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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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 19 Dec 2012
100m Nigerians without ID Cards
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has said that majority of Nigerians have no official identity and that 75 per cent of identity documents are fake and self issued. Chris Onyemenam,…
- 28 Jul 2025
NIMC Warns Nigerians Against Selling NIN Data Amid Rising Identity Fraud
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has issued a stern warning to Nigerians over the illegal sale of personal data, including the National Identification Number (NIN), amid reports of a…
- 17 Jan 2017
NIMC Registers over 14m Nigerians Database
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) on Monday, said it has registered over 14 million Nigerians in the national identity database. According to the commission, it had in the last one year…
- 20 Oct 2019
NIMC Recants, Says NIN is Free for Nigerians
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has said every Nigerian is eligible for the issuance of the National Identity Number (NIN) free of charge irrespective of the age. This came…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 13 May 2024
NIMC Uncovers Syndicate Issuing Fake NINs to Nigerians
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has said that it has uncovered syndicate issuing fake National Identity Numbers (NINs) to unsuspecting Nigerians. Abisoye Coker-Odusote, director…
- 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…
- 10 Mar 2021
NIMC Warns against Extortion of Nigerians for NIN Registration
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has warned Nigerians against enabling extortion during the enrolment process of their National Identification Number (NIN). This is coming on the heels…
- 4 Feb 2021
NIMC Cautions against Fake NIN Enrolment Agents
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has warned Nigerians against falling prey to fake National Identification Number (NIN) enrolment agents. The Commission said Nigerians must not enroll…
- 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 Jul 2014
NIMC to Begin Card Issuance Soon
As the December 2014 dateline given by President Goodluck Jonathan to the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to ensure that all Nigerians are enrolled in the National identity scheme draw…
- 17 Oct 2013
All Nigerians to Get NIN by Dec 2014
President Goodluck Jonathan has directed the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to ensure that all eligible Nigerians are registered in the National Identity Database by December 31st…
- 17 Mar 2024
NIMC, NCC Partner to Enhance NIN-SIM Linkage Processes
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) are pleased to announce a strategic collaboration aimed at enhancing processes related to the National…
- 8 Oct 2015
NIMC Registers 7m Nigerians
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), has said it has enrolled seven million Nigerians on its database out of the 13 million estimated for the pilot scheme. Mr Chris Onyemenam,…
- 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…
- 29 Jul 2021
NIMC Captures More than 60m Nigerians
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) on Thursday announced it has registered more than 60 million Nigerians for the unique National Identification Number (NIN) records in the National…
- 2 Mar 2013
NIMC to Register 100m Nigerians in 30 Days
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) will register 100 million Nigerians within the first 30 days of the flag-off of the exercise, according to Dr. Chris Onyemenam, director- general of…
- 31 May 2021
NIMC Registers 56m Nigerians for NIN – DG
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has said that it has so far registered 56 million Nigerians with their National Identity Number. Prof Aziz Aliyu, director-general of NIMC, , said this…
- 6 Feb 2013
NIMC Upgrades ABIS to 100m Capacity
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), charged with providing Nigerians state-of-the-art identity card system and database system has upgraded its Automated Biometric Identification System…
- 2 Jun 2025
NIMC Plans to Register 95 Percent Nigerians by December
Abisoye Coker-Odusote, director general, National Identity management commission (NIMC) has said that the commission is set to register 95 percent of Nigerians into the National Identity Database…