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- 23 Nov 2019
FG Reappoints Aliyu Aziz, NIMC DG
President Muhammadu Buhari has reappointed Aliyu Aziz, director general, National Identify Management Commission (NIMC), for a second term in office This was disclosed in a statement issued on…
- 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 Oct 2017
NIMC DG Urges Nigerians to Obtain NIN
Nigerians and other residents in the country have been advised to get their National Identification Numbers. This call was made on Friday by Mr. Aliyu Aziz, director-general of the National Identity…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 22 Aug 2019
NIMC to Extend NIN Enrolment to Austria, Germany
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has concluded plans to extend the National Identification Number (NIN) enrolment to Nigerians living in Austria and Germany. Aliyu Aziz,…
- 25 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…
- 12 Apr 2019
NIMC Calls for Synergy among Security Agencies
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has called on security agencies to work in synergy towards curbing the current security challenges facing the country through the use of Data Management…
- 17 Sept 2018
NIMC Receives Accolade Over Accountability
The Auditor-General of the Federation, Mr Anthony Ayine, has applauded the management of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) for its mannerism in carrying out its functions and…
- 1 Feb 2018
FG to Spend Additional $3.1bn on Digital National Identity
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, yesterday in Abuja, said the Federal Government required additional 3.1 billion US dollars to achieve digital national identity for all citizens. Osinbajo disclosed this…
- 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,…
- 13 Jul 2017
E-PPAN: Big Data, Blockchain & Digital Finance Top Agenda Summit 2017
The Electronic Payment Providers Association of Nigeria (E-PPAN) is set to host over 300 delegates on July 18-19 at the iconic Sheu Musa Yar’ Adua Centre, FCT, Abuja with the theme…
- 27 Feb 2017
Ekeh, Zinox Chairman Emerges TT Person of the Year
Mr Leo Stan Ekeh, chairman, Zinox Technologies, has emerged winner of the maiden edition of Technology Times Person of the Year 2016 Award that honours most enduring contributions to the Nigerian ICT…
- 12 Nov 2021
IIM Africa Holds 2021 National Summit, 31st Investiture & Inaugural CDOIQ Symposium
All is now set for the 2021 National Summit of Institute of Information Management (IIM) Africa scheduled to hold on Saturday, November 13 in Abuja. The occasion will equally feature 31st…
- 1 Jun 2022
ATCON Sets June 9 for its Conference on Actualization of National Broadband Target of 70%
The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has announced Thursday, June 9, 2022 as date for one of its flagship events – National Strategic Mobilization for the Actualization…
- 6 Oct 2022
Pantami Extols Legislations as Crucial for Citizen’s Identity Protection
Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami FNCS FBCS FIIM, the Honorable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has said that it has become imperative to implement legislations that will ensure the…
- 2 Feb 2021
ATCON Rallies Stakeholders on Realising 70% National Broadband Target
The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has announced plans to host the maiden edition of Virtual Structured Engagement with Key Stakeholders in the Nigerian Telecom &…
- 19 Mar 2021
ATCON's Stakeholders’ Engagement on Broadband Plan Comes Up on March 25
All is now set for Association of Telecommunication Companies of Nigeria (ATCON’s) virtual structured engagement with key stakeholders in the Nigerian Telecom and ICT Sector on the new national…
- 29 Jan 2018
NIMC Enrols Over 28m Nigerians, Targets 78m by December 2018
By peter oluka The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has enrolled over 28 million Nigerians and Legal Residents into the National Identity Database and issued them the National…
- 22 Feb 2016
IBM Supports Nigeria Innovation, Ease of Doing Business Drive
As the saying goes, Economists and development experts hardly agree on any matter. However, everyone involved in Africa’s ongoing development debate agrees that more than any other time in history,…
- 23 Feb 2016
IBM Marks 23 Years of Inventions, Patent Leadership
IBM, the global technology firm reportedly invests as much as $6bn on technology R&D annually; and it continues to shape the future of computing through cognitive computing and cloud platforms…
- 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,…
- 18 Feb 2022
FG Officially Hands over 5G Spectrum Allocation to NCC
Federal government has officially handed over the spectrum allocation for Fifth Generation (5G) deployment in the country to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). This is coming barely a week…
- 21 Dec 2020
FG Releases New Guidelines to Telcos on NIN Registration
The Federal Government has extended the deadline for the provision of National Identification Number by telecommunication service subscribers. This was announced on Monday, December 21, 2020…
- 20 Feb 2017
NIMC Deploys NIN Enrolment Centre at TTs’ Outlook 2017 Summit
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has concluded plans to deploy a special National Identification Number (NIN) Enrolment Centre at the Technology Times Outlook 2017 Business Summit.…
- 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…
- 30 Jul 2023
NITDA Unveils Digital Literacy Framework, Set to Create 1m Digital Jobs
In its ambitious target to achieve 95 percent digital literacy by 2030 and aligning with the vision of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to create over one million jobs for youths in the digital economy…