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- 24 Apr 2022
FG Blames Delay in Passport Issuance on Breakdown of NIMC Server
The Federal Government has attributed the delay in the issuance of international passports to the rare but sudden breakdown of the National Identity Management Commission NIMC server. Ogbeni…
- 21 May 2023
NIMC Server has Never Experienced Crash –DG
Engr. Aliyu Abubakar Aziz, director general/CEO of National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), has stated that the server hosting data of the identification number of Nigerians has never…
- 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…
- 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…
- 6 Feb 2022
Banks, Telcos, Passport Issuance Suffer as NIMC Portal Breaks Down
Thousands of telecommunication subscribers nationwide seeking to retrieve their lost Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards or acquire new lines temporarily have been left stranded, following a…
- 13 May 2024
NIMC Uncovers Syndicate Issuing Fake NINs to Nigerians
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has said that it has uncovered syndicate issuing fake National Identity Numbers (NINs) to unsuspecting Nigerians. Abisoye Coker-Odusote, director…
- 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…
- 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…
- 13 Mar 2022
Consumers Ask FG Stop Issuing of Deadlines for SIM-NIN Linkage
National Association of Telecoms Subscribers (NATCOMS), the umbrella body of telecoms subscribers in Nigeria has asked the federal government to suspend for the National Identification Number-…
- 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…
- 24 Jun 2022
MTN Group Delegation Meets with Nigeria’s Communications Minister
MTN Group Chairman Mcebisi Jonas and President and CEO Ralph Mupita have met with Nigeria’s Minister of Communications and Digital Economy Prof Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami) to discuss developments in…
- 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,…