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- 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…
- 24 Jul 2015
National Identity Management System is now Functional, says D-G
Mr. Chris Onyeneme, the Director-General, National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has said that the National Identity Management System (NIMS) “is now functional’’. Oneymeme, who made this…
- 7 Jul 2008
Nigeria to spend N30 billion on National identity database
Mr. Chris Onyemenam, director-general, National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), has disclosed that the country requires N30 billion to build up infrastructure for the creation of a secure…
- 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…
- 23 Sept 2024
NIMC, SecureID Strategise on Advancing Identity Management
SecureID, a smart card manufacturing company, proudly hosted the Director General of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Abisoye Coker-Odusote for an insightful role in Nigeria’s…
- 19 Jun 2014
National ID Card can Stem Financial Fraud- Onyemenam
Chris Onyemenam, director general of National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has described the national identity management and the national identity card as systems built to curb …
- 19 Feb 2015
NIMC Enrols 6m Nigerians into National Register
Chris Onyemena, director-general, National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has said that the commission has enrolled about six million Nigerians so far into the national register.…
- 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…
- 2 Sept 2024
Birth, NIN Registration Will Foster Economic Development – NIMC
Birth registration and the National Identification Number (NIN) will foster economic development, according to Abisoye Coker-Odusote, director general, National Identity Management Commission (NIMC).…
- 31 Mar 2025
Questions Over House of Reps Threat to Arrest NIMC DG
Questions have been mounting over the House of Representatives threat to order the arrest of Mrs. Bisoye Coker-Odusote, director-general, National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), for failure…
- 3 Mar 2022
NIMC Seeks NIN Mandatory for Govt Services
Engr. Aliyu Azeez, the director-general of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), wants the National Identity Number (NIN), to become a mandatory requirement for accessing government…
- 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…
- 2 Jun 2025
NIMC Plans to Register 95 Percent Nigerians by December
Abisoye Coker-Odusote, director general, National Identity management commission (NIMC) has said that the commission is set to register 95 percent of Nigerians into the National Identity Database…
- 10 Aug 2010
Galaxy Backbone Completes NIMC ICT Infrastructure Project
Galaxy Backbone has completed and delivered the first phase of a nationwide national identity management ICT infrastructure network. Speaking during the commissioning tour of National Identity…
- 26 Aug 2013
NIMC, ALGON Join Hands for Enrollment Centres in LGAs
Chris Onyemenam, director general, National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), has called on the Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON) to support, partner and cooperate with NIMC 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…
- 10 Jun 2020
NIMC Says Over 100m Nigerians Have no Form of ID
Over 100 million Nigerians have no identity, according to Mr Aliyu Aziz, director-general, National Identity Management Commission (NIMC). Aziz, who made the disclosure during a zoom meeting with…
- 21 Jul 2018
NIMC Boss Says National ID Crucial for Access to Social Services
Engr. Aliyu Aziz, director-general, National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), has identified digital identity as a critical factor for individuals to access social benefits including subsidies…
- 17 Jan 2014
NIMC Extends National ID Card Enrolment to Saturdays
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) will extend the national identity card enrolment from weekdays to include Saturdays beginning from Jan. 18, 2014 in Abuja and Lagos. Chris…
- 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)
- 21 Feb 2019
NIMC Explains Reasons Behind New Digital Identity Ecosystem
Engr. Aliyu Aziz, Director-General of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), has said that the Federal Government launch of the new Digital Identity Ecosystem programme is to facilitate…
- 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…
- 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…
- 15 Jan 2014
NIMC Boss says Online Portal Can Handle 40m Pre-Enrolment
Chris Onyemenam, director general , National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has called on Nigerians to make use of the Internet to fast-track the enrolment process in the National…
- 1 Feb 2019
Payment for National e-ID Card Begins in 2022 – NIMC
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), says payment for issuance of National Identity Card would begin in 2022. Mr Aliyu Aziz, NIMC Director General, said this at the lunch time reform…
- 7 Sept 2019
FG Approves September 16 as National ID Day
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has said that September 16, has been approved as the National Identity Day by the Federal Government. In a statement by signed by Abdulhamid…
- 7 Sept 2019
NIMC says FG has Approved September 16 as National ID Day
The National Identity Management Commission, has announced that September 16, has been approved as the National Identity Day by the Federal Government. In a statement by signed by Abdulhamid Umar,…
- 21 Nov 2018
NIMC, ALTON Discuss January 2019 NIN Deadline
Ahead of the January 1, 2019 deadline given by the Federal Government for the mandatory use of the National Identification Number (NIN), Director-General of the National Identity Management…
- 28 Nov 2013
National Identity Card to Become ATM, Travel Card -- NIMC
The new national identity card can be used as Automated Teller Machine (ATM) card anywhere there is MasterCard logo in the world, the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has said. Emmanuel…
- 29 Nov 2013
New National ID Card to Replace Voters’ Card from 2015
The new national identity card will replace the current voters card after the 2015 general elections, the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), has said. Emma Ogungbe, director of Technical…