27 results
- 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…
- 17 Feb 2026
NIMC Rolls Out WorkflowPro for Paperless Correspondence
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has deployed WorkflowPro as its official platform for the digital submission and management of correspondence. NIMC Kayode Adegoke Phd, Head, Cooperate…
- 30 Jul 2025
NIMC Migrates Telcos to NINAUTH Platform
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has announced the successful migration of all Telecommunications firms to the new National Identification Number (NIN) verification platform (NINAuth).…
- 19 Dec 2025
NIMC rolls out Pre-Enrolment Portal for seamless NIN registration
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has launched the NIMC Pre-Enrolment Portal to revolutionise the National Identification Number (NIN) enrolment process, enabling applicants within…
- 9 Apr 2025
Security Operatives Arrest Suspects behind Illegal NIN Collection in Exchange for Money
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), has announced that operatives of the Department of State Security and Nigeria Police Force have arrested suspects involved in the illegal collection of…
- 11 Feb 2026
NIMC Flags Nationwide Ward-Level NIN Enrollment Drive from February 16
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has announced the commencement of a nationwide ward-level enrollment exercise for the National Identification Number (NIN), effective from Monday,…
- 11 Aug 2025
NIMC Sets 48-hour Deadline for Diaspora Partners to Activate New Licences
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has given its Diaspora Front-End Partners (FEPs) 48 hours to obtain and activate their National Identification Number (NIN) enrolment licences on…
- 7 Aug 2025
How to Avoid NIN Portal Lockout under New Restrictions — NIMC
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has announced new restrictions for users accessing its self-service modification portal, introducing tighter security controls that may lock users out…
- 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…
- 13 May 2025
NIMC Launches NINAuth Digital Identity Verification App for Govt Services
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) of Nigeria has launched a new digital identity verification tool called the NIN Authentication (NINAuth) application. The initiative, which forms part…
- 28 Jul 2025
NIMC Warns Nigerians Against Selling NIN Data Amid Rising Identity Fraud
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has issued a stern warning to Nigerians over the illegal sale of personal data, including the National Identification Number (NIN), amid reports of a…
- 29 Jul 2021
NIMC Captures More than 60m Nigerians
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) on Thursday announced it has registered more than 60 million Nigerians for the unique National Identification Number (NIN) records in the National…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 3 Jan 2021
FG Suspends Some NIMC staff over Extortion of NIN Applicants
Federal Government has suspended some staff of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) over extortion of National Identity Number (NIN) applicants. Dr. Ali Isa Ibrahim Pantami, minister of…
- 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…
- 1 Apr 2022
FG Urges Citizens to Link NIN to SIM without Delay
Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has urged citizens and legal residents in Nigeria to use the next few days to ensure that they complete the SIM-NIN…
- 25 Jul 2021
FG Extends NIN-SIM Verification Deadline to October 31, As Enrolments Hit 59.8m
The Federal Government has extended the deadline for National Identity Number (NIN)-Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) data verification to October 31, 2021. The government said that the decision to…
- 29 Jun 2021
FG Approves New Deadline NIN-SIM Verification, As Enrolment Systems Hit 5,410
The Federal Government has approved the extension of the deadline for NIN-SIM data verification to July 26, 2021. The decision to extend the deadline was made after a request by stakeholders on the…
- 31 Dec 2021
FG Extends NIN-SIM Verification to 31st March 2022 as Enrolments Exceed 71 Million
The Federal Government has extended the deadline for the National Identification Number (NIN)-Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) data verification to the 31st of March, 2022. Prof. Isa Pantami,…
- 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…
- 31 Dec 2020
FG Extends NIN-SIM Verification to 31st March 2022 as Enrolments Exceed 71 Million
The Federal Government has extended the deadline for the National Identification Number (NIN)-Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) data verification to the 31st of March, 2022. Prof. Isa Pantami,…
- 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.…
- 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…
- 2 May 2025
Nigerians to Pay More for IDs as NIMC Raises Service Fees
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has raised the fees for all its products and services, including charges related to data modification on the National Identification Number (NIN)…
- 4 May 2021
FG Extends NIN-SIM Linkage to June 30 as Enrolment Hits 54 Million
The Federal Government has approved the extension of the deadline for NIN-SIM data verification till June 30, 2021. The extension came after a virtual meeting chaired by the Minister of…