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COVID-19: NIMC Shuts Down all Centres in 5 States

Ugo Onwuaso19 Mar 20200 Comments
COVID-19: NIMC Shuts Down all Centres in 5 States
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As part of the measures to stop the spread of the corona virus pandemic, the National Identity Management Commission, has ordered the immediate shut down of all its enrollment centers in Lagos,…

As part of the measures to stop the spread of the corona virus pandemic, the National Identity Management Commission, has ordered the immediate shut down of all its enrollment centers in Lagos, Ekiti, Ogun, Katsina and Anambra States.

COVID-19: NIMC Shuts Down all Centres in 5 States

The commission in a statement released on Thursday by Kayode Adegoke, head of Corporate Communications, said, that the "move becomes necessary to prevent our Staff and applicants from getting more vulnerable to the pandemic.

:Consequently, all enrollment activities, card collection and other identity related activities are hereby suspended in the aforementioned States till further notice.

"The closure is not intended to create panic but to arrest the spread of the disease, which has become a global threat.

"We hereby regret any inconvenience the closure might cause as our paramount concern as a responsible and responsive Commission is the safety of all".

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