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.”
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