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- 11 Feb 2015
NIMC, Others Plot Roadmap for National ID Card Activation
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has concluded its two day 2nd International Vendors’ Summit aimed at ensuring that citizens who have enrolled for their National Identification…
- 15 Apr 2024
New National ID Card to Be Issued Via Banks- NIMC
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has said that the planned national ID card will be issued to applicants by their banks. NIMC said it is working with the Nigerian Interbank Settlement…
- 7 Apr 2024
FG to Roll Out three National ID Cards for 104m Nigerians in June
Federal Government is to launch three new national identity cards in May this year and has a target of providing them for about 104 million citizens across the country. The three new national…
- 5 Dec 2019
NIMC Officials Demand Bribes to Register Students for National ID Cards
Officials of the National Identity Card Management Commission (NIMC) allegedly demanded bribes and lunch to register the pupils of the Anglican Girls Secondary School, Apo, Abuja. They also asked the…
- 29 Nov 2013
New National ID Card to Replace Voters’ Card from 2015
The new national identity card will replace the current voters card after the 2015 general elections, the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), has said. Emma Ogungbe, director of Technical…
- 6 Apr 2024
NIMC, Others to Unveil National ID Card with Payment Features
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), in collaboration with Nigeria Inter-bank Settlement System (NIBSS) and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), is set to launch an improved national…
- 28 Apr 2014
NIMC Says National e-ID Card Ready Soon
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), at the weekend, said that the long awaited New National Identity Card would soon be launched. Anthony Okwudiafor, director, Corporate…
- 17 Jan 2014
NIMC Extends National ID Card Enrolment to Saturdays
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) will extend the national identity card enrolment from weekdays to include Saturdays beginning from Jan. 18, 2014 in Abuja and Lagos. Chris…
- 24 May 2023
FG Approves National ID Card that Doubles as Debit Card
Federal Executive Council, (FEC) on Wednesday, approved a memo from the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) allowing banks to print debit cards that double as National identity cards. With…
- 22 Nov 2024
NIMC Introduces Paid National ID Card Amid Low Revenue
Nigerians will start paying for the new national identity card due to low revenue, according to National Identity Management Commission (NIMC). Dr Peter Iwegbu, head of card management services at…
- 28 Aug 2014
National Smart ID Card for 13m Nigerians Under 1st Phase
The national smart identity (ID) card, powered by international electronics payment company, MasterCard, will be obtained by 13 million Nigerians under the pilot phase of the project. This was…
- 5 Oct 2019
No SIM Registration, No National ID Card- NCC
Only holders of the national identity card issued by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) shall be qualified to register for new SIM card, according to Nigerian Communications…
- 10 Jun 2017
Cross River Police Nab 4, Recover 4,555 Stolen National ID Cards
A store house used by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) in Calabar, Cross River State was recently burgled, and some items, including 4,555 old National Identity Cards carted away.…
- 10 Apr 2024
Confusion, Criticisms Hit NIMC’s Proposed Multiple National ID Cards
There’ve been mixed reactions in Nigeria after the federal government unveiled plans to introduce a new multi-purpose national digital ID card, with some describing it as a duplicative effort and a…
- 11 May 2024
Nigerians to Pay More to Obtain Multipurpose National ID Cards in 46 Hours
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has said that Nigerians will pay through their banks to access general multipurpose card, Abisoye Odusote, director general/CEO, NIMC who stated this…
- 18 Sept 2013
Survey Shows Nigerians Back NIMC on New ID Card
About 8 in 10 Nigerians have expressed support for the introduction of the new national identification (ID) card scheme, confirming that it is a priority for Nigeria as revealed in the latest weekly…
- 12 Jan 2016
Nigeria’s National e-ID Card Bags Recognition, Award
The National Electronic Identity Card issued by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has once again been recognized and given awards of excellence across the shores of Nigeria. In…
- 27 Nov 2014
NIMC Urged to Issue National e-ID Cards to Women, Bags Award
Dame Patience Jonathan, the first Lady, has urged the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to ensure that all Nigerian women get enrolled into the National Identity Database, and also…
- 1 Jul 2015
Nigerian National e-ID Card Bags Award for Financial Inclusion
Nigerian National Electronic Identity (e-ID) card, powered by MasterCard, has been named “the Best Financial Inclusion Product” at this year’s Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) Card, ATM and Mobile…
- 23 Aug 2014
National ID Card Will Enhance Security-OBJ
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has expressed optimism that the ongoing national identity card registration exercise would go a long way to assist the country overcome all security challenges. The…
- 20 Aug 2013
National ID Card System to Combat Terrorism, Fraud – MasterCard
MasterCard, the leading global payments solutions brand said its participation in the new Nigerian national identity card scheme is to help built national trust, patriotism and national cohesion…
- 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…
- 18 Jan 2010
National ID Card Becomes Criteria for Bank Loans
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is to make the national identification card amongst others, a criteria for accessing bank loans to further strengthen credit control and forestall the recurrence of…
- 19 Jun 2014
National ID Card can Stem Financial Fraud- Onyemenam
Chris Onyemenam, director general of National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has described the national identity management and the national identity card as systems built to curb …
- 5 Sept 2016
NIMC Turns to Private Companies for National e-ID Card Printing
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has reaffirmed that it is committed to carrying out its statutory responsibility to Nigeria and to Nigerians, particularly with regards to clear the…
- 13 Sept 2018
NIMC Says National e-ID Card is Multi-Purpose
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), says that the national electronic identity card can be used for money transactions and other national benefits. Mr Loveday Ogbonna, head,…
- 13 Nov 2020
Tambuwal Urges Nigerians to Obtain National ID Card
Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto State has said he will ensure that no fewer than 74 per cent of its indigenes yet to be enrolled into the Nigerian Identity Management System are registered…
- 27 Aug 2014
President Jonathan to Launch National e-ID Card Tomorrow
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, will tomorrow launch the National Electronic Identity Card, a remarkable milestone in the National Identity Management System (NIMS) and a huge achievement in the…
- 1 Nov 2013
Experts Raise National Security Worries Over ID Card Scheme
The federal government has been urged to immediately halt the National Identity Card (ID) project and review the legal limits on use of data to be generated by the exercise because of the involvement…
- 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…