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The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has revised upward the fees for modifying personal details on the National Identification Number (NIN) database, with the cost of correcting date of birth now set at N28,574.

This adjustment represents a 75 per cent increase from the previous charge of N16,340 for the same service.

As per the newly released pricing guide, updates to other data fields such as name or address will now cost N2,000 per request, up from N1,522, reflecting a 31 per cent hike.

While initial NIN enrolment and the first slip issuance remain free of charge, the reissuance of a NIN slip has been adjusted from N500 to N600.

Meanwhile, premium enrolment at licensed lounges and visa centres will now cost N20,000, and VIP reissuance of slips will attract a fee of N3,500.

For Nigerians residing abroad, the commission set adult enrolment fees at $50 and $30 for children in African countries, with slip reissuance at $6.

Correction of date of birth in these regions will cost $55, while updates to other fields are priced at $10.

Outside Africa, name correction is pegged at $60, while changes to other personal details remain at $10.

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has explained that the recent adjustment in service charges was introduced “after a decade of maintaining the same price structure,” stating that the changes are intended “to ensure alignment with current operational costs and industry standards.”

In a summary accompanying the updated price list, the commission indicated that the fee review was driven by several factors, including revenue generation, tax unification, social interventions, and the introduction of new services.

“Following due consultation with all departments and in consideration of the above and current market realities of inflation at 32.70 per cent, we propose an upward review in the fees and charges for our product and services with a markup at least 20 per cent across with exceptions to certain services per their peculiarities,” NIMC stated.

The commission further explained that the revised fees were benchmarked against charges for similar services provided by agencies like the Nigeria Immigration Service and the Federal Road Safety Corps.

It added that the review also took into it account public interest, infrastructure maintenance, and its broader objective of achieving long-term financial self-sustainability.

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