The Federal Government has announced that only buyers with National Identification Numbers would benefit as it commenced the sale of 30, 000 metric tonnes of milled rice to Nigerians at a subsidised rate of N40,000 per 50kg bag. President Bola Tinubu, represented by the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, stated during the flag-off ceremony on Thursday, that …

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed a ‘Post No Debit’ (PND) restriction on all bank accounts without Bank Verification Number (BVN) and National Identification Number (NIN) effective April, next year. ‘PND’ is a term used to describe a restriction imposed by banks on specific accounts, preventing customers from making withdrawals, transfers, or any other debits from their accounts. …

The acting director general/CEO of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) Engr. Abisoye Coker-Odusote has assured Nigerians of a seamless registration process for the National Identification Number (NIN) across the nation and also in the diaspora. She said in a statement issued in Abuja that NIN registration remains free for all eligible citizens while reaffirming the commission‘s commitment to ensuring …

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has only been able to meet 47.6 per cent of the Federal Government’s monthly target of 2.5 million registrations in the first eight months of the year, according to The PUNCH. This is as the number of Nigerians with National Identification Numbers (NINs) increased to 102.39 million in August despite a slowdown in the …

Enrolment into the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC‘s) National Data Base (NDB) for the National Identity Number (NIN) moved from 101,013,279 million in June to over 101.647,882 million last month, according to NIMC figures yesterday. The figures have continued to be on the rise. It was 100,021,186 in May. As usual, the highest cumulative enrolment of over 11 million was …

Nigerians applying for passports will be charged N1,000 in Nigeria for the verification of their National Identification Number (NIN). In a statement by its Head, Corporate Communications, Kayode Adegoke on Monday, the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) said the fee is to improve the quality of service, accuracy, and speed of passport services through timely verification of NIN. It stated that …

The Federal Government, through the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), has introduced virtual National Identification Number (NIN) tokens known as “Tokenisation”. A statement by the commission explained that the NIN Tokenisation is to protect people’s data privacy through the use of an encrypted, coded version of the NIN, instead of the actual NIN which is used for everyday transactions. The …