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- 8 Aug 2012
NIMC Says Cashless Initiative Requires Reliable Identity Management
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has highlighted the need for a reliable identity database and its adoption in the financial services sector to reduce fraud and improve Gross…
- 15 Jul 2018
National Identity: NIMC Requires N150bn To Enroll Every Nigerian
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) says it requires N150 billion to enable it to enroll every Nigerian on the identity card programme in the next three years. Alhaji Aliyu…
- 24 Jul 2015
National Identity Management System is now Functional, says D-G
Mr. Chris Onyeneme, the Director-General, National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has said that the National Identity Management System (NIMS) “is now functional’’. Oneymeme, who made this…
- 24 Dec 2020
NIMC Says National Identity Database not Breached
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has described news of the alleged breach of the national identity database as false. Mr Kayode Adegoke, spokesman of the agency, in a statement titled…
- 17 Jun 2019
NIMC Joins Secure Identity Alliance
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has joined the Secure Identity Alliance (SIA), as an Advisory Observer, according to a statement by the management. The statement said the SIA is…
- 15 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…
- 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…
- 18 Apr 2016
NIMC Misquoted on 'National ID to Replace PVC in 2019' -Ogbonna
The management of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has refuted reports on some national dailies and online platforms (CommunicationsWeek excluded), that the National identity card…
- 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…
- 28 Jan 2021
NIMC Discontinues Old National ID
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has announced the discontinuation of the old national identity card. The agency confirmed this new development in a post on Wednesday, advising citizens…
- 17 Aug 2020
NIMC, Identity Management Crisis in Nigeria and the Way Forward
By Gbenga Odegbami Identity management is important and cannot be overemphasized. It is so strategic that almost all the past government administrations in Nigeria since 1976 have considered it a…
- 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 …
- 28 Nov 2013
National Identity Card to Become ATM, Travel Card -- NIMC
The new national identity card can be used as Automated Teller Machine (ATM) card anywhere there is MasterCard logo in the world, the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has said. Emmanuel…
- 7 Jul 2008
Nigeria to spend N30 billion on National identity database
Mr. Chris Onyemenam, director-general, National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), has disclosed that the country requires N30 billion to build up infrastructure for the creation of a secure…
- 23 Sept 2024
NIMC, SecureID Strategise on Advancing Identity Management
SecureID, a smart card manufacturing company, proudly hosted the Director General of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Abisoye Coker-Odusote for an insightful role in Nigeria’s…
- 31 Jan 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…
- 12 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 Apr 2024
NIMC Makes Clarifications on AfriGo, New National Domestic Card Scheme
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has said that the new national Identity card, powered by AfriGo Card, is a single card with multiple services. NIMC made the clarification against the…
- 22 Jun 2015
No Going Back On NIN September Deadline- NIMC
The issuing authority for National Identity, the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has put 1st September, 2015 in which all transactions involving the identification of individuals must…
- 25 Jul 2019
NIMC Registers 36m Nigerians now on National Identity Database
About 36 million Nigerians have now been captured in the country’s identity database, just as the National Identification Management Commission (NIMC) on Thursday extended the National Identification…
- 6 Feb 2020
NIMC to Arrest, Prosecute Nigerians without National IDs
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) said it will soon start arresting and prosecuting Nigerians without National Identity Number (NIN). Muhammad Auwalu, Kano State coordinator, NIMC, who…
- 20 Nov 2014
NIMC, NIS Fine-Tune Vetting of Persons with Questionable Nationality
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) have strengthened their partnership for national progress, particularly in the on-going national identity…
- 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…
- 27 Jun 2018
About 30.5m Nigerians now have Identity Numbers – NIMC
Engr Aliyu Abubakar Aziz, Director General, National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has placed the number of Nigerians with the National Identity Number (NIN) at 30.5million. The…
- 27 Mar 2014
NIMC Acquires Software to Enroll Physically Challenged
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) said it has acquired a software to enroll physically-challenged Nigerians into the national identity management project. Umar Abdulhamid, NIMC’s…
- 17 Nov 2013
NIMC to Close National ID Registration in 2014
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), said it was doing all it can to meet the December 31, 2014 deadline for closure of Nigerian identity number registration. Chris Onyemenam, director…
- 15 Sept 2021
Airtel, NIMC Urge Nigerians to Embrace Digital Identity Enrollment
Airtel Nigeria, leading telecommunications services provider, has announced a strategic partnership with the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to intensify the campaign on the need for…
- 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…
- 29 May 2025
NIMC Targets 95% National ID Enrollment by December 2025
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has unveiled an ambitious plan to register at least 95% of Nigerians into the National Identity Database before the end of 2025, aligning with President…
- 11 Sept 2017
NIMC Says Over 20m Nigerians Now Have National Identification Number
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has registered 21,360, 000 Nigerians into the National Identity Database and issued them the National Identification Number (NIN). The new enrolment…