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- 12 Apr 2016
NIMC Faults Banks for Turning Down NIN Slip
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has condemned commercial banks for declining the National Identity Number (NIN) slip for transactions. NIMC had during the commencement of NIN…
- 1 Jan 2021
FG Approves Mobile App, NIN Slip for Easy Enrolment
The federal government has approved the development and release of an improved National Identity Number (NIN) slip and a Mobile App that would enable Nigerians easily link their National Identity…
- 5 Jan 2021
FG Introduces Improved NIN Slip, NIMC Mobile App
Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has approved the development and release of an improved National Identity Number (NIN) slip and a Mobile App. This is part…
- 22 Dec 2021
FG Introduces Digital Tokens to Replace NIN Slip – Pantami
Federal Government has introduced a suite of digital Tokens to replace the aging NIN slip and polycarbonate card. Isa Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, said this at…
- 24 Mar 2025
NIMC to Prosecute Nigerians Printing ‘NIN Cards’, Says Only Slip is Legal
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) yesterday said that it has mandated security agencies to arrest and prosecute Nigerians printing what it described as ‘NIN cards’ ahead of its planned…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 11 May 2025
NIN: FG Increases DoB Update Fee by 75Percent to N28,574
Nigerians seeking to correct their date of birth on the National Identification Number (NIN) database will now pay N28,574, following a major upward review of service charges by the National Identity…
- 27 Jun 2024
Alleged NIMC Data Breach Under Probe - Minister Assures
Bosun Tijani, Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, announced that the federal government is conducting a thorough investigation into alleged breaches in the national data…
- 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…
- 21 Oct 2019
NIMC Recants, Says NIN is Free for Nigerians
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has said every Nigerian is eligible for the issuance of the National Identity Number (NIN) free of charge irrespective of the age. This came…
- 20 Dec 2021
NIMC Enrols over 70m, Records 15m Mobile App Downloads
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), has disclosed that it had enrolled over 70 million persons in the ongoing National Identity Number (NIN) registration, with over 15 million of its…
- 13 Jan 2014
IGP Pledges Police Support for NIN Project
Mohammed Abubakar, inspector–general of Police, has pledged the Nigeria Police Force to the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) which is enrolling Nigerians in the National Identity…
- 20 Dec 2014
NIMC Commences SMS Alerts, Issuance of e-ID Card
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has again pleaded with Nigerians for more patience with the registration and issuance of the new e-ID Card, even as it commences SMS alerts…
- 17 Sept 2021
FG Orders Biometric Collating Agencies to Harmonise Citizens’ Data before 2023
President Mohammadu Buhari has directed all government data and biometrics collating agencies to harmonise their data collation before the end of his second term in 2023. He gave the directive, in…
- 16 Oct 2019
Nigerians to Pay N5,000 for Renewal of National ID- NIMC
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC),has said that the renewal of National Identity Card will cost five thousand naira (N5,000) payable through remita. This was disclosed by its…
- 23 Feb 2026
Retiree Slams N50m Suit against over Alleged Privacy Breach, Unauthorized Accounts
Abiodun Olokunjuwon, a retired civil servant based in Ibadan has instituted a N50 million lawsuit against Moniepoint Microfinance Bank at the Oyo State High Court, alleging that the fintech company…
- 26 Jan 2021
NIMC Arrests Illegal NIN Enrolment Agents
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), last week, raided illegal operators of the National Identification Number (NIN) in Kano and made some arrests with the support of its legal team. NIMC,…
- 24 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…
- 27 Aug 2018
NIMC Begins Transfer of e-ID Cards
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has introduced the transfer of e-ID Card to any NIMC Registration and Card Collection Centres of enrolee’s choice for collection. Mr. Loveday…
- 7 Jan 2021
NIN Registration Suspended as NIMC Staff Commence Strike
The current registration of national identity numbers has been suspended owing to the indefinite strike embarked upon by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) unit of the Association of…
- 25 Jun 2024
NIN: World Bank Disburses $4.5m for Nigeria’s ID4D Project
The World Bank said it has disbursed a total of $45.5m to the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) under the Digital Identification for Development (ID4D) project. According to the ‘Nigeria…
- 12 Jul 2021
EFCC Accuses 3 Bankers of Stealing Customer’s N51.9m with ‘Forged NIN’
The Lagos Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has arrested three bankers for an alleged case of conspiracy, stealing, forgery and obtaining money by false pretence.…
- 17 Aug 2021
Privacy Concerns Mount over Digital ID-SIM Link
Concerns over privacy and the handling of personal data is putting off Nigerians from registering in the biometric ID system and then linking that to their SIMs, reports the Thomson Reuters…
- 1 Jun 2025
FG Plans Special Court for Exam Cheats
Federal government has proposed setting up a National Examination Malpractice Court to swiftly prosecute exam cheats and curb malpractice nationwide. Dr. Tunji Alausa, minister of Education, affirmed…
- 8 Dec 2021
Google Releases List of Trending Searches in Nigeria for Year 2021
Google has released the top trends for the 2021 Year in Search, showing the most searched terms, topics and questions by Nigerians in the year 2021. Google’s 2021 Year in Search compiles the moments,…
- 16 Dec 2020
That Zombie Order on NIN-SIM Integration
By Chido Nwakanma Our Federal Government has gone mad again. It is difficult to draw any other conclusion upon news of the inexplicable FG order to telecom operators to block from their networks all…
- 31 Dec 2013
New ID Card is for Global Identity-NIMC
The 11-digit National Identification Number (NIN) given to Nigerians and legal residents, after successful enrolment, reveals the identity of every Nigerian anywhere, Anthony Okwudiafor, director,…
- 19 Jan 2021
NIN: NIMC Arrests Illegal Enrollment Centre Operators in Kano
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has busted some illegal centres carrying out registration for the National Identity Number (NN) in Kano State. Operators of the centres were…