NIN Holders To Pay N15,000 To Correct Date Of Birth — Official

National Identification Number holders are now required to pay
N15,000 to correct their dates of birth on the database of the
National Identity Management Commission.

This was announced by NIMC Regional Coordinator, Mrs Funmi
Opesanwo, on Wednesday at the commission’s office in the Alausa
area of Lagos State.

Opesanwo noted that NIN holders are also required to pay a
processing fee of N5,000 for card renewal or card replacement as
well as an address modification fee of N500.

The regional coordinator noted that NIN enrolment is free but
there are fees attached to card renewal, correction of date of
birth, change of address and should not be interpreted as payment
for NIN registration.

“For the date of birth correction, there is a processing fee of
N15,000. For card renewal or card replacement, there is a
processing fee of N5,000. For the modification of address or name,
it is N500. So, people misconstrue this to mean that in NIMC they
are asking them to pay money. No, those are for services,” Opesanwo
stated.

The NIMC official noted that the fees are payable to the
Treasury Single Account of the Federal Government. “For correction
of date of birth, it is N15,000 and it is payable to the TSA,” she
added.

However, some network subscribers on Wednesday complained that
telcos have blocked their SIM cards.

They said the action was a result of the Federal Government’s
directive for the Nigerian Communication Commission to order
telecommunications companies to deactivate telephone lines of
subscribers who failed to link their phones to their National
Identity Number.

The Federal Government had said telcos subscribers with NIN have
January 19 as a deadline to link their NIN with their SIM cards
while subscribers without NIN have until February 9 to do so.

Reacting to the claims Opesanwo said: “When we came this
morning, a lot of applicants complained that their SIM (cards) have
been blocked and that is why we are experiencing this large number
today.

“We are trying to manage the situation. Applicants have been
seated and they came in for different services, so, there is no
problem.

“We have to be mindful of the safety protocols and we cannot
exceed the number of people, the capacity that we can take, we have
to adhere to the guidelines.”

National Identification Number holders are now required to pay
N15,000 to correct their dates of birth on the database of the
National Identity Management Commission.

This was announced by NIMC Regional Coordinator, Mrs Funmi
Opesanwo, on Wednesday at the commission’s office in the Alausa
area of Lagos State.

Opesanwo noted that NIN holders are also required to pay a
processing fee of N5,000 for card renewal or card replacement as
well as an address modification fee of N500.

The regional coordinator noted that NIN enrolment is free but
there are fees attached to card renewal, correction of date of
birth, change of address and should not be interpreted as payment
for NIN registration.

“For the date of birth correction, there is a processing fee of
N15,000. For card renewal or card replacement, there is a
processing fee of N5,000. For the modification of address or name,
it is N500. So, people misconstrue this to mean that in NIMC they
are asking them to pay money. No, those are for services,” Opesanwo
stated.

The NIMC official noted that the fees are payable to the
Treasury Single Account of the Federal Government. “For correction
of date of birth, it is N15,000 and it is payable to the TSA,” she
added.

However, some network subscribers on Wednesday complained that
telcos have blocked their SIM cards.

They said the action was a result of the Federal Government’s
directive for the Nigerian Communication Commission to order
telecommunications companies to deactivate telephone lines of
subscribers who failed to link their phones to their National
Identity Number.

The Federal Government had said telcos subscribers with NIN have
January 19 as a deadline to link their NIN with their SIM cards
while subscribers without NIN have until February 9 to do so.

Reacting to the claims Opesanwo said: “When we came this
morning, a lot of applicants complained that their SIM (cards) have
been blocked and that is why we are experiencing this large number
today.

“We are trying to manage the situation. Applicants have been
seated and they came in for different services, so, there is no
problem.

“We have to be mindful of the safety protocols and we cannot
exceed the number of people, the capacity that we can take, we have
to adhere to the guidelines.”