Nasarawa Govt provides new office, equipment to boost NIN registration — NIMC
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has commended the Nasarawa State Government for providing office space and registration equipment to revive and strengthen National Identity Number (NIN) enrolment across the state.
National Identity database hits over 90m — NIMC
By Ezra Ukanwa ABUJA—THE National Identity Management Commission, NIMC, on Tuesday, said over 90 million Nigerians have been captured in the country’s identity database. NIMC Director-General, DG, and Chief Executive Officer, CEO, Aliyu Aziz, disclosed this at a one-day roundtable for Desk/Liaison officers of ecosystem implementing partners, organised by the Nigeria Digital Identification for Development, […]
Server Breakdown: Telecom operators, banks, others still handicapped
By Emmanuel Elebeke Ten days into the battle by experts to restore the collapsed national data infrastructure, the technical glitch that paralyzed operations of banks, telecom operators, immigration and other critical agencies of government has continued to affect business operations across sectors. For instance, most of the telecom subscribers have continued to lament their inability […]
NIMC hits 60m unique NIN enrolment mark
By Emmanuel Elebeke The National Identity Management Commission says it has exceeded the 60 million mark in the ongoing unique NIN enrolment exercise for the National Identity Database (NIDB). The Commission announced this in a statement signed by the Head of Corporate Communications, Kayode Adegoke and made available on Thursday in Abuja, saying that the features couldn’t […]
NIMC registers 1.2m Nigerians in Bauchi
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has so far registered 1.2 million Nigerians into the National Identity Database and has issued them with the National Identification Number (NIN) in Bauchi. Malam Isa Abdulmumin, NIMC Bauchi state coordinator, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria NAN in Bauchi. He said the exercise […]
NIMC captures 15m enrollees in 7 months – DG
By Emmanuel Elebeke The National Identity Management Commission, NIMC has revealed that 56 million enrollees have so far been captured in the NIN data base. The marginal increase was made possible since October, 2020 when the minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ibrahim Pantami took over the supervision of the agency. The figures […]
NIMC captures 15m enrollees in 7 months — DG
The National Identity Management Commission, NIMC has revealed that 56 million enrollees have so far been captured in the NIN database.
Review NIN policy for UTME now, Senate tells JAMB, NIMC
…Candidates, parents laud Senate’s intervention …JAMB’s inclusion of NIN for UTME registration inconsiderate — Ifeanyi Ubah …Don’t make NIN an exams condition — Ekwunife …NIN added to registration woes — Students By Henry Umoru & Adesina Wahab The Senate yesterday asked the Federal Ministry of Education, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, and the […]
FG raises NIMC budget to N5bn
The federal government has hacked up the capital budget of the National Identity Management Commission, NIMC from 500 million to N5 billion.
Minister visits Airtel NIN enrollment centre, commends operators
The Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami, has charged telecom operators to take the NIN-SIM linkage exercise seriously. He said it was a good way of not only showing corporate governance, but securing the environment they are doing business in.
NIN-SIM Linkage: Buhari extends deadline to Feb 9
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered that no subscriber should be blocked from telecom operators’ networks till February 9. This is as the Federal government, Wednesday, made it official that the deadline for subscribers to have their SIMs linked to their National Identity Numbers, NINs, has shifted from January 19 to February 9.
FG approves NIN enrolment centre for diplomats
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, has approved the setting up of a National Identity Number (NIN), Enrolment Centre at the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abuja.
Breaking: FG orders immediate closure of enrolment activities at NIMC Headquarters
By Emmanuel Elebeke The Federal government has ordered immediate closure of enrolment activities at the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) Headquarters, Abuja and the reactivation of 20 centers within the FCT to make the process of NIN enrolment much easier from Monday, January 18th 2021. A statement signed by the Head, Corporate Communications, NIMC Kayode […]
NIN deadline: NIMC rolls out 50 centres in Abuja, Lagos
By Fortune Eromosele Following the large number of people visiting the National Identify Management Commission offices in Lagos and Abuja, cum its inability to accommodate them, the Commission has released a list of 50 National Identification Number enrolment centres in both cities. The list of the centres was published on Thursday, ahead of the deadline […]
NIMC staff begin strike Jan 7, as Lagos residents call for FG intervention
Some Lagos residents have appealed to the Federal Government to address welfare issues of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) workers, to stop their on-going strike. The residents made the appeal in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Thursday, in Lagos. NAN reports that the workers’ union, under the aegis of […]
NIN holders to pay N15,000 to correct date of birth —NIMC official
THE National Identity Management Commission, NIMC, yesterday, declared that correction of details in the National Identity Number, NIN, would attract varying charges. The NIMC Regional Coordinator in Alausa, Lagos, Funmi Opensanwo, who spoke on a Television Programme, Sunrise Daily, said the charges vary from correction of details like name, address, card renewal or replacement, and […]
