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- 1 Apr 2020
NIMC Appoints Kayode Adegoke, Head, Corporate Communications
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has named Mr. Kayode Adegoke as Head of its Corporate Communications Unit. Mr. Adegoke’s appointment, as approved by the Director-General of NIMC,…
- 22 Sept 2022
NIMC DG Charges Staff on Professionalism, Service Delivery
Engr. Aliyu Aziz, Director General of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), has charged staff of the Corporate Communications Unit of the Commission to be professional in the discharge…
- 26 Feb 2014
NIMC Reaches 100,000 Weekly Registration
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), yesterday said it had met its target of registering 100,000 Nigerians per week. Umar Abdulhamid, deputy director, Corporate Communications of NIMC,…
- 6 May 2015
Union Demand Accelerated Pay Rise for NIMC Staff
Senior Staff Association of Communications, Transport and Corporations (SSACTAC), an Affiliate of Trade Union Congress (TUC), representing hundreds of National Identity Management Commission (NIMC)…
- 27 Nov 2014
NIMC Urged to Issue National e-ID Cards to Women, Bags Award
Dame Patience Jonathan, the first Lady, has urged the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to ensure that all Nigerian women get enrolled into the National Identity Database, and also…
- 11 May 2015
SSACTAC Faults Alleged ASCSN Anti-eID Scheme Statement
The Senior Staff Association of Communications, Transport and Corporations (SSACTAC), representing thousands of National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) staff has condemned the Association of…
- 29 Mar 2021
NIMC Launches New Mobile App for SIM-NIN Linkage
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has launched a new Mobile Web Service (MWS) Application and improved National Identity Number (NIN) slips for public use. This is coming ahead of…
- 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…
- 2 Apr 2016
NIMC Explains Priority to VIPs, Over 700,000 Cards Yet to be Collected
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has explained why it seemingly give attention to highly placed individuals in the society in the ongoing electronic identity card registration and…
- 26 Jul 2018
NIMC Registers 31m Nigerians for NIN
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) says it had captured over 31 million Nigerians in its database as at July 2018. Mr Loveday Chika, head of Corporate Communications, said the…
- 2 Mar 2021
FG Approves SIM Swap Centres, Extension of Enrolment Licence Tenure
The federal government has given mobile network operators (MNOs) approval to establish dedicated SIM Swap Centres across the Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Nigeria. This is one of the outcomes of…
- 16 Aug 2024
NIN: NCC Tightens Loose Ends, Introduce Self-Help Measure
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has announced a revised set of regulations to guide subscriber identity module (SIM) card and National Identity Number (NIN) rules, intended to tighten loose…
- 10 Mar 2025
NIMC Warns against Using Unauthorised Websites for NIN Changes
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has warned Nigerians against modifying their National Identification Number (NIN) data on unauthorised websites. Dr Kayode Adegoke, head of Corporate…
- 28 Apr 2014
NIMC Says National e-ID Card Ready Soon
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), at the weekend, said that the long awaited New National Identity Card would soon be launched. Anthony Okwudiafor, director, Corporate…
- 18 Aug 2020
NIMC Says Mobile App Not Yet Approved for Public Use
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), said that the mobile app that will allow Nigerians access to personal National Identification Number (NIN) and registration have not been approved for…
- 4 Apr 2022
NIN-SIM Linkage: Buhari Orders Telcos to Block Unlinked Lines Immediately
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the implementation of the NIN-SIM policy which restricts calls on any SIM not linked with a National Identity Number (NIN), effect from April 4, 2022.…
- 1 Feb 2021
FG Extends NIN-SIM Integration Deadline by 8 Weeks
Federal government has extended the National Identification Number (NIN) and Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) linkage exercise by eight weeks. This is the second extension of the exercise. The first…
- 3 Jan 2021
SIM-NIN Integration: FG Lifts Ban on SIM Replacement
The federal government has rescinded its earlier suspension order on replacement and activation of old Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) card. This decision was contained in a joint statement…
- 27 Aug 2018
NIMC Begins Transfer of e-ID Cards
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has introduced the transfer of e-ID Card to any NIMC Registration and Card Collection Centres of enrolee’s choice for collection. Mr. Loveday…
- 26 May 2014
NOA DG Harps on Mass Enrolment into National Database
Mike Omeri, director general, National Orientation Agency (NOA), has called on Nigerians to ensure that they are enrolled in the National Identity Database and issued the National Identification…
- 21 Apr 2018
NIN Now a Precondition for Land Allocation in FCT
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has revealed that National Identification Number (NIN) is a precondition for owning a land within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). …
- 4 Oct 2019
NIMC Prioritizes NIN Issuance
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) says it is refocusing more attention on issuing National Identity Number (NIN) to speed up the process of enrolments by way of saving the cost of…
- 5 Jun 2025
NIMC Denies Blocking Police Commission from Verification Server
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has clarified that all its verification service platforms remain fully functional and accessible to all authorized partners, including security…
- 23 Nov 2014
NIMC Card Bureau Facility Gets GVCP Certification
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) facilities have received Global Vendors Certification Programme (GVCP) certification by MasterCard. The facility certified recently is the Card…
- 6 Apr 2024
NIMC, Others to Unveil National ID Card with Payment Features
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), in collaboration with Nigeria Inter-bank Settlement System (NIBSS) and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), is set to launch an improved national…
- 11 May 2024
Nigerians to Pay More to Obtain Multipurpose National ID Cards in 46 Hours
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has said that Nigerians will pay through their banks to access general multipurpose card, Abisoye Odusote, director general/CEO, NIMC who stated this…
- 12 May 2026
NIMC Launches WhatsApp, Live Chat Support for Faster NIN Services
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has introduced new digital customer support channels, including WhatsApp and live chat services, to improve accessibility and service delivery for…
- 8 Apr 2024
FG Taps SecureID to Manufacture AfriGo Card, First National Domestic Card Scheme
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has appointed SecureID, a Lagos-based company as first manufacturer of AfriGo Card, the national domestic card scheme, an innovative identity solution…
- 10 Jun 2024
NIMC Threatens Regulatory Sanctions on Erring Partners, Agents for Data Breach
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has threatened to sanction erring Licensed Verification Agents, Front End Partners (FEPs), and Diaspora FEPs over data breach. To this end, it has…
- 19 Sept 2017
NIMC Commences Enrollment of Minors, Collaborates with ACCI at 2017 Trade Fai
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has commenced the pilot enrolment of minors as children between zero and sixteen (16) are now to be issued with the National Identity Number (NIN). This…