reads.

“Neither the Ministry of Interior nor the Nigeria Immigration Service has introduced any other charges outside the aforementioned.”

He noted that consultations are ongoing with the ministry of foreign affairs to ensure that inconveniences do not persist any longer.

The intervention, scheduled to run from September 7 to 19, was launched last month to clear backlogs involving new passport applications, renewals and pending cases.