National Identity Management Commission (NIMC).

July 25, 2021 No Responses

JUST IN: Nigeria Extends SIM/NIN Registration To October 31, Tells Diplomatic Missions to…

Again, the Federal Government of Nigeria has extended the National Identity Number (NIN)-Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) data verification and integration exercises to October 31, 2021. In a statement signed by the Nigerian Communications Commission – Director of Public Affairs, Ikechukwu Adinde,...

April 2, 2021 No Responses

FRESH UPDATE: Nigerian Govt Extend Mandate to Link SIM-NIN to May 6.

The Federal Government of Nigeria has extended the deadline for linking Subscriber Identification Modules (SIM) with valid National Identity Numbers by one month. It announced the extension on Friday in a statement issued in Abuja by the spokesperson of the...

February 9, 2021 No Responses

UPDATE: Plans Underway to Replace BVN with NIN, says Govt

The Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy is collaborating with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to ensure citizens with Bank Verification Number (BVN) are automatically provided with the National Identification Number (NIN). The Minister of Communic...

August 7, 2017 No Responses

NIMC Targets Registration of 28m Nigerians by End of 2017

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) says it has a target to register 28 million Nigerians into the National Identification Number (NIN) system by the end of 2017. The Director General of NIMC, Mr Aliyu Aziz, made this known at...

August 2, 2017 No Responses

National Identity Number Now Mandatory To Get International Passport for Nigerians

AS from next January, Nigerians applying for International Passport must be holders of the electronic National Identity Card which has the National Identity Number (NIN). Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) boss Mohammed Babadede broke the news to State House ...