The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) said it has achieved over 120 million National Identity Number (NIN) enrolments for citizens and legal residents. This comes as the commission explained why it recently reviewed its service price framework. At a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday, NIMC Director General, Engr. Abisoye Coker-Odusote said that the commission has continued to expand its …

The Federal Government has approved a new service by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to make it easier and safer to verify people’s identities using their National Identification Number. This was disclosed in a statement by NIMC’s Head of Corporate Communications, Kayode Adegoke, on Tuesday in Lagos. Adegoke said the Presidency has also instructed all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies …

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has announced an immediate revision of its service charges after a comprehensive review aimed at aligning fees with current operational costs. The adjustment, disclosed in a statement by the Head of NIMC’s Corporate Communications Unit, Kayode Adegoke, on Thursday, marks the first change in pricing in over a decade. The agency did not disclose …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that 7,746 deceased voters were removed from the national voter register in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) as of December 2022. The Director of Voter Education and Publicity, Victoria Etta-Messi, disclosed this to The PUNCH on Thursday. “Seven thousand, seven hundred and forty-six decreased persons across the 36 states …

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has kicked off a three-day training programme for 388 personnel aimed at enhancing the National Identification Number enrolment process across the country. The training, tagged “Refresher Training of Trainers on NIN Integration to the National Social Register: Technical and hands-on devices and field operations and procedures”, is in collaboration with the National Social Safety-Net …

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 …