The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) is pleased to announce that the National Identification Number (NIN) Verification Service (NVS) portal, which went down a few days ago due to maintenance by one of the Commission’s network service providers of it’s infrastructure, has been fully restored. The Commission made the disclosure …
Read More »JAMB’s inclusion of NIN for UTME registration has reduced impersonation – CBT operators
Bukola Afeni CBT operators in the country said the introduction of NIN for UTME registration has reduced the level of exam fraud during the ongoing Joint Admission and Matriculation Board exam(JAMB). A CBT operator in Bwari Area Council, Mr Uche Newton said the linkage of NIN to the slip of …
Read More »JAMB extends UTME exam by 2 weeks
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board( JAMB), has extended the registration of Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), and the Direct Entry, (DE) by two weeks. JAMB Registrar, Prof Ishaq Oloyede made the disclosure at a press conference in Abuja. The Registrar said the decision came up at the end of …
Read More »FG extends NIN- SIM linkage by 8 weeks
Bukola Afeni The Federal Government has extended the ongoing National Identification Number, (NIN) and Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) by 8 weeks, with a new deadline of April 6, 2021. The Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami made the disclosure at the Ministerial Taskforce on NIN-SIM registration. …
Read More »47.8M NINs have been registered – Ministerial TaskForce
Bukola Afeni The Technical Implementation Committee under the Ministerial Task Force said a total of 47.8 million NINs have been collected by mobile operators. The committee made the disclosure in a statement signed by the Director of Public Affairs of NCC, Dr Ikechukwu Adinde. The statement went further to …
Read More »NIN : NIMC list out 50 centres in Abuja, Lagos
Victoria Ogunrinde The National Identification Management Commission (NIMC) offices in Lagos and Abuja, on Thursday released a list of 50 National Identification Number enrolment centres in both cities. Following the large number of people visiting the NIMC offices and its inability to accommodate them, the Commission published the list …
Read More »NIMC: Why Pantami should act fast?
By Seye Adebayo The National Identity Number popularly known as NIN is a set of unique 11-numbers issued to individuals/citizens who have registered with the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC). The NIMC captures the digital identity of all citizens and issued them the NIN as their unique digital identity. The …
Read More »NIN: NIMC workers begin strike action
Victoria Ogunrinde Staffs of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) on Thursday begin strike over poor funding and exposure to contracting novel coronavirus. President of the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria, NIMC branch, Lucky Michael, and its Secretary, Odia Victor made this known a communique issued at …
Read More »NIN: NIMC official says correction of date of birth attracts N15,000
Victoria Ogunrinde The National Identity Management Commission, on Wednesday, says National Identification Number holders will be required to pay N15,000 to correct their dates of birth in the commission’s database. NIMC Regional Coordinator, Funmi Opesanwo, stated this on Wednesday at the commission’s office in the Alausa area of Lagos …
Read More »NIN: FG suspends NIMC staffs over extortion allegations
Victoria Ogunrinde The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, has ordered the immediate suspension of staffs of the National Identification Management Commission (NIMC), allegedly involved in extortion of National Identification Number (NIN) applicants. The directive came on the heels of public outcry that some personnel of the …
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