National Identity Management Commission, NIMC, has said that Nigerians will start to pay for the verification of their National Identification Number, NIN when they apply for international passports.
The Commission on Monday, said the fee of only N1,000 only will commence from the first of April in conjunction with National Immigration Service, NIS.
In a statement issued by the spokesperson, Kayode Adegoke, in Abuja, the NIMC stated that fee was suggested to improve passport services through the timely verification of NINs.
“Consequently, a NIN verification fee will be charged for each Nigerian passport application for this service,” Mr Adegoke said.
He added, “The applicable NIN verification fee in Nigeria is N1,000, those of African countries is $5 while it is $15 for other countries or the naira equivalents in other foreign currencies.
He said the arrangement was also in line with directive of the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy to streamline passport application, renewal and issuance processes.
”NIMC and NIS have agreed on a revised applicant journey that would significantly improve the speed of passport issuance/re-issuance and reduce the traffic visiting the NIS office(s),” he said.
Mr Adegoke said NIN service fees and the new NIS process would commence from April 1, 2023.
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