The National Identity Management Commission has increased the cost of modifying personal data on the National Identification Number database, with correction of date of birth now fixed at N28,574.
This marks a 75 per cent rise from the previous fee of N16,340 for the same service. According to the updated price list released by the commission, changes to any other data field, such as name or address, will now cost N2,000 per request, compared to the earlier fee of N1,522, representing a 31 per cent increase.
While initial NIN enrolment and the first slip issuance remain free, the reissuance of a NIN slip has gone up from N500 to N600.
Premium enrolment services at licensed lounges and visa centres now cost N20,000, while VIP reissuance of slips will attract a fee of N3,500.
For Nigerians in the Diaspora, NIMC pegged adult enrolment at $50 and $30 for children in African countries, with slip reissuance priced at $6.
Correction of date of birth will cost $55, while modifications to other fields will cost $10. For those outside Africa, name correction is priced at $60, while other changes remain at $10.
