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- 16 Sept 2021
CAC Seeks Support on NIMC Database for Transparency
Management of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has sought the support of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) on the database system to curb the false disclosure of beneficial…
- 20 Dec 2022
NIMC Database Hits 93.5m Enrollment
Mr Aliyu Aziz, director-general of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), said its national database has hit over 93.5 million National Identity Number (NIN) enrollments. He made the…
- 16 Feb 2016
NCS Offers to Partner NIMC on Database Harmonization
Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) has expressed her readiness to work with the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) on the harmonization of various ministries, departments and agencies (MDA)…
- 24 Dec 2020
NIMC Says National Identity Database not Breached
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has described news of the alleged breach of the national identity database as false. Mr Kayode Adegoke, spokesman of the agency, in a statement titled…
- 2 Aug 2015
NIMC, PenCOM to Hasten Database Harmonisation, Integration for National Development
The National Pension Commission, has pledged to hasten the process of harmonising and integrating the PenCOM database with the National Identity database to ensure complete synergy with the National…
- 17 Jan 2017
NIMC Registers over 14m Nigerians Database
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) on Monday, said it has registered over 14 million Nigerians in the national identity database. According to the commission, it had in the last one year…
- 30 Mar 2024
Data Breach: NIMC Restricts Licensed Agents’ Access to NIN Database
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has restricted its licensed agents’ access to the National Identification Number (NIN) database. This followed the findings of the investigation by the…
- 16 Sept 2020
NIMC Registers 24m Nigerians on National Identity Database
Mr Aliyu Aziz, the Director-General, National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), says the commission has so far registered 24 million Nigerians on the national identity database. The…
- 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…
- 26 Jan 2021
NIMC Arrests Illegal NIN Enrolment Agents
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), last week, raided illegal operators of the National Identification Number (NIN) in Kano and made some arrests with the support of its legal team. NIMC,…
- 9 Jun 2025
NCoS Dismisses Reports, Confirms Progress in Inmate NIN Registration
Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has confirmed that a majority of inmates across the country have been successfully enrolled into the National Identity Management Commission’s (NIMC) database,…
- 24 May 2023
FG Approves National ID Card that Doubles as Debit Card
Federal Executive Council, (FEC) on Wednesday, approved a memo from the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) allowing banks to print debit cards that double as National identity cards. With…
- 6 Jan 2021
NIN: NIMC Announces Charges for Card Renewal, Others
National Identification Number (NIN) holders are now required to pay N15,000 to correct their dates of birth on the database of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), according to Mrs…
- News31 Aug 2026
CITAD Asks Coker-Odusote, NIMC DG to Resign over APC 2027 Campaign Role
Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has called on Dr Bisoye Coker-Odusote, director-general, National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), to resign from her data management position in the All Progressives Congress (APC)
- 3 Feb 2022
NIN-SIM Linkage: FG Gives Security Agencies Nod to Access Subscribers’ Details
Some security agencies have got an approval from the President Muhammadu Buhari, to access the database of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) the course of carrying out their duties.…
- 9 Oct 2015
NIMC Registers 7m Nigerians
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), has said it has enrolled seven million Nigerians on its database out of the 13 million estimated for the pilot scheme. Mr Chris Onyemenam,…
- 12 May 2014
Experts Carpet Govt for Wasting Billions on Biometric Registration
ICT experts have criticised the ongoing biometric registration and similar exercises being planned by federal government agencies, according to the Leadership Newspaper They said it is a waste of…
- 8 Aug 2012
NIMC Says Cashless Initiative Requires Reliable Identity Management
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has highlighted the need for a reliable identity database and its adoption in the financial services sector to reduce fraud and improve Gross…
- 12 Aug 2024
We've Put in Place Top-notch Security Architecture to Protect Citizens' Data - NIMC DG
Engr Abisoye Coker-Odusote, DG/CEO of NIMC, has reiterated the safety and protection of data in its National Identity Database (NIDB) as the country commemorates the National Civil Registration and…
- 6 Feb 2013
NIMC Upgrades ABIS to 100m Capacity
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), charged with providing Nigerians state-of-the-art identity card system and database system has upgraded its Automated Biometric Identification System…
- 20 Nov 2014
NIMC, NIS Fine-Tune Vetting of Persons with Questionable Nationality
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) have strengthened their partnership for national progress, particularly in the on-going national identity…
- 21 Dec 2022
50 MDAs Back Nigeria Digital ID4D Project, As NIMC Updates Stakeholders on NIN Enrolment
No fewer than fifty public institutions in Nigeria, on Tuesday, pledged their support for the implementation of the Nigeria Digital Identification for Development (ID4D) Project. Dr. Walter Duru…
- 30 Sept 2021
NIN-SIM Linkage Deadline Remains October 31 — NCC
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has urged telecoms subscribers to link their National Identity Numbers (NINs) with their Subscriber Identity Modules (SIMs) before the expiration of the…
- 16 Sept 2014
Beware! Fake NIN Enrolment Agents at Work, NIMC Warns
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has raised the alarm over recent reports making the rounds that eligible applicants must pay certain sums of money before they can be allowed to enroll…
- 31 Aug 2020
FG Transfers NIMC to Communications Ministry — Spokesperson
The federal government has approved the transfer of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, according to Mrs Uwa Suleiman,…
- 27 Aug 2014
President Jonathan to Launch National e-ID Card Tomorrow
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, will tomorrow launch the National Electronic Identity Card, a remarkable milestone in the National Identity Management System (NIMS) and a huge achievement in the…
- 10 May 2019
NCC Launches 2nd Phase of SIM Registration Verification, Compliance Audit
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said it will shortly begin the second phase of its ongoing audit of SIM registration data and registration processes across all Mobile Network Operator (MNO)…
- 6 Jul 2017
NIMC Ready to Provide ID Verification Services to Insurance, Pension Sectors
National Identity Management Commission, (NIMC) said all is now set to deploy NIMC Verification Service (NVS) to the Insurance and Pension sector, following the successful implementation and adoption…
- 6 Dec 2023
NANS Asks FG to Link Student Loan Database to NIN
Felix Attah Nnalue, senate president of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has called for a review of the Student Loan Act to allow for ID verification of beneficiaries using their…
- 9 Nov 2014
NIMC, CBN at Loggerheads over BVN Scheme
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) last week failed to agree on who should have full control over the Biometric Bank Verification Number (BVN)…