The Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) has charged National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to review the newly introduced charge of N1,000 for passport applicants.
In a statement on Tuesday, Jumoke Oduwole, the special adviser to the president on ease of doing business said the fee has not been well received by stakeholders.
She also admonished NIMC to review its new regulation for easier access to government services
“PEBEC has taken note of the recent announcement by NIMC on the introduction of a new charge of N1,000 for NIN integration and verification for each Nigerian passport applicant, with effect from April 1, 2023 and urges NIMC to review the new regulation through the lens of making it faster and cheaper to access government services,” she said.
“While the devised and agreed framework with the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) to significantly improve the quality of service, accuracy, and speed of passport services through the verification of NIN as stated by NIMC’s head of corporate communications, Mr. Kayode Adegoke is a welcome development, in response to the incessant difficulties Nigerians have experienced in recent times in their efforts to verify their NIN during passport registration process, the additional cost for each applicant has not been well received by stakeholders.”
