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- 23 Jun 2021
Internet Contract: Auditor-General Asks Aziz, NIMC Boss Refund to N229m
Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation (AuGF) has asked Aliyu Abubakar Aziz, director-general, National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to refund N229 million into the federal…
- 13 Dec 2023
Secure Identity Alliance Honours Aziz, Former NIMC Boss by in France
Engr. Aliyu Abubakar Aziz, immediate past director general/chief executive officer, National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), a seasoned Public Servant and Administrator, has been presented…
- 28 Jun 2018
About 30.5m Nigerians now have Identity Numbers – NIMC
Engr Aliyu Abubakar Aziz, Director General, National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has placed the number of Nigerians with the National Identity Number (NIN) at 30.5million. The…
- 19 Sept 2018
FG to Enforce Mandatory Use of National IDs from January 2019
The Federal Government said it is enforcing the mandatory use of the National Identification Number (NIN) beginning from January 1, 2019, according to Aliyu Abubakar, director-general of the National…
- 21 May 2023
NIMC Server has Never Experienced Crash –DG
Engr. Aliyu Abubakar Aziz, director general/CEO of National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), has stated that the server hosting data of the identification number of Nigerians has never…
- 28 Sept 2019
Witness Testifies against Mba, Others in NBC’s N2.9Bn Fraud Allegation
Abubakar Aliyu Madaki, a principal witness, has given a detailed account of how Emeka Mba, former director-general of National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) and four others, fraudulently transferred…
- 8 Sept 2020
EFCC Arraigns Etete’s Malabu Oil for Allegedly Cornering FG’s $401.5m Property
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday, re-arraigned Malabu Oil and Gas Limited on a fresh charge of money laundering. Malabu and Aliyu Abubakar, a businessman, were re-arraigned…
- 23 Nov 2015
Buhari Taps Aziz as New DG of NIMC
President Muhammadu Buhari may have approved the appointment of Engineer Aliyu Aziz Abubakar, as the new director general and chief executive officer of the National Identity Management Commission…
- 27 Mar 2023
Public Procurement Act: NIMC DG Charges Management on Compliance, As Expert Calls for Amendment
Engr. Aliyu Aziz Abubakar, Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), has charged members of the Management of the Commission to ensure strict…
- 24 Apr 2018
Lack of Funds Stops Nigerians from Getting e-ID cards ―NIMC boss
Engr. Aliyu Aziz Abubakar, Director-General, National Identity Management Commission(NIMC), on Monday disclosed that most Nigerians are not getting the multipurpose e-ID cards despite enrolment into…
- 19 Jun 2026
Nigeria Moves to End Solar Imports as NASENI, REA Seal Major Renewable Energy Deal
National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) to promote locally manufactured…
- 11 Jan 2017
GEJ Breaks Silence, Washes Hands off $1.3Bn Oil Deal Scandal
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has reacted to the allegation that he received gratification to approve the controversial Malabu Oil transaction during his tenure. A report by AFP claimed that…
- 3 Aug 2017
Dambazau Tasks NIMC on National ID Number
Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (rtd), Minister of Interior, retired has urged the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to fast track the process of issuing all Nigerians with the National…
- 25 Oct 2020
Pantami, Industry Stakeholders Restate Commitment to Digital Economy
Dr lsa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, and industry stakeholders have re-emphasized their unflinching commitment to support the drive by the Federal Government to…
- 16 Jul 2018
National Identity: NIMC Requires N150bn To Enroll Every Nigerian
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) says it requires N150 billion to enable it to enroll every Nigerian on the identity card programme in the next three years. Alhaji Aliyu…
- 12 Jul 2024
Oriental News 2024 Summit: Muda Yusuf to Lead Discussion on Nigeria's Path to Green Economy Transition
Dr. Muda Yusuf, Chief Executive Officer, CEO, of the Center for The Promotion of Private Enterprise, CPPE, would drive discussion on Nigeria's policy direction to establishing pathway towards…
- 8 Dec 2021
UBA Takes over AEDC over Failure of KANN Consortium to Service Debt
Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) and the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) have approved the takeover of Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) by the United Bank for Africa…
- 24 Feb 2026
Lotus Bank, REA Seal N100Bn Deal to Power Rural Nigeria
Lotus bank has strengthened its push for inclusive and sustainable development through a strategic partnership with the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) to widen access to renewable energy…
- 27 Feb 2017
Ekeh, Zinox Chairman Emerges TT Person of the Year
Mr Leo Stan Ekeh, chairman, Zinox Technologies, has emerged winner of the maiden edition of Technology Times Person of the Year 2016 Award that honours most enduring contributions to the Nigerian ICT…
- 17 Feb 2017
Technology Times Outlook 2017 To X-ray National ID Potentials
Technology experts are set to beam their searchlights on the impact of the national identity card management to national security and economy at the Technology Times Outlook 2017 business summit…
- 20 Aug 2021
NCC Board Pays Tribute to Late Board Chairman, Ahmed Joda in Yola
The Board of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has paid an official condolence visit to the family of Ahmed Joda, former Board Chairman of the Commission, in his country home in Yola,…
- 26 Jul 2019
NIMC Registers 36m Nigerians now on National Identity Database
About 36 million Nigerians have now been captured in the country’s identity database, just as the National Identification Management Commission (NIMC) on Thursday extended the National Identification…
- 19 Sept 2018
FEC Approves Implementation of Strategic Roadmap for Digital Identity Ecosystem
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the immediate commencement of the implementation of a strategic roadmap for a new Digital Identity Ecosystem in Nigeria. FEC at its meeting, held on…
- 22 Dec 2021
FG Introduces Digital Tokens to Replace NIN Slip – Pantami
Federal Government has introduced a suite of digital Tokens to replace the aging NIN slip and polycarbonate card. Isa Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, said this at…
- 5 Jul 2018
Enrolling for NIN, a National Call – Aziz, NIMC Boss
Perhaps never before in the history of nations has the issue of identity been as crucial as it is today. From Africa to America, Australia to Asia and Europe, how well or badly each country in each…
- 18 Apr 2016
NIMC Misquoted on 'National ID to Replace PVC in 2019' -Ogbonna
The management of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has refuted reports on some national dailies and online platforms (CommunicationsWeek excluded), that the National identity card…
- 16 Apr 2016
Internet Solutions Ignites SME Market
Dimension Data unit, Internet Solutions (IS), has launched a new division specifically aimed at small and medium (SMEs). The newly-unveiled Ignite brand will absorb the existing divisions of the…
- 18 Sept 2019
Minister Commends NCC for Reducing Invalidly-Registered SIM Cards by 74%
Dr. Isa Ali Pantami, minister of communications has commended the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for quick implementation of his directive to the Commission to tackle over 9.2…
- 3 Jul 2020
Court Jails Hackers Who Stole N2.Bn from Union Bank
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of one Abass Mohammed and Ibrahim Saidu Jogal, a Bureau De Change (BDC) operator. c They connived to hack into the Flexcube…
- 16 Nov 2020
Emir Bayero Attributes NCC’s Success to Quality Leadership
Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, Emir of Kano, has attributed the ground-breaking success of the nation’s telecom regulatory agency, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to the quality of leadership…