10 Fastest Ways To Apply For NIN Correction of Name, Date of Birth, Phone Number, Others

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10 Fastest Ways To Apply For NIN Correction of Name, Date of Birth, Phone Number, Others

Did you make mistake in your National Identity Number (NIN) or there is a need for you to update your data due to marital status? That may not even be the problem, we’ve seen someone who only discovered that there was an error in his name after printing the prototype copy of his registration.

The good news is that there is a solution to whatever error you may have made during the enrolment process.

Major Reasons For NIN Data Modification

There are seven major reasons why you may want to modify your National Identity Number data, they are:

• Marital status
• Unintentional mistakes
• Wrongly spelled name
• change of address
• Change of Phone Number
• level of education
• change of occupation

This process also applies to how to apply for the correction of date of birth at any of the branches of the National Identity Management Commission closer to you.

Major Requirements:

You’re expected to present the following documents if you want to make changes to your NIN slip:

1) Original copy of the first NIN slip issued to you

2) Printout of the Remita Retrieval Reference (RRR) Number which you paid on remita (see below for payment guide) you can also choose a cafe or bank because you will need the printout copy.

3) Application Letter signed by you for the change you want to make on your data (The reason must be stated)

For a Change of Name, you must present the following documents:

4) Sworn Affidavit

5) Newspaper Extract

6) Marriage Certificate (for married ladies)

For a Change of Address, you must present the following:

7) Utility Bill

8) Tenancy Agreement

9) Bank Statement

10) Community leader Attestation

Change of Phone Number:

You can also update the phone number on your NIN data due to loss or mechanical damage to the previous one, you must present the following documents:

11) Police Report

For the level of education

12) Present the recent Certificate obtained;

Change of occupation,

13) Offer Letter from your employer.

How much is NIN Name modification?

The cost of NIN correction of name is N500 on the NIMC official portal, but we received a complaint that NIMC officials collect N15, 000 in Kaduna, Kano

NIMC Correction Of Date Of Birth: N15,000 (we’ve received a complaint that an official of NIMC asked an applicant to bring N50, 000 in one of the South-Eastern states)

Modification Process

Now that you know all you need to make corrections to your data, it’s time to begin the process:

1) Locate NIMC office near you with the required documents including the printout of the Remita Retrieval Reference (RRR) Number

2) Request for a data modification form and fill it

3) Submit to an enrolment officer to double-check against the supporting documentation to ensure everything is correct

NB: Applicants who cannot read nor write should go with someone who would assist with the filling of the form.

4) Your pre-filled information will be inputted on the NIMC Software by the enrolment officer.

5) You’ll be asked to double-check the information you provided to avoid any error.

6) Your biometrics will be captured

7) A Transaction ID Slip will be printed and given to you

8) You’ll have to submit the former NIN Slip to the NIMC office

9) Come back to the NIMC office for your NIN slip in 2 days or more

10) Report back to the NIMC office to collect a new National Identification Number Slip

NOTE:

If the correction affects the information on your National ID card, a card replacement form will be given to you while you’re expected to submit the old ID card while a modified National e-ID Card will be issued to you within three months after re-issuance of NIN slip (Most times it could take up to a year)

How can I change my name in NIN?

To make name modifications, visit the NIMC office. The agency claimed it is N500, but it is highly expensive than this.

An applicant said she was asked to pay N15,000 to modify her name, but NIMC has consistently claimed ignorance to the bribery and corruption perpetrated by its officials.

In one of our articles, we pointed out that NIMC is one of the revenue-generating agencies of the Federal Government.

Whatever the cost is let’s look at the documents you need to effect name change on your NIN data

Can I change my date of birth in NIMC office?

Yes, you can submit an application for a change of date of birth after you’ve made payment of N15, 000 through remita.

You don’t have to go to Abuja to effect any change on your NIN data. Anything you submitted at its branch office will be forwarded to Abuja for the change to reflect on your new NIN slip.

So, how can I make payment for NIN change of name, correction of name and correction of date birth?

You’ll have to make payment through remita. This is done through commercial banks in Nigeria.

How to Make Payment To NIMC Using TSA Payments Via Remita

TSA means Treasury Single Account, that’s the medium through which payment is made into the purse of the Federal Government.

Note that the available options to make TSA payment include:

1. Card (making payment through your debit card)
2. Bank account (Sterling and UBA)
3. Bank branch  (you’ll get RRR if you making payment through bank)
4. USSD
5. Internet banking
6. Remita (if your remita account is funded)
7. Wallet (supported PAGA only)
8. Phone number (supported by PayAttitude)

How to make payment for NIN modification of data

• Step 1: Visit www.remita.net to start the payment process.
• Step 2: Click on the option ‘Pay TSA&States‘
• Step 3: Choose the Federal Government in the options.
• Step 4: Under, “What do you want to Pay” simply type in ‘National Identity Management Commission.

NOTE:

GIFMIS Code for NIMC is 011103600100

Under the “Name of service/purpose”, choose ‘correction of date of birth”

Or any other service you want to pay for.

On the remita platform, modification of name shows N500, and if you can make the payment by yourself by signing up on remita.

Fill other spaces provided like your name, phone number, email etc

Tick the ‘I am not a robot’ reCAPTCHA checkbox and click on the stated selection of images before clicking on the ‘Verify’ button.

• Step 5: Click on the ‘Submit’ icon to ͞proceed to payment.
• Step 6: Choose any payment method convenient for you to make payment
• Step 7: Take receipt of payment to NIMC office

NOTE:

A new page comes up which will display your RRR – Remita Retrieval Reference at the top of the page if you making payment through bank branch. Print the invoice and take note of your RRR.

Final thought:

If you can diligently follow the process of making payment for change of date of birth or change of name on NIMC, your stress would be reduced in the application process.

if you don’t have a national ID card, you can begin the application process by first downloading the NIN enrolment form, fill, and submit at the nearest NIMC office to you.

Related Article.

How Nigerians in Diaspora can register for National Identification Number

Reference. 

infomediang.com