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FG Extends Deadline For NIN-SIM Linkage For 7th Time

Paul Mbagwu Jun 29, 2021 0

The Nigerian Government time has approved the extension of the deadline for NIN-SIM data verification to July 26. The deadline date has now been shifted for about seven times. A statement jointly signed by the Public Affairs Director,…

Ticker

NCC arrests 5 suspects over alleged fraudulent registration of SIM cards

Jessica Dogo Apr 22, 2021 0

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has arrested no fewer than five suspects for allegedly engaging in fraudulently registration and sale of Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards. The Director of Public Affairs, NCC, Dr…

Government

NIN: Agency supports enrollment of 2.1m poor, vulnerable in Kaduna

Philip Yatai Apr 22, 2021 0

The Kaduna State Residents Registration Agency (KADSRRA) says it is supporting the enrollment of 2.1 million poor and vulnerable captured in the State Social Register for the National Identity Number (NIN). Its Executive Secretary, Dr…

Features

FG hid COVID-19 infections among NIMC staff from others – Union

John Ogunsemore Jan 8, 2021 0

The President of the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria, NIMC unit, Asekokhai Lucky, said that three officials at NIMC headquarters contracted COVID-19 but the Federal Government hid the information from other workers. He…

Government

Federal Government Approves Replacement Policy on Phone SIM –NCC

Jessica Dogo Jan 2, 2021 0

The Federal Government has approved a replacement policy for subscribers whose Subscribers Identification Module (SIM) may have been lost, stolen, misplaced or damaged. Dr Ikechukwu Adinde, Director, Public Affairs, Nigerian…

Government

Federal Government Extends NIN Registration by 6 Weeks -Taskforce

Jessica Dogo Dec 22, 2020 0

The Federal Government has extended registration for the National Identity Number (NIN) by up to six weeks, from Dec. 30 to Feb. 9, 2021, and cancelled the use of Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) charges for…

News

COVID-19: Nigerians furious at NIMC as crowd besieges office for NIN

John Ogunsemore Dec 21, 2020 0

Nigerians have faulted the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) after a crowd of potential NIN registrants besieged its office in Alausa, Ikeja area of Lagos in apparent violation of COVID-19 protocols. This came a few days…

Economy

NCC Implements New SIM Registration Rules

Jessica Dogo Dec 15, 2020 0

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has implemented the new Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) Cards rules in the country. NCC Director of Public Affairs, Dr Ikechukwu Adinde, made this known in a statement on…

News

We Are Still Test Running National Identity App – NIMC

Tony Abu Momoh Aug 18, 2020 0

It is expected to display the full details of Nigerians who have been registered in the NIMC database

Government

603 Repentant Boko Haram members to be re-integrated into society by July – NIMC

News Agency of Nigeria Jun 15, 2020 0

National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has disclosed that 900 repentant Boko Haram insurgents have been registered with the agency. According to a statement obtained by The Cable, Aliyu Aziz, NIMC Director-General disclosed the…

Government

COVID19: NIMC Suspends Enrollment Nationwide

Ahmed Ubandoma Mar 24, 2020 0

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has suspended its enrollment across the country to prevent the spread of COVID-19. NIMC Head of Corporate Communication, Mr Kayode Adegoke, said this on Tuesday in a statement in…

Government

Reps to Investigate NIMC over Identification Number

Temitope Ponle Feb 19, 2020 0

The House of Representatives has directed its Committee on Population to investigate the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) over the registration of Nigerians for the National Identity Number (NIN). The decision…

Sports

Anthony Joshua enrolls for National Identification Number in Nigeria (Photos)

John Ogunsemore Feb 19, 2020 0

World boxing heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua has enrolled for the National Identification Number (NIN) in Nigeria. NIN is the unique number that identifies a Nigerian for life and is issued by the National Identity Management…

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JAMB Registrar- JAMB To Discontinue N100m Allocation To State Offices

Mohammed Lawal Dec 19, 2019 0

Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, Registrar, Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), on Wednesday, said that the board would no longer give the usual N100 million to its state offices. Oloyede made the disclosure at the opening of a two-day…

Government

Buhari Approves Re-appointment of NIMC Boss for Second Term

Jacinta Nwachukwu Nov 22, 2019 0

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the re-appointment of Aliyu Aziz, Director-General, National Identity Management Commission, (NIMC) for a second term. Mr Abdulhamid Umar, General Manager, Operations and Corporate…

Politics

Payment for National e-ID Card begins in 2022 -NIMC

Abujah Racheal Jan 31, 2019 0

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) says payment for issuance of National Identity Card would begin in 2022. NIMC Director General Mr Aliyu Aziz, said this at the lunch time reform seminar on National Digital Identity…

News

Federal Government to Enforce Use of National Identification Number January 2019

Tony Abu Momoh Sep 19, 2018 0

The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced that it will start enforcing the mandatory use of the National Identification Number (NIN) in all official transactions in the country with effect from the 1st of January 2019. The news was…

Government

NIMC registers 31 million Nigerians for NIN

Jacinta Nwachukwu/Uche Bibilari Jul 25, 2018 0

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) says it had captured over 31 million Nigerians in its data base as at July 2018. Mr Loveday Chika, Head of Cooperate Communication, NIMC disclosed this in an interview with the News…

News

Oyinlola resigns as NIMC Chairman

Victor Adeoti May 10, 2018 0

A former governor of Osun, Mr Olagunsoye Oyinlola, has resigned his appointment as the Chairman of National Identity Management Commission (NIMC). Oyinlola, in a resignation letter dated May 9, and addressed to President Muhammadu…

Government

Fund hindering inclusion of Nigerians in Diaspora in database – NIMC

News Agency of Nigeria Oct 22, 2017 0

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) says lack of funds was hindering commencement of registration of Nigerians in the Diaspora. The Head, Corporate Communications of NIMC, Mr Loveday Ogbonna, made this known during an…

Government

NIMC targets registration of 28m Nigerians by end of 2017

News Agency of Nigeria Aug 5, 2017 0

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…

Government

Dambazau tasks NIMC on national ID number for all Nigerians

News Agency of Nigeria Aug 4, 2017 1

The Minister of Interior, retired Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau, has urged the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to fast track the process of issuing all Nigerians with the National Identification Number (NIN). The minister…

Government

NCC approves release of SIM registration data to NIMC

Owolabi Oluwasegun Aug 31, 2016 0

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has agreed to release the commission’s data from the ongoing Subscriber Identification Mode (SIM) cards registration exercise to the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC). Prof. Umar…