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NDPC probes alleged privacy breach at NIMC

The Nigeria Data Protection Commission has announced the commencement of an investigation into a suspected privacy breach concerning the data of Nigerians within the National Identification Number database managed by the National Identity Management Commission. In a statement issued by Babatunde Bamigboye, the Head of Legal, Enforcement, and Regulations at the NDPC, it was revealed […]

NIN: Nigerians to provide birth certificate for DOB change
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NIN: Nigerians to provide birth certificate for DOB change

Nigerians applying to change their date of birth on the National Identification Number database will now be required to provide an electronic civil registration and vital statistics system certificate from the National Population Commission, according to the National Identity Management Commission. The Commission announced this in new date of birth change rules issued on Sunday via its […]

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CBN, NIMC, others to create consumer credit framework in Nigeria

The Presidential Council on Industrial Revitalization has formed a Technical Working Group comprised of representatives from the Central Bank of Nigeria, the National Identity Management Commission, and the Federal Competition and Consumer Commission to develop a framework to improve consumer credit in Nigeria. According to Nairametrics, the National Insurance Commission, the National Institute of Credit Administration, […]

NIN: Nigerians to provide birth certificate for DOB change
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NIMC to license new NIN enrollment agents

The National Identity Management Commission announced plans to authorize more agents for the enrollment of National Identification Numbers across the country. According to Nairametrics, in a notice released on Monday, the Commission invited organizations, including Limited Liability Companies, startup businesses, Small and Medium Enterprises, Civil Society Organizations, and Non-Governmental Organizations with demonstrated success in similar roles, to indicate their interest […]

NIMC director promises improvement of NIN registration
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NIMC promises improvement in NIN registration

The National Identity Management Commission’s acting director general and CEO, Abisoye Coker-Odusote, promised a smooth registration process for the National Identification Number both at home and abroad. The Punch reported that NIN registration is still free for all eligible individuals, according to a statement released on Sunday in Abuja by Coker-Odusote, who also reaffirmed the commission’s […]

102.39m Nigerians now have NIN - NIMC
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102.39m Nigerians now have NIN – NIMC

The National Identity Management Commission has announced that the National Identification Number has been issued to 102.39 million Nigerians as of August 28, 2023. This was disclosed by the Commission in its recently released NIN enrolment data. According to the data, enrolment for the ID number was yet to resume after slowing in July. The total […]

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22.4m Nigerians enrolled for NIN in 2022 – NBS

The National Identity Management Commission registered and issued National Identity Numbers to a total of 22,492,748 Nigerians in 2022, a reduction of 16.85% from the 27,052,148 in 2021. The National Bureau of Statistics published a study on Monday under the title “National Identity Registration Statistics 2022” on the NBS website. The 36 states and the […]

102.39m Nigerians now have NIN - NIMC
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NIN enrolment hits 101m

Enrolment for the National Identification Number increased to 101 million as of June 26, 2023, this is according to the National Identity Management Commission’s most recent data. Given that the country’s overall enrollment stood at 100 million at the end of May, this indicates that the country saw a total of one million new enrollments in […]

102.39m Nigerians now have NIN - NIMC
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NIN registration hits 100 million in 2 years- NIMC

The National Identification Number registration is now over 100 million people, according to the National Identity Management Commission. According to Nairametrics, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami, revealed this on Thursday. The announcement disclosed that there are now more than 100 million NIN members, up from 61 million two years ago. “Only 39 million […]

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FG mandates NIN for business registration

The federal government has announced that Nigerians wouldn’t be able to start businesses without the National Identification Number. Alhaji Garba Abubakar, the registrar of the Corporate Affairs Commission, made this announcement on Monday in Abuja at the monthly reform seminar hosted by the Bureau of Public Service Reform. He stated that it is crucial to […]

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NIN registration hits 80.7 million weeks after SIM ban

The Nigeria Identity Management Commission has issued 80.7 million National Identification Numbers, exactly 19 days after the agency deactivated about 72 million telecommunication subscribers for failing to comply with the Federal Government’s NIN-Subscriber Identity Module policy. The data on NIMC’s portal showed that the number of issued NINs hit 80.7 million on April 23, 2022, […]

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SIM-NIN: Telcos lose N76bn, subscribers stranded

Telecommunication companies have lost about N75.78bn as subscribers struggle to link their National Identification Number to the Subscriber Identity Module, about 22 days after the Federal Government directed telecom companies to bar defaulting consumers from making outgoing calls. On April 4, the Federal Government directed telcos to restrict outgoing calls on all lines that had […]