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- 1 Dec 2025
Tax ID Numbers tot Required for Strictly Personal Bank Accounts
Tax Identification Numbers (TINs) are not required for strictly personal bank accounts under Nigeria’s new tax reforms; they become mandatory only if the account is used for business transactions,…
- 26 Aug 2025
Lebara Nigeria, MVNO Oils Machine for Q3 Launch with Personalized Number Reservations
Lebara Nigeria is building excitement for its upcoming Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) launch, giving customers a chance to secure a personalized piece of their mobile identity. The company…
- 23 Nov 2016
ISO Expands IIN from 6 to 8 Digits
The standard behind the issuer identification number used on many personal cards, for example credit cards, is changing, according to an ISO press release. The IIN is the first six digits of the long…
- 11 Sept 2025
FG Says Tax ID, NIN Mandatory for Financial Transactions from January 2026
Nigeria Tax Administration Act, 2025 specifies that beginning from January 2026, Nigerians will be required to provide their full details — including National Identification Number (NIN), Tax…
- 2 Jul 2024
Senate Okays Bill to Allow Foreigners in Nigeria Obtain NINs
The Senate on Tuesday passed for a second reading a bill seeking to allow all persons including foreigners resident in Nigeria the right to obtain and use National Identification Numbers (NINs).…
- 25 May 2018
MTN Introduces 17-Digit Recharge PIN
Management of MTN Nigeria has announced the introduction of a new 17-digit recharge card Personal Identification Number (PIN). In 2016, the nation’s largest telecommunications company…
- 23 Dec 2020
Don’t Share Your NIN with Unauthorised Persons - NIMC
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has advised Nigerians to avoid sharing their National Identification Number (NIN) with unauthorised persons. In a statement issued on its official…
- 18 Aug 2020
NIMC Says Mobile App Not Yet Approved for Public Use
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), said that the mobile app that will allow Nigerians access to personal National Identification Number (NIN) and registration have not been approved for…
- 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…
- 18 Oct 2021
Don't Allow your NIN to be Linked to Another Person's SIM - NCC Warns Subscribers
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has strongly warned telecoms consumers to ensure they do not allow their National Identification Number (NIN) to be linked to another person's Subscriber…
- 18 Oct 2021
NCC Warns Subscribers against Linking NIN to another SIM
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has warned telecoms consumers to ensure they do not allow their National Identification Number (NIN) to be linked to another person’s Subscriber Identity…
- 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…
- 5 Feb 2025
Reps Begin Probe of Telcos Over Illegal NIN-SIM Linkage
The House of Representatives on Wednesday launched an investigation into allegations of telcom providers linking National Identification Numbers (NIN) to subscribers’ lines without their consent.…
- 4 Aug 2013
The UBA Example of e-Banking Security
Security of a customer's financial information is very important; without which electronic banking could not operate. Electronic banking-eBanking for short is designed to increase convenience for the…
- 6 May 2026
Police Arrest Members of N713m Bank Fraud Syndicate, Chinese Suspect at Large
Nigeria Police Force has arrested two suspects over a N713.9 million fraud linked to a breach involving a third-party banking platform. The police in a statement signed by Anthony Okon Placid, Force…
- 17 Feb 2020
FG to Link SIM Cards, BVN to Curb Crime
Mr Isa Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has called on the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to ensure Subscriber Identification Number (SIM) cards registration is…
- 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,…
- 22 Feb 2024
How to Link Your NIN/BVN on the PalmPay App
The PalmPay app now has enhanced features allowing users to effortlessly add their National Identification Number (NIN) and Bank Verification Number (BVN) to their wallets while upgrading their Know…
- 29 Feb 2024
PalmPay Issues Final Notice to Users to Link their NIN, BVN
Fintech company PalmPay has issued a final notice to its users to update their account with their National Identification Number (NIN) or Bank Verification Number (BVN) to prevent their PalmPay…
- 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…
- 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 Jul 2019
Lagos to Start Using BVN to Collect Taxes
Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has declared its readiness to integrate the existing Taxpayers Identification Digit (PID) into the nationwide Tax Identification Number (TIN) system with…
- 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 Feb 2020
NIMC to Register al Nigerians in 5 Years
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has set a target of capturing the entire population on its database within the next three to five years, thanks to the World Bank credit of $430 million…
- 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…
- 4 Mar 2024
NIN-SIM Linkage: 40m Subscribers Disconnected- ALTON
Telecommunications companies say they have disconnected over 40 million subscribers who did not present their National Identity Numbers (NIN) in line with Nigeria’s Subscribers Identification Module…
- 28 Feb 2024
NCC Directs Telcos Other Networks to Start Blocking SIM Cards Without NIN
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has confirmed that it has directed telecom operators to block subscribers who have not linked their National Identification Numbers (NIN) to their SIM on or…
- 19 Sept 2018
FG to Enforce Mandatory Use of National IDs from January 2019
The Federal Government said it is enforcing the mandatory use of the National Identification Number (NIN) beginning from January 1, 2019, according to Aliyu Abubakar, director-general of the National…
- 2 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…
- 16 Apr 2021
NIBSS Approves Standard Guidelines for BVN Matching System
The Nigeria Interbank Settlement System (NIBSS) has issued approved standard operating guidelines for Bank Verification Number (BVN) matching system, mainly for a harmonized way of verifying…