The National Identity Management Commission, on Wednesday, has announced that National Identification Number holders will now pay the sum of #15, 000 for the correction of date of birth and the sum of #5,000 for card renewal and replacement.

NIMC Regional Coordinator, Mrs. Funmi Opesanwo made this announcement at the commission’s offce in Alausa, Lagos state.

She said, “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 NIMC is asking them to pay money. No, those are for services.”

Opesanwo explained 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 stated.

Speaking concerning the large crowd at the centre, 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.”