The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) on Sunday dismissed the reports that its database was compromised due to the undersea cable cut, which disrupted the services of banks and telecom operators in Nigeria A statement by the Head of Corporate Communications of NIMC, Mr Kayode Adegoke in Abuja, said commission assured Nigerians of the safety…
Nigerian President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday, ordered director-general and chief executive officer (CEO) of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Aliyu Abubakar Azizto begin a 90-day pre-retirement leave. According to a report, the compulsory leave is expected to take effect from August 24, 2023, until his retirement from service on November 24, 2023….
Nigerians are to pay N1,000 for the integration and verification of National National Identity Numbers (NIN) as from April 1, 2023. The agreement was reached by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS). This was done to ensure the improvement of standard, speed and accuracy of passport services via prompt…
The national database has revealed that the enrollment for National Identity Number (NIN) has hit over 93.5 million. This development was confirmed by the Director General of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Mr Aliyu Aziz. Aziz made this revelation at a meeting put in place by the Identify for Development (ID4D). The Director General of…
The Nigerian military have arrested two suspected fake National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) officials in Niger Republic for allegedly enrolling non-Nigerians for National Identity Number (NIN). Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Musa Danmadami, disclosed this during the biweekly briefing at the Defence Headquarters. General Danmadami stated that the suspects had visited Gagamari IDPs…
The federal government has ordered telecommunication companies to bar calls from phone numbers that are yet to be linked to their National Identity Numbers (NIN) from today, April 4. Sim owners who are yet to link their phone numbers to their NINs will not be allowed to make calls until the connection is done. This…
The Federal Government of Nigerian has extended the deadline for the linkage of the National Identification Number, NIN, to Subscriber Identity Module, SIM. In a statement signed by Ikechukwu Adinde, Director of Public Affairs at the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), and Kayode Adegoke, Head of Corporate Communications at the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), the…
The Nigerian Government has extended the deadline for the provision of National Identification Number by telecommunication service subscribers. This was contained in a statement titled, ‘Extension of Registration Period and Cancellation of USSD and Verification Fees’, jointly signed by the Executive Vice-Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission, Umar Danbatta; and Director-General, National Identity Management Commission, Aliyu Aziz…
