Bill seeking synchronisation of NIN, SIM registration passes second reading
To effectively checkmate and defeat insecurity in the country, the House of Representatives has passed through second reading a bill seeking to provide legal backing on the compulsory use of National Identity Number (NIN) in the registration of Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards by all mobile telecommunication network operators with the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC).
Breaking: 51m Nigerians enroll for NIN – FG
–Total SIM registration hits 189m —Says those without NIN risk 7 or 14-yrs imprisonment —1,700 centers spread across Nigeria By Johnbosco Agbakwuru THE Federal Government on Thursday said about fifty one (51) million Nigerians have so far completed their enrollment in the ongoing National Identity Number, NIN. The Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Dr […]
Ubani writes Attorney-Gen, demands compliance with judgment on NIN extension
Human rights lawyer, Monday Ubani, on Tuesday, asked the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami(SAN), to immediately comply with a Federal High Court judgment extending the time for National Identify Number, NIN, by two months.
2021 UTME: Why we made NIN mandatory ― JAMB explains
By Joseph Erunke THE Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has explained that it introduced the use of National Identity Number, NIN, for registration of the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, to checkmate examination malpractices. JAMB’s Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, who said this, disclosed that the use of NIN as a prerequisite for registration […]
Kaduna announces mandatory use of Residents Card, NIN
KADUNA State Government has called on the general public to note that its Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs, will not offer services to any person who does not have the Kaduna Residents Card or the National Identification Number, NIN, as from May 1, 2021.
We pay from N2,000 and above to get registered, Nsukka NIN enrollees cry out
By Ikechukwu Odu Residents of Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State and environs, on Tuesday, decried what they described as undue exploitations at different National Identify Management Commission’s, NIMC, centres in the area. Some of the distraught residents, including Ignatius Asogwa, and Ngozi Omeke, said they were made to pay N2,000 and above before […]
