Officials of NIMC have disclosed that NIN holders to pay N15,000 to correct date of birth
The commission’s regional coordinator in Lagos, Funmi Opensanwo said there would be varying charges for corrections
Date of birth correction attracts N15,000 while card renewal or replacement goes for N5,000
The National Identity Management Commission, NIMC, has on Wednesday declared that correction of details for holders of the National Identity Number, NIN, would attract varying charges.
Funmi Opensanwo, The NIMC Regional Coordinator in Alausa, Lagos, speaking on Channels TV said the charges vary from correction of details like date if birth, name, address and card renewal or replacement.
On her reaction to speculation that the commission have been demanding illegal fee from Nigerians to facilitate the SIM and NIN synchronisation, Opensanwo said the fee charged are for modification of details.
According to her, processing date of birth correction is N15, 000. For card replacement or renewal, there is a processing fee of N5, 000 while address and name modification attracts N5,000 as well.
Besides, Opensanwo added that the fees id the fees are payable to the Treasury Single Account, TSA, and not to anyone.
Meanwhile, we reported that Mrs Yemisi Edun has just been appointed as the acting Managing Director of First City Monument Bank (FCMB) after being an executive director on the bank’s board.
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