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.

The commission said the new price regime was introduced “after a decade of maintaining the same price structure,” adding that the increase is to “ensure alignment with current operational costs and industry standards.”

In a summary accompanying the price list, NIMC noted that the review was informed by multiple mandates, including revenue generation, tax unification, and social interventions, along with new services recently introduced by the commission.

“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,” the commission stated.

It added that fees were benchmarked against similar services offered by other government agencies, such as the Nigeria Immigration Service and the Federal Road Safety Corps, while also considering the public interest, infrastructure maintenance, and the commission’s long-term goal of financial self-sustainability.