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Nigerians to include DNA samples for registration of NIMC digital ID – FG

Ihesiulo Grace 13 August 2020 0

The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, and the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, have said that deoxyribonucleic acid test (DNA) will be conducted for registration of the new digital identity. The ministers said this on Thursday after a meeting with

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100m Nigerians have no identity – NIMC

Ihesiulo Grace 10 June 2020 0

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) says over 100 million Nigerians have no identity. The Director-General of the NIMC, Mr Aliyu Aziz, made the disclosure on Wednesday during a zoom meeting with editors. UK announces $2bn global coronavirus vaccine fund Aziz spoke on the topic: “Strategic Roadmap for ID Development.’’He said, “Over 100 million Nigerians […]

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NIMC Director arraigned for allegedly defiling 2-year-old girl in his office

Ihesiulo Grace 7 March 2020 0

Mr. Ikenna Unegbu, a Director of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) in Imo State,has been arraigned in court for allegedly defiling a 2-year-old girl. Unegbu was accused of committing the said offence in his office on February 5, after taking the child from the mother on the guise of consoling her after being scolded for pouring […]

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Over 100m Nigerians lack Identity, says DG NIMC

Ihesiulo Grace 10 December 2019 0

The Director General, National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Aliyu Abubakar said over 100 million Nigerians have no official identity. The DG made this known on Monday in Kaduna, in a paper on Importance of National Identity to National Building, presented during the 6th General Assembly of Northern Traditional Rulers Council. NIMC to register all Nigerians […]

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NIMC registers 415, 772 persons in Nasarawa state

Ihesiulo Grace 24 October 2019 0

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) says it has so far registered 415, 772 in Nasarawa state. The state’s NIMC Cluster Head, Mr Ibrahim Abubakar, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lafia on Thursday. Abubakar said registration was still going in NIMC office in Lafia as well as […]

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National ID card renewal costs N5,000 payable through remita —— NIMC

Ihesiulo Grace 15 October 2019 0

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), says the renewal of National Identity Card will cost five thousand naira (N5,000) payable through remita. This was disclosed by its tweeter handle (@nimc_ng) monitored by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Monday, and confirmed by a staff of the Corporate Department of the NIMC. NIMC […]