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On August 28, 2025, the NIS announced an upward review of passport fees, increasing the cost of a 32-page booklet (five years’ validity) from ₦50,000 to ₦100,000, and the 64-page booklet (10 years’ validity) from ₦70,000 to ₦200,000. Despite this official directive from the NIS headquarters in Abuja, officers at the Benin Passport Office on Agbor Road are demanding between ₦160,000 and ₦200,000 for the 32-page booklet.

On August 28, 2025, the NIS announced an upward review of passport fees, increasing the cost of a 32-page booklet (five years’ validity) from ₦50,000 to ₦100,000, and the 64-page booklet (10 years’ validity) from ₦70,000 to ₦200,000. Despite this official directive from the NIS headquarters in Abuja, officers at the Benin Migration  Service Office on Agbor Road,  are demanding between ₦160,000 and ₦200,000 for the 32-page booklet.