Politics

Focus on getting national identification number, NIMC DG tells Nigerians

Ihesiulo Grace 7 November 2019 0

Mr Aliyu Aziz, Director-General, National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), has advised Nigerians to focus on getting the National Identification Number (NIN) rather than clamouring for the e-ID card. Aziz gave the advice in an interview in Abuja, saying that the commission’s main focus

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e-Id Card: NIMC urges Nigerians to report cases of extortion

Ihesiulo Grace 22 October 2019 0

Abuja – Hadiza Dagabana,General Manager Legal Service. National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), says Nigerians should always follow due process and report cases of extortion while trying to collect their National Identity Cards to curb fraud. Dagabana said at the NIMC office in Abuja that the report circulating that the Commission demands money for collection

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NIMC hails Nigerians for embracing mandatory use of National ID

Ihesiulo Grace 17 October 2019 0

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) commended Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) and the General Public for embracing the mandatory use of the National Identification Number (NIN) for identification, which has led to the rapid growth of the National Identity Database (NIDB). NIMC in a statement on Wednesday signed Abdulhamid Umar General

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NIMC registers 33m Nigerians for National Identification Number

Ihesiulo Grace 27 October 2018 0

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has disclosed that it has captured over 33 million Nigerians in its data base as at October 2018. Mr. Loveday Ogbonna, Head of Corporate Communication (NIMC), disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Friday in Abuja, saying that the figure comprised of both […]

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NIMC registers 1.7 m in Kaduna state

Ihesiulo Grace 17 August 2018 0

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has so far registered 1.7 million people in Kaduna State, the commission’s coordinator in the state, Abubakar Hassan, has said. Hassan who made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Kaduna said the figure was however far below the eight million […]

Business News

NIMC, UBA partner on e-ID card

Ihesiulo Grace 9 August 2018 0

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and the United Bank for Africa (UBA) have entered into a partnership for the financial institution to adopt the National e-ID card as a payment card. The partnership is expected to revolutionise the nation’s financial inclusion drive and the Nigerian economic landscape. “This collaboration is seen as an important […]

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NIMC registers 31 million Nigerians for National Identity Number

Ihesiulo Grace 26 July 2018 0

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has disclosed that it has captured over 31 million Nigerians in its data base as at July 2018. The Head of Corporate Communications, NIMC, Mr Loveday Chika, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja. Chika said the figure comprised both […]

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Nigeria to grow identity enrolment to 70m by 2019 ―Buhari

Ihesiulo Grace 25 April 2018 0

THE President, Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said his government, through the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), plans to grow the national identity database to 70 million by December 2019. He said this would be achieved through the ongoing harmonization of identity schemes across the country. The President made the disclosure while declaring open, the 3-day

Politics

Jigawa inaugurates enlightenment committee on National Identity

Ihesiulo Grace 19 February 2018 0

The Jigawa State government has inaugurated a nine-member committee to enlighten its citizens to participate in the National Identity Database. Alhaji Isma’il Ibrahim, the spokesman, office of the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Alhaji Adamu Fanini, made this known in Dutse on Saturday. Fanini, while inaugurating the committee, was quoted as saying that the […]

Crime

406 NIMC Workers Operate with Forged Documents

Ihesiulo Grace 14 May 2015 0

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), has uncovered alleged falsification of documents, involving 406 workers, who it alleges “have been benefiting financially from fraud.” The agency said the affected staff were involved in the procurement of fake appointment, promotion, conversion and upgrading letters. A statement, signed on Wednesday, by the General

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Ondo NIMC Workers Call for DG’S Sack over Alleged Shoddy Verification Exercise

Ihesiulo Grace 13 May 2015 0

Workers of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) in Ondo State, on Tuesday, protested and expressed bitterness over an alleged shoddy verification exercise currently going on in the commission. The workers, who chanted solidarity songs, also called on the Federal government to immediately sack the Commission’s Director General, Chris Onyeneman for

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NIMC Staff Shut Headquarters over Planned Retrenchment

Ihesiulo Grace 13 May 2015 0

Staff of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), on Tuesday, took to the streets, in Abuja, in protest against an alleged plan by the agency to retrench over 1,000 staff members. The aggrieved workers shutdown the headquarters of the commission in Abuja, barring people who either wanted to collect their National Identity Cards, or register […]