'Why Nigerians Will Begin to Pay for National ID Card' - NIMC

‘Why Nigerians Will Begin to Pay for National ID Card’ – NIMC

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has announced that Nigerians will need to pay for the newly introduced multipurpose national identity card. The NIMC says it is due to limited government revenue to continue to fund the project. Peter Iwegbu, Head of Card Management Services at NIMC, disclosed this during a two-day press conference in Lagos on […]

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NIMC Confirms Deadline for Linking NIN with SIM

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has reaffirmed the September 14 deadline for the linkage of the National Identification Number (NIN) with the Subscribers Identity Modules (SIM). According to NIMC, its equipment and workers in the over 10,000 registration outlets across the country and in the diaspora are working seamlessly without hitch for enrolment, verification […]

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How To Transform NIMC Card to multifunction

How To Transform NIMC Card to multifunction for Financial Transactions

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) recently unveiled a sophisticated new identity card equipped with advanced features. The functions which include payment functions, is part of the latest innovations under President Bola Tinubu’s administration. The development, in collaboration with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigeria Inter-bank Settlement System, introduces the AfriGO card, a national […]

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FG Finalizes Plans to Enable Financial Transactions with National ID Card

The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), has finalized plans to introduce a new National Identity Card equipped with payment and other social services features. The New National Identity card would be delivered in collaboration with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigeria Inter-bank Settlement System (NIBSS). Accordingly, […]

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NIMC Issues New Guidelines for Date of Birth Modifications

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has said that Nigerians wishing to change their date of birth on the National Identification Number (NIN) database will now be required to provide an electronic civil registration and vital statistics system (e-CRVS) certificate from the National Population Commission (NPC). The Commission stated this in new guidelines for date […]

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New Deadline for NIN Registration Announced

New Deadline for NIN Registration Announced

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has announced a new deadline for the National Identity Number (NIN) registration across the country. The new date is the 9th of February, 2021 instead of the 19th of February, 2021. The latest deadline was posted in the Commission’s Twitter page last night. NIMC expressed satisfaction with what it […]

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NIMC Workers Agree to Suspend Strike by Monday

NIMC Workers Agree to Suspend Strike by Monday

Workers of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) have agreed to suspend the strike action they embarked on. The workers embarked on an industrial action on Thursday to press home demands for better working conditions. They complained in particular, about their fear of exposure to covid19 as mammoth crowds throng their offices across the country […]

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NIMC Workers Agree to Suspend Strike by Monday

FG Extends Deadline for Tecoms Companies to Block SIMs without NIN

The Federal Government has extended the deadline given telecommunications operators to block Subscriber Identification Modules (SIMs) the are not linked to users’ National Identification Number (NIN). This follows the meeting of the Task Force on NIN and SIM Registration which took place on Monday in Abuja. The extended deadline is part of the resolutions reached […]

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Mammoth Crowd at NIMC Office Today as the Nation Grapples with Covid19 2nd Wave

There was a mammoth crowd at the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) office in Lagos today as people struggle to beat the NIN registration deadline. Federal Government has given 14 days for everyone to get the National Identity Number (NIN). This is in spite of the state government’s efforts to curb the rising cases of […]

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