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- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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 …
- 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…
- 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…
- 10 Aug 2010
Galaxy Backbone Completes NIMC ICT Infrastructure Project
Galaxy Backbone has completed and delivered the first phase of a nationwide national identity management ICT infrastructure network. Speaking during the commissioning tour of National Identity…
- 16 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…
- 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…
- 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 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…
- 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…
- 15 Feb 2018
Ambode Urges Lagosians to Register for National Identity Cards
Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, Lagos State Governor, has urged residents of the State to come out and register for the National Identity Card scheme being administered by the National Identity Management…
- 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…
- 26 Mar 2025
Senate Passes Bill to Re-enact NIMC Act
The Senate has passed a bill, seeking to repeal and re-enact the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) Act. This followed adoption of report of Committee on National Identity Card and…
- 26 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 18 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…
- 16 Dec 2013
Stakeholders Say NIN is Asset for National Transformation
The importance of ‘proof of identity’ known as National Identification Number (NIN) resonated Monday at a Business Forum organised by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) in Lagos with…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 9 May 2013
MasterCard Powers Nigerian Identity Card Programme
Nigerian National IdentityManagement Commission (NIMC) and MasterCard have announced at the World Economic Forum on Africa the roll-out of 13 million MasterCard-branded National Identity Smart Cards…
- 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,…
- 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,…
- 2 Sept 2024
Birth, NIN Registration Will Foster Economic Development – NIMC
Birth registration and the National Identification Number (NIN) will foster economic development, according to Abisoye Coker-Odusote, director general, National Identity Management Commission (NIMC).…