Nigeria, Aug. 29 -- The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has criticised President Bola Tinubu's administration for increasing the cost of international passports.

Mr Obi, a former governor of Anambra State, stated in a post on his X handle on Thursday.

PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) on Thursday announced an upward review of Nigerian Standard Passport fees with effect from 1 September

The NIS said in the new rates, applications made in Nigeria, which cost N50,000 for a 32-page booklet with five-year validity, will now cost N100,000 for the same page and validity period.

It said a 64-page passport booklet with 10 years validity will now cost N200,000 from N100,00...