“Some candidates had to pay as much as N5,000 to N6,000 for NIN registration, after the initial payment of N4,700 for registration documents.”
The board had in a meeting on Tuesday resolved that every applicant must present his/her NIN during the registration exercise.
Peoples Gazette cannot ascertain if there are modalities to check overcrowding at these new centres as citizens troop out.
This development has attracted criticism from citizens.
The controversial deadline was set last week Tuesday.
The move could expose citizens’ private data, including biometric information, to entities without a track record in handling sensitive material.
