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- 1 Aug 2025
NITDA Champions Digital Identity Drive in Nigeria’s CRVS Reform
In a strategic stakeholder engagement aimed at advancing Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) reform, the Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA)…
- 10 Aug 2015
Census 2016 to Gulp N273bBn as Buhari Seeks Harmonised National Database
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged government agencies to harmonise the collection and usage of biometric data in the country instead of replicating their efforts in this regard. This is coming…
- 28 Jun 2021
NIMC Registers 57.3m Nigerians for NIN
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) says only 57.3 million Nigerians have been registered out of 200 million population in the country. Mr Aliyu Aziz, the Director-General, NIMC, said…
- 12 May 2022
NIPOST, NPC to Launch Digitised Postcode to Combat Insecurity, Internet Scam
The Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Population Commission (NPC) to adopt a modern and standardised Postcode that will help security…
- 1 Jan 2019
Mandatory Use of NIN Begins
In line with Federal Government directive, the implementation of mandatory usage of the National Identification Number (NIN) took effect on January 1, 2019, the National Identity Management…
- 6 Feb 2023
FG Awards over N85Bn Census Contract to Zinox Technologies
Federal Government through the National Population Commission (NPC) has signed a landmark deal with Nigeria’s leading integrated technology brand, Zinox, for the supply of the tech components and…
- 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).…
- 12 Feb 2016
Effective Ways to Harmonize Biometric Data of Nigerians
Biometric data is important for planning and development. In Nigeria, the country has expended millions of naira to gather the biometric data of Nigerians As a matter of fact, this information can…
- 22 Apr 2014
NPC Plans Use of Cutting Edge Technology in 2016 census
The National Population Commission (NPC) said it will deploy cutting edge technology in the collection, processing and dissemination of national census data in 2016. Chief Eze Duruiheoma (SAN),…
- 17 Oct 2013
Under Pressure Odimegwu Quits as NPC Chairman
Presidents Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday accepted the resignation of Eze Festus Odimegwu as the chairman of National Population Commission (NPC), a statement said on Thursday. The statement, issued…
- 26 Oct 2017
Reps seek Harmonisation of Biometric Data of Nigerians
The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to initiate measures for the harmonisation of the biometric data of Nigerians that have been captured by different agencies. The call was…
- 29 Nov 2012
Be Part of Headcount or Lose Citizenship- Odimegwu
Mr. Festus Odimegwu, chairman, National Population Commission (NPC), has said that any Nigerian not captured in the next demographic survey beginning next year will not be recognised as a citizen of…
- 19 May 2015
FG Targets 2m Grassroots Jobs with Data Documentation System
Dr. Abubakar Sulaiman, minister/deputy chairman, National Planning Commission, has disclosed that the Basic Registry and Information System in Nigeria (BRISIN), will create 2 million jobs for…
- 25 Feb 2025
NPC Warns Nigerians to Beware of Fake Recruitment Website
National Population Commission (NPC), has alerted the public to a fraudulent website https://npc-career.allprogram.site/job created by individuals with malicious intent. Erelu Taibat Yemi Oloruntoba,…
- 26 Jul 2026
NPC Opens 131 Births, Deaths Registration Centres in Anambra
National Population Commission (NPC) has announced commencement of full digital registration of births and deaths through the VitalReg platform, which became operational nationwide on July 1, 2026.…
- 21 Jul 2026
NPC Opens Nationwide Digital Birth, Death Registration Platform
National Population Commission (NPC) has commenced the nationwide digital registration of births and deaths under the Electronic Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (E-CRVS) system to strengthen…
- 23 Oct 2022
Beta Computers Host NPC Census 2023 Task Force in Lagos
In compliance with the President’s Executive Order on local content adoption in all Federal government’s projects, a high powered delegation from the National Population Commission, NPC, at 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…
- 12 May 2014
Experts Carpet Govt for Wasting Billions on Biometric Registration
ICT experts have criticised the ongoing biometric registration and similar exercises being planned by federal government agencies, according to the Leadership Newspaper They said it is a waste of…
- 20 Oct 2013
Inter-agency Squabbles May Hobble NIN Rollout
Peter Asolo, chief executive officer, PetVini Global Concepts Limited, has identified inter-agency squabbles as a major roadblock to the attainment of the December 2014 deadline for the registration…
- 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,…
- 18 Nov 2021
Angst as Nigeria Abandons old DPR, Seeks Firm to Draft New Document
Tempers are said to be flaring in Nigeria as the federal government has reportedly abandoned a previous DPR text which was concluded in 2020, and is looking to engage a new firm to write up an…
- 18 Jan 2019
CBN Unveils New Policy to Capture the Unbanked
The Central Bank of Nigeria has unveiled the National Financial Inclusion Strategy designed to ensure that at least 80 per cent of Nigerians have access to banking and other financial services. The…
- 20 Jul 2023
NDPC Rallies Journalists on the Opportunities Inherent in National Data Protection Sector
Dr. Vincent Olatunji, National Commissioner, National Data Protection Commission (NDPC), has urged journalists covering ICT sector, under the aegis of Nigeria Information Technology Reporters…
- 15 Oct 2012
Nigeria Gets Committee on Unifying Demographic Database
The Federal Government has inaugurated a Committee to midwife the streamlining of a centralised demographic database for the country. Namadi Sambo, the Vice President while inaugurating the Committee…
- 12 Aug 2025
Zinox Chairman Leo Stan Ekeh Donates State-of-the-Art Tech Experience Centre to Federal University Birnin Kebbi
Federal University Birnin Kebbi (FUB) received a significant boost in its quest to produce globally competitive graduates, following the donation of a multimillion-naira Tech Experience Centre by the…
- 18 Jun 2019
FG Pledges to Provide Identification for All Nigerians in 5 Years
The Federal Government has declared its determination to provide a lifelong unique identification for every individual physically residing in Nigeria and Nigerians in the diaspora within the next…
- 16 Nov 2015
NIMC DG Set to Bow Out, Says Commission Achieves Paradigm Shit
Chris Onyemenam, ‎director general/CEO of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), who will exit as the DG/CEO of the commission this week after eight years of active service, said the…
- 9 Jun 2021
Buhari Receives First Made in Nigeria Mobile Phone
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday received the first made in Nigeria cell phone, known as ITF Mobile. Adeniyi Adebayo, the Minister of Industry, trade and Investment, presented the phone to the…
- 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…