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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…
- 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…
- 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 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…
- 20 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…
- 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…
- 15 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…
- 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…
- 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.…
- 31 Jan 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…
- 20 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…
- 11 Jan 2022
NIMC Allays Server Breach Claims Says Nigerians’ Data Safe
The National Identity Management Commission Commission (NIMC) has dispelled claims of server breaches that recently made the rounds on social media. It was reported that suspected hackers claimed to…
- 7 Mar 2025
NELFUND, NIMC to Roll Out Biometric G2P Cards for Students
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has signed an agreement with the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) to commence rollout of multi-purpose Government-to-People (G2P) cards to…
- 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…
- 24 Jun 2018
NIMC Urges Nigerians to Enroll in NIN
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has called on Nigerians and legal residents in the country to enroll in the National Identity Database for their National Identity Number (NIN) to…
- 1 Apr 2015
Court Grants PIN, PPDC Leave to Sue NIMC over Information on National ID Card Contract
A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted two non-governmental organizations leave to challenge the refusal of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to provide them with the procurement…
- 31 May 2021
NIMC Registers 56m Nigerians for NIN – DG
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has said that it has so far registered 56 million Nigerians with their National Identity Number. Prof Aziz Aliyu, director-general of NIMC, , said this…
- 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…
- 11 Nov 2018
Aziz, NIMC Boss Seeks to Unlock Nigeria’s Digital Market Opportunities
Engr. Aliyu Aziz, director-general, National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), has identified seven key conditions necessary to unlock opportunities and potentials in Nigeria’s digital market.…
- 14 Oct 2020
Pantami Charges NIMC to Increase Digital Identity Enrolment by 500%
Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has charged the management of National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to ensure a 500% increase in the number of…
- 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…
- 6 Mar 2014
NIMC Takes Security Measures to Prevent Cyber Crimes
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has taken security measures to protect the data base of the commission from cyber crimes. Chris Onyemenam, director-general of NIMC said this at a…
- 24 May 2020
NIN is by Law Mandatory Means of Identification – Aziz
As the issue of digital identity takes centre stage in Nigeria, the Director-General of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Engr. Aliyu Aziz, fielded questions from journalists on the…
- 4 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…
- 28 Jun 2021
NIMC Registers 57.3m Nigerians for NIN
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) says only 57.3 million Nigerians have been registered out of 200 million population in the country. Mr Aliyu Aziz, the Director-General, NIMC, said…
- 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…
- 8 Dec 2024
Engr. Aziz, Former NIMC DG Celebrates Prof. Iya Abubakar at 90
The immediate past Director-General of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Engr. Aliyu Aziz, has paid glowing tributes to a former Minister of Defence, Prof. Iya Abubakar, as he…
- 25 Oct 2020
NIMC Plans to Issue 2.5m National Identification Monthly
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) said it would scale up the enrolment and issuance of the unique National Identification Numbers to Nigerians and legal residents from 500,000 to 2.5…
- 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,…
- 29 May 2025
NIMC Targets 95% National ID Enrollment by December 2025
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has unveiled an ambitious plan to register at least 95% of Nigerians into the National Identity Database before the end of 2025, aligning with President…