The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has cleared over 2.5 million backlog of modifications to National Identification Number (NIN).
Acting Director-General, Engineer Abisoye Coker-Odusote, gave this indication during an unscheduled visit to the FCT office of the commission.
She also insisted that NIN registration is free while nominal fees are expected to be paid for modifications.
” We don’t expect people to pay for enrollment but as for modifications in signatures, enrollment errors and Date of Birth, what should be paid through bank remittances are N500 and N15,000 respectively.
“And please note that modifications of any information would only be allowed if made with sworn affidavits.
” Let me reiterate that the agency on my watch will not tolerate continued acts of extortion and harassment of Nigerians from within.
“We also want to promise that all issues delaying the processing of national identity cards would be addressed within two weeks,” Coker-Odusote added.
On the challenges of broken down and outdated systems, slow network connectivity and others, the NIMC DG said all issues were being addressed, saying the Renewed Hope agenda of the President Bola Tinubu administration would reposition data management in the country.
On her part, the FCT NIMC Coordinator, Mrs Ndi Awan, spoke about the uncomfortable working environment, slow network connectivity and activities of touts around the premises.
She said: “Our challenge is many but let me talk about the issue of poor network, we usually find it difficult to upload biometrics of enrollment.
“We are also short-staffed, our officers are not enough to handle the number of people coming in, this makes the system and process slow.”
