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The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has introduced a self-service solution enabling Nigerians to enrol for their National Identification Number (NIN) conveniently via their smartphones.
The Federal Government has decided to relocate the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to the Ministry of Interior.
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) said it has issued the National Identification Number (NIN) to 102.39 million Nigerians as of August 28, 2023.
President Tinubu has appointed Bisoye Coker-Odusote as the Acting Director General/Chief Executive Officer of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), with effect from August 24, 2023.
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) issued a total of 634,603 new National Identification Numbers (NIN) in July.
The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has said that it will now hold chief executives of government Ministries, Agencies, and Departments (MDAs) responsible for any data breach that occurs under their watch.
Enrolments for the National Identification Number (NIN) increased to 101 million in June 2023 with Lagos and Kano having the highest records.
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has revealed that enrolment for the National Identification Number (NIN) hit over 100 million people.
With the integration, the Commission said it s no longer possible to register a company with false information about the owners.
For years, Nigeria struggled to create a credible national database through the NIN until now
The increasing incidences of criminal activities in the country such as financial crimes, kidnapping, banditry, armed robbery, and terrorism make the SIM-NIN integration exercise imperative.
The NIMC has stated that 89 million Nigerians have now been captured under the National Identity Number (NIN) enrolment.