I visited the Nigerian immigration branch office in Osogbo today. i actually went there with my friend who wanted to renew his Passport which is due for expiration in december 2007.

Funny enough, immeditely we got to the gate, the two officers at the gate scrambled on us like touts asking us what we came for. I sheepishly answred out of sincerity that we want to renew passport and he immediately said N6000. i was like, wattttttttttttt six thousand what?. I was just going to walkin in when he followed us till we got to the main desk and i noticed that he whispered to the officer in charge of renewal. I mediately he left, the guy said, passport Renewal is N6000.

I simply told him it was expensive. Later on, i gve him a tested question. i was going to tell if he was lygin, Can i speak to Mr X(name witheld), i asked. He replied me by saying Mr X has been transfered and i laguhed on the inside of me. i simply beckoned on my friend that we should leave. On my way out, i told my friend, Do you know i don't know any Mr X. it was only an imagineary name,

Now my question is, HOW MUCH DOES A PASSPORT RENEWAL COST?.

I have been to the NIS website, but i am thinking the data is old. On there, they have a passport renewal for N2600, but equally, its written on there that payment should be made into a Standard trust bank account!( Thasts old innit?)
http://www.immigration.gov.ng/ServiceCharter.htm
Does anyone know?

why is it that immigration officers now tout and inflate prices. I am not really keen on my friend paying N6000 for a renewal when the issuance of a new one is N5100.

almost 11,000 now, because alot of people are despirate to get it, so it made the officiers there intrested in collecting bribes to make it quicker for some people that are intrested

I am very interested in this information as my PP will expire soon.

Regards,
Chibueze

you'll get it the 3rd day. gudluck

@siena
Lol. 1978??

Yeah, i agree with you. It's an antique.