30 results
- 20 Dec 2020
FG Says National Identity Number is Free
Nigerians are to obtain their National Identity Numbers (NINs) at no cost as the exercise is free all over the country, according to Dr Isa Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy.…
- 22 Oct 2017
National Identity Numbers, Plus To E-Commerce Industry- Masha
By peter oluka The electronic commerce industry will benefit from the national identity numbers when fully developed, opined Lola Masha, country manager of OLX Nigeria. Masha made the remark at the…
- 16 Dec 2020
Telcos Commit to Integration of SIMs with National Identity Number
Telecommunications operators in the country under the umbrella of Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has expressed its commitment to working closely with all…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 14 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…
- 24 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…
- 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…
- 31 Jan 2018
FG to Spend Additional $3.1bn on Digital National Identity
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, yesterday in Abuja, said the Federal Government required additional 3.1 billion US dollars to achieve digital national identity for all citizens. Osinbajo disclosed this…
- 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…
- 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…
- 19 Feb 2020
FG’s National Identity Project, Others Get World Bank Nod
The World Bank has approved Nigeria’s digital identity ecosystem project along with five others, aimed at assisting the country to empower citizens, especially marginalised groups, to access…
- 17 Aug 2022
DG NITDA says National Identity will Fast-track Digital Economy Development
Kashifu Inuwa CCIE, the Director-General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has said that setting the Digital Identity process on track will ensure effective implementation…
- 15 Mar 2013
No Devil’s Mark in National ID Number - NIMC
Following series of online and real time talks aligning the proposed electronic national identification numbers for Nigerians with the Biblical 666 mark of the beast, the agency responsible for the…
- 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…
- 24 Sept 2017
FG to Harmonize BVN, Others into National Identity Database
By Fabian Tarpael, Abuja The Federal Government has announced its decision to stop what it called proliferation and duplication of biometric-based identity systems in the country. Mrs. Habiba Lawal,…
- 25 Aug 2015
Chams Rues N9.2Bn Loss on National Identity Project, Shuts Down Digital Mall
Chams Plc, a leading indigenous ICT firm in Nigeria, has announced the shut-down of the Ikeja ChamsCity digital Mall, due to lack of use of its digital citizen registration and mass enrolments…
- 16 Sept 2025
Nigeria’s NIN Enrollment Hits Record 126m
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has revealed that more than 126 million Nigerians have been registered in the National Identity Database and issued National Identity Numbers (NIN), marking a major…
- 19 Jul 2017
Proper National Identity Required to Deepen Tech in Nigeria
A number of experts have argued that, although, Nigeria may have millions of people on the internet, less than 5% of them are currently engaged in online transactions for various reasons. It is…
- 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…
- 7 Feb 2022
NIMC Confirms NIN Verification Service is Down
The technical hitch in the National Identity Number (NIN) verification portal of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has yet to be resolved about eight days after the unfortunate…
- 3 Aug 2017
Dambazau Tasks NIMC on National ID Number
Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (rtd), Minister of Interior, retired has urged the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to fast track the process of issuing all Nigerians with the National…
- 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…
- 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…
- 20 Nov 2018
NIMC, ALTON Discuss January 2019 NIN Deadline
Ahead of the January 1, 2019 deadline given by the Federal Government for the mandatory use of the National Identification Number (NIN), Director-General of the National Identity Management…
- 8 Jun 2025
Gaps on Phone Number Recycling Fuel Identity Theft, Data Breaches- ICIR
When Okezie Kelechi lost his SIM card, the one he had used since his secondary school days, he didn’t think much of it. He was shocked weeks later to find out it had been reassigned to someone else.…
- 18 Jan 2024
NIMC, NCC Partner Security Agencies to Track Kidnappers- Odusote
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) are currently working with security agencies to use the National Identity Numbers (NIN) and Subscribers…
- 10 Jun 2021
NIMC Appoints Spectranet 4G for NIN Enrollment
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), has appointed Spectranet 4G LTE owned exclusive shops as locations for Nigerians to register for National Identity Number (NIN) Mr. Ajay Awasthi, chief…