What NIN address, phone or email changes cost at NIMC

The NIN address change fee at NIMC is now ₦2,000, up from a lower price before May 2025, and it covers phone and email too.

2 min readBy the Docufy editorial team

Quick answer

NIMC charges ₦2,000 to modify a field other than date of birth, including name or address by name on its own price list, and reasonably extending to fields such as phone number or email. This is up from ₦1,522 before 2 May 2025.

Current fee
₦2,000
Fee before 2 May 2025
₦1,522
Covers
name, address and other non-date-of-birth fields
Date of birth fee, for comparison
₦28,574
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NIMC charges ₦2,000 to modify a field other than date of birth. That single fee covers name and address by name on NIMC's own price list, and reasonably extends to fields such as phone number and email too.

Here is what changed, what the fee includes, and how it compares with the more expensive date of birth correction. Knowing this before you start saves you from budgeting for the wrong figure or being surprised by it on the payment screen.

The current fee for these changes

The fee is ₦2,000, charged per request on NIMC's self-service portal. NIMC's price list names name and address specifically under this fee.

Phone number and email are not individually listed in the reporting we could find, but nothing suggests NIMC prices them differently from other non-date-of-birth fields.

What it replaced

Before 2 May 2025, this fee was ₦1,522. NIMC's increase brought it to ₦2,000, a rise of roughly 31%, as part of a wider revision of its modification charges.

What the fee does and does not cover

This fee covers one field modification. If you are correcting your name and your address in the same sitting, treat those as two separate requests unless the portal explicitly bundles them for you.

It does not cover a date of birth correction, which NIMC prices separately and higher, or a slip reissue, which is a different service entirely.

How it compares with the date of birth fee

NIMC charges ₦28,574 to correct a date of birth, against ₦2,000 for most other fields. The gap reflects how much more strictly NIMC treats a date of birth change than everything else.

That difference is also a reason to confirm which field you are actually changing before you pay, since paying for the wrong modification type does not roll over into the right one.

This fee is for requests made inside Nigeria

The figures above apply inside Nigeria. NIMC publishes a separate, region-based fee for Nigerians modifying these details from abroad, so treat this page as the domestic price only.

If you are not sure which schedule applies to you, that is worth confirming with NIMC support before you pay, since submitting under the wrong fee schedule can hold up your entire request.

Where to check the fee is still current

Fees like this one have changed before without much notice, so check nimc.gov.ng/fees for NIMC's own current number before you submit a request. Compare it against other agency charges on our government fees tool.

Start your request through NIN modification, or follow the step-by-step guide for exactly how to submit it. For the how-to on each field, see changing your address or changing your phone number or email.

Questions people ask

Is there a separate fee just for changing a phone number?

NIMC's published price list does not break this down further. Name, address and other fields besides date of birth are priced under one fee, ₦2,000.

Why did this fee increase?

NIMC revised its modification fees on 2 May 2025. This fee rose from ₦1,522 to ₦2,000, a rise of roughly 31%.

Can I update several fields for one payment?

Treat it as one fee per field modification, unless the self-service portal clearly says otherwise when you submit your request.

How does this compare with the date of birth correction fee?

It is lower. NIMC charges ₦28,574 for a date of birth correction, against ₦2,000 for most other fields.

Does this fee apply to Nigerians updating their NIN from abroad?

No. NIMC publishes a different, region-based fee for modifications made from outside Nigeria. This figure is for a request made inside the country.

Is the fee refundable if my request is rejected?

NIMC has not published a refund policy for a rejected non-date-of-birth modification. Get your documents right before you submit to avoid the question altogether.

Sources

Last checked 27 Sep 2026. Fees and rules change; the agency that issues the document has the final word. See our editorial policy.

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