The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has restated that enrollment for the National Identification Number (NIN) is free of monetary charge. This came as some Nigerians have complained of extortion at some NIN registration points across the country. In a statement on Sunday, the commission said it does not charge nor authorise any of its staff or Front End Partners …

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) says Nigerians will have to pay for the new multipurpose national identity card due to limited government revenue. The Head of Card Management Services at NIMC, Dr Peter Iwegbu, said this at a two-day roundtable organised for journalists in Lagos. He said on Friday that the payment was to ensure that it was produced …

President Bola Tinubu has pledged his commitment to assist the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) in establishing a robust and efficient digital identity system. He said this on Monday in Abuja at the National Day of Identity (NDI), organised by the NIMC. The event to commemorate the sixth edition of the National Day of Identity was themed, “Digital Public Infrastructure: …

The World Bank has provided $45.5 million to Nigeria’s National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) as part of the Digital Identification for Development (ID4D) project. According to the World Bank’s implementation report, the funds were disbursed in several tranches between December 2021 and April 2024, with disbursement still ongoing. The Bretton Woods Institute approved $430 million for the project in February …

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has warned Nigerians against the usage of portals belonging to data harvesters to register for their National Identity Numbers (NIN). The Commission maintained that its systems are intact, secure and not compromised. In a statement by its Head of Corporate Communications, Dr Kayode Adegoke, NIMC said there was no exposure of sensitive data of Nigerian …

In two months, Nigerians will begin utilising the services of the proposed three-in-one identity card, the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has confirmed. It said the single multipurpose card combining multiple functions of identity, financial and social services will be made available to citizens across the country by August this year. A high-ranking member of the implementation team, who asked …

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) says 107.34 million Nigerians have been enrolled into the National Identification Number (NIN) database as of May 2023. The Commission’s Director General Abisoye Coker-Odusote, gave the new figures at a press briefing on Friday in Abuja. She said the country’s NIN enrolment figure has reached 107 million as of May 2024, up from 85.6 …

The Federal government is to launch three new national identity cards in May this year and has a target of providing them for about 104 million citizens across the country. The three new national identity cards planned by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) include a bank-enabled National ID card, a social intervention card, and an optional ECOWAS National Biometric …

The Federal Government through the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has concluded arrangements to launch a new National Identity Card with payment and other social service features. The New National Identity card would be delivered in collaboration with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigeria Inter-bank Settlement System (NIBSS). The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has launched an …

The National Commissioner of Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC), Dr Vincent Olatunji, has ordered a full-scale investigation in respect of allegations of unauthorised access to personal data of enrollees in the database of National Identity Management Commission (NIMC). The investigation is a further regulatory measure to be taken by NDPC in the wake of public concerns over reports of illegal …