The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has sparked outrage on social media platforms following their announcement of charges for renewal and replacement of the national ID card.
The commission had on Tuesday taken to its Twitter page to inform Nigerians that those who lost their ID cards would pay N5000 to replace them, while those whose cards expired would pay N3000 for renewal.
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“Card Renewal is N3000 while Card Replacement is N5000,” it wrote.
“When your National e-id card expires it cost N3000 payable via Remitta for renewal.”
When your National e-id card expires it cost N3000 payable via remitta for renewal.
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The announcement did not go down well with quite a number of Nigerians and they took to the microblogging platform to express their annoyance and frustrations.
“N5000 to renew National ID card? That means your citizenship as a Nigerian expires after a certain period of time so you have to renew your citizenship with N5000 or else you are no longer Nigerian? Who brought up this foolishness,” a Twitter user said.
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“I’ve registered for my national ID for more than 3yrs now and I am yet to get it, now y’all are already talking about renewal of ID 3k & replacement 5k. So lemme me gerrit now if my National ID expires I stop being Nigerian abi? Wawuu! Dear Nigeria leaders,y’all are clowns I swear,” another user said.
Here is what some Nigerians had to say:
N5000 to renenw National ID card??? That means your citizenship as a nigerian expires after a certain period of time so you have to renew your citizenship with N5000 or else you are no longer nigerian? Who brought up this foolishness???
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National ID card renewal is N3000, while National ID replacement is N5000.
If you withdraw money, Gov't will collect money.
If you deposit money, Gov't will collect money.
If you use POS, Gov't will collect money, etc.
Very soon Nigeria Gov't will tax us for breathing too much.
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I’ve registered for my national ID for more than 3yrs now and I am yet to get it,nw y’all ar already talking abt renewal of ID 3k & replacement 5k
So lemme me gerriit now,if my National ID expires I stop being Nigerian abi? Wawuu!
Dear Nigeria leaders,y’all are clowns I swear
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make I laugh first.
Una never even give ID card to people that registered since 1900, you are already talking of expiration.
Biko someone should explain why a national ID card should expire. Like after it expires, the person stops being a citizen or what?
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I applied for National ID since 2014, I'm yet to receive the permanent National ID up until now.
In fact, I stopped going to NIMC office to ask if my National ID is ready, now, NIMC is asking I pay N5000 for a renewal of an ID I never got.
NIMC is a SCAM!
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If person National ID expire now, he's no more a citizen??
What is wrong with this government sef
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Can’t wait for my National ID card to expire so they can deport me to my real country.
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NIMC Update!!!
National ID (NID) card - N3,000
New NID renewal and Replacement - N5,000
Do u know most people still use temporary NID slips? But the agency has the nerve to extort Nigerians even when they haven't done their own job.
A sick country where citizenship expires.
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National ID card 3000for renewal and 5000 for replacement.
The question here is, How many people have gotten their National ID card?
Someone like me I registered mine since 2012 uptill now I've not gotten mine. Nigeria is really a Joke.
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Nigeria National ID is Scam
Nigeria National ID is Scam
Nigeria National ID is Scam
Nigeria National ID is Scam
Nigeria National ID is Scam
Nigeria National ID is Scam
Nigeria National ID is Scam
Nigeria National ID is Scam
Nigeria National ID is Scam @nimc_ng is Scam
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Whoever brought up this idea of renewing National ID didn't think it through. Do US citizens renew their Social Security Number?
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Everyday this commission makes like 5 million for the FG, but those working there are the most underpaid people in all the FG commissions in Nigeria.
If you pay the 3k for renewal or 5k for reissue, I can assure you it would not be used for the purpose.
Please don't be deceived that the National ID is as useless as whatever you can imagine. The national ID card they want you to renew do not carry your National Indentification Number (NIN) of 11 digits. So why do @nimc_ng want you to renew it?
What a commission. A failed one
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Can’t wait for my National ID card to expire so they can deport me to my real country
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They are looking for every means to strangle and frustrate the ordinary Nigerian.
Now we have to pay to renew our National ID, literally paying to renew our citizenship
Very soon the government will start taxing us for Living in Nigeria and breathing Nigerian air. BS
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#3000 for National ID card renewal and #5000 for replacement.
Leeemaooo if it's possible, I want my citizenship to expire too so they'll pursue me to Canada.
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I applied for Nigeria National ID card since 2014 when I was in Uni and till today I haven't received my permanent National ID card.
Today I have,
BSc Certificate
NYSC Certificate
Voters Card
International Passport #National_ID_Card is a big scam
Nigeriais not serious.
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's other TweetsI applied for Nigeria National ID in 2015. 4 years 4 months later it is not ready. So I've been wondering what folks who work at National Identity Management Commission have been doing there for the past 4 years & 4 months.
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NIMC must really be mad. 3k to renew national ID of which country please?
Now National ID is required for everything including our yeye passport that we pay 35k to renew.
We must really be a joke to this government. #TyrantGovernment
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's other TweetsHahaaha funny. But wait o, within the past few month there have been "reasons" to increase in tax, charges on deposits above 500k, communication charges, now National ID by govt agencies but no reason to commence payment of minimum wage. We sha get leaders twitter.com/channelstv/sta…
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Wait ooo... So with all the hardship in the land the only way FG could think of boosting its revenue is by collecting 5k for renewal of National ID ...ahh!
Next level indeed! twitter.com/Warepamorsammy…
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's other TweetsHow long did i t take to register for passport n get it.
He w long did it take to register for voters card n get it?
Why is the national ID taking this time for people to obtain theirs?@nimc_ng your are a bunch n shameless people. FG should scrap you.
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You mean our Nigerian National ID expires?
When our card expires and we don't pay the N3000 for renewal, are we still Nigerians?
This country always come up with news everyday to make you angry
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I applied for my National ID since 2016. All I have till date is the laminated rectangular paper because the real card has never been ready and might never be! Now there’s a charge on renewal? Am I renewing the rectangular paper that doesn’t even fit inside my wallet?
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