The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has introduced a Pre Enrolment Portal aimed at improving efficiency and user experience in the National Identification Number (NIN) registration process. The digital platform allows applicants within Nigeria and in the Diaspora to capture and submit their biodata online before visiting enrolment centres for biometric capture. According to the […]
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has issued fresh guidelines for accessing the self-service modification portal of the National Identification Number (NIN). In a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday, the commission said users must use the same browser and device initially used during registration to access their self-service account. The account, it explained, is […]
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) says it has completed the migration of all telecommunications companies in Nigeria to its upgraded identity verification platform known as NINAuth. This development, according to the commission, represents a major leap in strengthening data security and giving Nigerians more control over their digital identities. In a statement issued in […]
By Ukpono Ukpong The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has disclosed that over 59,000 inmates have so far been successfully registered in the ongoing National Identity Number (NIN) enrolment exercise, contrary to media reports suggesting the process has not commenced in custodial centres across the country. In a statement signed by the Service’s Public Relations Officer, […]
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has said that registration for the National Identification Number (NIN) remains key to access the Federal Government’s social services. The Director in charge of NIMC, Anambra Area Office, Mr Chika Ogbonna, said this at a ceremony to mark this year’s National Identity Day in Awka on Wednesday. Ogbonna, therefore, […]
BY MOTOLANI OSENI Telecom operators across Nigeria have commenced the disconnection of approximately 66 million phone lines following the expiration of the government’s directive to link National Identification Numbers (NIN) with Subscriber Identity Modules (SIM). This move marks a significant enforcement of the policy aimed at enhancing national security and streamlining the country’s identity verification […]
By Motolani Oseni A new report has revealed that Nigeria, through the Nigeria Identity Management Commission (NIMC) is making progress, towards achieving 70 per cent NIN target by the end of 2024. Recall that the Nigeria Identity for National Development (ID4D) initiative, which commenced in 2019, is being financed through an International Development Association (IDA) […]
The ongoing national identification number (NIN) and subscriber identity module (SIM) integration exercise has been extended till June 30 by the federal government. Minister of communications and digital economy, Isa Pantami reportedly gave the directive after a virtual meeting with Adeolu Akande, NCC chairman; Umar Garba Dambatta, executive vice president of NCC, and Aliyu Azeez, […]
On Thursday, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, stated that the use of the National Identity Number for Continuous Voters’ Registration would not be permitted. He told journalists at a press conference that the Electoral Act recognizes birth certificates, national passports, and national identification cards as documents for voter registration. […]
The deadline for connecting Subscriber Identification Modules with valid National Identity Numbers has been extended by one month by the Federal Government. Kayode Adegoke, the National Identity Management Commission’s spokesperson, confirmed the extension in an Abuja statement on Friday. After participants at a meeting of the Ministerial Task Force on NIN-SIM data linkage agreed to […]
The deadline to link a national identification number (NIN) to a SIM card has been extended by two months by a federal high court in Lagos. The judge, Maureen Onyetenu, ordered the extension on Tuesday while ruling on a lawsuit filed by Monday Ubani, the former vice-president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). Ubani filed […]
Recall that the federal government of Nigeria ordered Telecommunications companies to deactivate all Sim cards that are not registered or linked with the national identification number (NIN). However, some Nigerians who haven’t enroll for the NIN are still struggling to have it and also link it with their Sim cards to prevent it from being […]
Nigerian- British Anthony Joshua has been issued his National ID by the NIMC and Nigerians have expressed their feeling on twitter. READ ALSO: NGF set to flag off Region 2 & 3 Africa Championship Tourney Olamide Obe@olajideobe I’ve enrolled for this national ID card since 2014, and I’m yet to be issued a permanent ID […]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has suspended the use of National Identification Number, NIN, as a requirement for registration in the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME. The suspension also affected the JAMB’s Direct Entry Registration for the year. But the board which announced the suspension of NIN at an ongoing press conference, […]
Lagos – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board(JAMB) has called on all prospective candidates for its 2020 UTME to acquire the National Identification Number(NIN). The board’s Spokesman, Dr Fabian Benjamin said on Tuesday that the aim was to ensure the biometric and other necessary details of a candidate were captured, to check examination malpractice. Benjamin […]