The Nation Newspaper
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.
Here are 100 strongest passports in the World (2025 Ranking)
COUNTRIES —- Number of Countries you can travel to.
- United Arab Emirates – 179
2, Singapore – 175
- Spain – 175
- Belgium – 174
- France – 174
- Germany – 174
- Netherlands – 174
- Finland – 174
- Luxembourg – 174
- Italy – 174
- Denmark – 174
- Portugal – 174
- Switzerland – 174
- Greece – 174
- Austria – 174
- Norway – 174
- Ireland – 174
- South Korea – 174
- Sweden – 173
- Poland – 173
- Hungary – 173
- Japan – 173
- Czech Republic – 172
- Croatia – 172
- Slovakia – 172
- Estonia – 172
- New Zealand – 172
- Malta – 171
- Slovenia – 171
- Latvia – 171
- Liechtenstein – 171
- Romania – 170
- Lithuania – 170
- Bulgaria – 170
- Malaysia – 170
- Iceland – 170
- Australia – 170
- Cyprus – 169
- United Kingdom – 169
- Canada – 169
- United States – 168
- Monaco – 166
- Brazil – 163
- Hong Kong – 162
- Chile – 162
- Argentina – 162
- San Marino – 161
- Andorra – 160
- Barbados – 155
- Brunei – 154
- Israel – 153
- Bahamas – 153
- Mexico – 153
- Uruguay – 151
- Vatican City – 150
- Peru – 150
- Seychelles – 149
- Saint Kitts and Nevis – 148
- Ukraine – 147
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines – 146
- Costa Rica – 144
- Paraguay – 144
- Antigua and Barbuda – 143
- Macao – 143
- Trinidad and Tobago – 142
- Mauritius – 141
- Panama – 140
- Grenada – 139
- Saint Lucia – 139
- Solomon Islands – 137
- Dominica – 136
- Colombia – 135
- Serbia – 134
- Guatemala – 133
- North Macedonia – 132
- El Salvador – 132
- Georgia – 132
- Samoa – 131
- Honduras – 131
- Tuvalu – 130
- Montenegro – 130
- Taiwan – 129
- Kiribati – 128
- Tonga – 127
- Marshall Islands – 126
- Nicaragua – 126
- Venezuela – 125
- Russia – 124
- Bosnia and Herzegovina – 124
- Türkiye – 124
- Moldova – 123
- Palau – 123
- Albania – 122
- Micronesia – 121
- Qatar – 119
- Kuwait – 111
- South Africa – 110
- Ecuador – 105
- Saudi Arabia – 103
- Timor-Leste – 103