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- 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…
- 1 Jul 2015
Nigerian National e-ID Card Bags Award for Financial Inclusion
Nigerian National Electronic Identity (e-ID) card, powered by MasterCard, has been named “the Best Financial Inclusion Product” at this year’s Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) Card, ATM and Mobile…
- 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…
- 12 Jan 2016
Nigeria’s National e-ID Card Bags Recognition, Award
The National Electronic Identity Card issued by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has once again been recognized and given awards of excellence across the shores of Nigeria. In…
- 28 Aug 2014
National Smart ID Card for 13m Nigerians Under 1st Phase
The national smart identity (ID) card, powered by international electronics payment company, MasterCard, will be obtained by 13 million Nigerians under the pilot phase of the project. This was…
- 19 Jul 2016
CECAD Proposes October as Nigerian National Cybersecurity Awareness Month
A media stakeholder group has called on the federal government, through the office of the National Security Adviser to adopt October as the Nigerian National Cybersecurity Awareness month as being…
- 27 Aug 2014
President Jonathan to Launch National e-ID Card Tomorrow
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, will tomorrow launch the National Electronic Identity Card, a remarkable milestone in the National Identity Management System (NIMS) and a huge achievement in the…
- 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,…
- 30 Jun 2021
NITDA Unveils Nigerian National Public Key Infrastructure
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has begun the process of harnessing the National Public Key Infrastructure (NPKI) which is aimed at promoting e-Government and digital…
- 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…
- 31 Aug 2009
Identity Card Scheme Helps in National Planning– Bickersteth
Adesola Bickersteth is the general manager Chams City , a world-class ICT company. Bickersteth is a seasoned Internet specialist who has distinguished himself professionally in the ICT industry…
- 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…
- 31 Dec 2013
New ID Card is for Global Identity-NIMC
The 11-digit National Identification Number (NIN) given to Nigerians and legal residents, after successful enrolment, reveals the identity of every Nigerian anywhere, Anthony Okwudiafor, director,…
- 2 Apr 2016
NIMC Explains Priority to VIPs, Over 700,000 Cards Yet to be Collected
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has explained why it seemingly give attention to highly placed individuals in the society in the ongoing electronic identity card registration and…
- 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…
- 19 Dec 2014
NIMC Commences SMS Alerts, Issuance of e-ID Card
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has again pleaded with Nigerians for more patience with the registration and issuance of the new e-ID Card, even as it commences SMS alerts…
- 11 Aug 2017
NIN: Google Shows Nigerians Apprehensive Of Losing Citizenship
This week’s Google search trend report shows Nigerians, yet unregistered, are seemingly apprehensive about losing their citizenship hence they swoop on the website of the National Identity Management…
- 28 Aug 2014
Unified Payments Pioneers Processing of National eID Cards
In further demonstration of its leadership role in the e-payment industry, Unified Payments has announced its pioneering role in processing the payment application in the new National Electronic ID…
- 2 Mar 2015
NIMC Opens New Collection Centres for National IDs
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has established card collection centres in all its state offices nationwide, a development, the commission said was part of the effort to improve the…
- 6 Aug 2017
NIMC Targets 28m by Year End, Registration Centres Hit 809
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has set a target to register 28 million Nigerians into the National Identification Number (NIN) system by the end of 2017. Engineer Aliyu Aziz, NIMC's…
- 30 Jul 2017
NIMC Blames PPP for Delays in e-ID Card Distribution
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has blamed weak Public-Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement for the delay in the distribution of the all-important electronic identity cards…
- 28 Nov 2016
NIMC Expresses Readiness for e-Voting
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), yesterday, declared that the commission was ready for an electronic voting system if approved by the Independent National Electoral Commission…
- 18 Sept 2013
Survey Shows Nigerians Back NIMC on New ID Card
About 8 in 10 Nigerians have expressed support for the introduction of the new national identification (ID) card scheme, confirming that it is a priority for Nigeria as revealed in the latest weekly…
- 11 Feb 2015
NIMC, Others Plot Roadmap for National ID Card Activation
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has concluded its two day 2nd International Vendors’ Summit aimed at ensuring that citizens who have enrolled for their National Identification…
- 26 Jun 2026
Tinubu Signs New NIMC Act to Strengthen Digital Identity, Data Protection
President Bola Tinubu has assented to the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) Act, 2026, replacing the 2007 law with a new legal framework aimed at strengthening Nigeria's digital identity…
- 4 Nov 2014
Why & How We Engaged MasterCard in eID Card- NIMC
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), has explained MasterCard's involvement in the national identity registration programme, while refuting claims, in several quarters, of adequacies…
- 16 Aug 2024
NIN: NCC Tightens Loose Ends, Introduce Self-Help Measure
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has announced a revised set of regulations to guide subscriber identity module (SIM) card and National Identity Number (NIN) rules, intended to tighten loose…
- 12 Jan 2015
Six Local Firms Race to Produce National eID Card
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), last week Friday held the financial bid opening for the local production of the National eID Card, a penultimate step in the selection of local…
- 22 Mar 2024
FG Reportedly Spent $630m on Leaking National Database
Nigeria has pumped at least $630 million into its leaking National Information Management System since 2011, according to The Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ). FIJ reports recently…
- 25 Aug 2013
21 Banks Sign Up New ID Card System
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC –Nimcee), has issued licences to 18 Nigerian banks to become ‘issuing partners,’ while three others still await final clearance to join the team as…