Tag: NIN

20Jan By dthataNo Comments

News

12.3m Subscribers Await SIM Linkage With NIN

About 12.3 million active SIM cards are yet to be linked with their owners’ National Identity Numbers (NINs). This is as the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) confirmed on Tuesday that a total of 47.8m phone users had supplied their NINs to telecom operators. It was learnt that the over 12 million SIM cards were pending because most of the users do not have the national identity numbers. There is an average of three to four SIMs per telecom subscriber in the country, according to the NCC. This means about 191.2m active SIM cards have so far been linked to their owners’ unique identity numbers. Nigeria’s teledensity rose by 2.2 per cent from 104.4 per cent to 106.6 per cent in October, increasing the number of telecom subscribers to 203.5 million, according to NCC ...

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20Jan By dthataNo Comments

Politics

INEC Planning To Make NIN Compulsory For Voter Registration

The Independent National Electoral Commission is considering making the National Identity Number a precondition for registering voters when the continuous voter registration exercise commences in a few weeks. A national commissioner at INEC disclosed this during an interview with The PUNCH on Tuesday. He said the NIN would help tackle challenges of underage voting, alien voting and other challenges associated with registration. The national commissioner, who wished to remain anonymous because he was not authorised to speak, said a final decision would soon be reached. The INEC official explained that the permanent voter card was only supposed to be in use for a maximum of 10 years, adding that most countries rely on a national database and not the Permanent Voter Card for v...

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20Jan By dthataNo Comments

Crime

Illegal NIN Enrollment Centre Operators Arrested In Kano

The National Identity Management Commission has busted some illegal centres carrying out registration for the National Identity Number in Kano State. Operators of the centres were arrested during a raid by NIMC officials who handed them over to the police for investigation. Some of the items found at the centres include NIMC slips, fake plastic ID cards and other documents belonging to the NIMC which shouldn’t be found under the custody of any other person. In a video uploaded on the official Twitter handle of the NIMC, the Commission’s legal officer in Kano said the operation was done in conjunction with a team from Abuja. He said, “We went around Kano together to check for illegal operations that were going on in some places, more particularly business centres and some ...

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19Jan By dthataNo Comments

Politics

NIMC Disowns Fake Twitter Account

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has disowned a Twitter account fraudulently posing as the commission. “The Twitter account @NIMC_ng is an imposter account. The official Twitter account of the National Identity Management Commission is @nimc_ng,” it said in a disclaimer on Tuesday. The commission also warned the public against giving their personal information to “fraudsters using parody accounts.” The disclaimer came against the backdrop of increasing engagements with the parody account over the National Identity Numbers (NIN) linkage with SIM cards. Meanwhile, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami said on Tuesday that a total of 47.8 million NINs had been collected ahead of February 2021 deadline.

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19Jan By dthataNo Comments

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NIMC: FG Extends NIN-SIM Linking Till February 9 2021

Public Notice!!!! All Nigerians and legal residents are advised to enroll for their national identification number (NIN) and link them before february 9th, 2021. Enroll for your national identification NUMBER (NIN) today!!! Please remember, nin enrollment is FREE.

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18Jan By dthataNo Comments

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Outdated NIMC Facilities Stalling NIN-SIM Linkage

With about 22 days to the February 9 deadline for the enrolment, verification and linking of the National Identification Numbers (NIN) to Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards, telecoms operators have raised the alarm over the challenge they have with the backend integration of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC). The Guardian gathered that one of the reasons many subscribers had not received any confirmation from their network operators, after submitting their NINs is because there has been no seamless confirmation from the backend of the NIMC. In other words, for every NIN registered by Nigerians and sent to telecoms operators, the service providers are expected to confirm the authenticity (verification) of the owner from the backend of NIMC, but, accordin...

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17Jan By dthataNo Comments

Politics

NIN Is Mandatory For Foreign Diplomats – Isa Pantami

The Federal Government says National Identity Numbers is mandatory for foreign diplomats, saying that an enrolment centre has been established for them at the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, said this in a statement by his Technical Assistant, Dr Femi Adeluyi, on Sunday. The statement read, “The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has approved the setting up of a National Identity Number (NIN) enrolment centre at the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs. “The desk will be set up by Tuesday, 19th of January, 2021. “This enrolment centre will provide support for members of the Diplomatic Corps and will be managed by the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital...

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17Jan By dthataNo Comments

News

We Leave Home Early, Abandon Work To Get NIN Without Success — Applicants

From afar, his long puzzled face was conspicuous . At noon on Friday, Boniface Ani and his wife , Doris, had spent over six hours at the Alausa centre of the National Identity Management Commission in Lagos , waiting for a miracle to happen in an attempt to get their National Identity Numbers. The couple had grown weary of a crowd milling around the entrance gate of the commission sharing premises with the Lagos headquarters of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps. After writing their names on a list provided by the NIMC officials, they were told to return in February for capturing as there was a backlog of previous applications on the rack . Ani , who runs an accounting firm in the Ikeja area of the state , was torn in -between frustration and anxiety, unsure of getting...

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16Jan By dthataNo Comments

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FG Orders Immediate Closure Of Enrolment Activities At NIMC Headquarters

The Federal Government has ordered immediate closure of enrolment activities at the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) Headquarters, Abuja and reactivation of 20 centers within the FCT to make the process of NIN enrolment much easier from Monday, January 18th 2021. A statement signed by the Head, Corporate Communications, NIMC Kayode Adegoke advised members of the public, residents and visitors to the FCT wishing to enrol for the National Identification Number (NIN) to use any of the following NIMC centers: State Office 2nd Floor, Block C, No 4 Maputo Street, Zone 3, Wuse, Abuja. Area Councils: Abaji – Abaji Secretariat Complex, Legislative Section Abaji, FCT -Abuja; AMAC- AMAC Secretariat Annex, Kabusa Junction Apo, FCT- Abuja; BWARI- Area Council Complex Bwari, FCT...

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16Jan By dthataNo Comments

Politics

Buhari’s Ministers Divided Over Cancellation Of NIN Registration

The ongoing National Identifi­cation Number (NIN) enrol­ment exercise in the midst of the deadly second wave of COVID-19 has caused a sharp divi­sion among President Muhammadu Buhari’s ministers, Daily Indepen­dent has gathered. A presidency source said the is­sue has thrown the ministers into opposing camps as majority of them want the exercise suspended while the other camp, led by Dr. Isa Ali Pan­tami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, wants the ex­ercise to continue. Since the commencement of the exercise, there have been concerns as crowds thronged the offices of the Na­tional Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and registration centres after the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) directed telecommunication compa­nies to block SIM cards not registered w...

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13Jan By dthataNo Comments

News

BVN-Generated NIN Not Useful – NIMC

At first, the NIMC denied that fact that there was any sort of harmonisation. They even issued a public statement that they didn't do any Harmonisation of their National Identity database with any other type of database whatsoever.. Now, they came back to issue another Public Notice. “If your NIN Number was generated due to the harmonisation of the BVN records with that of the National Identity Database, then, you will NOT have access to the NIMC Mobile-App, and also, your NIN-SIM INTEGRATION will be INVALID..”

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11Jan By dthataNo Comments

News

NIN: Beware Of Fake App, NIMC Warns Nigerians

The National Identity Management Commission has warned the public to beware of a fake app that claims to help link the National Identity Number to SIM cards. In a post on its Twitter handle, NIMC dissociated itself from the app saying it is run by fraudsters who use it to harvest people’s NIN and Bank Verification Number. “The app was not created by NIMC or the Federal Government of Nigeria. It is run by fraudsters who are currently harvesting people’s NINs and BVNs by default,” NIMC said. The Commission advised people to protect their data and stop disclosing personal information to unauthorised persons or platforms. The PUNCH recently reported that a mobile app launched by NIMC can be used to link seven SIM cards to one NIN. This is according to the Minister of Communi...

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11Jan By dthataNo Comments

Health

COVID-19: NIN Registration May Be Suspended – Minister Of State For Health

Dr. Olorunnimbe Mamora, Minister of State for Health, Monday said that the ongoing registration and National Identification Number enrolment may be suspended due to the rise in the number of Covid-19 cases in the country. As at yesterday, 100,087 cases have been confirmed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). 1358 are reported dead since Coronavirus stormed Nigeria on February, 2020. Also, about 80,030 persons have been treated and discharged. On Sunday 10, 2021, NCDC confirmed 1,544 new infections of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. This however is a wake-up call to all Nigerian that Covid-19 is real. In other to stem the spread, Mamora while playing host on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme today, said it would be wise if NIN enrolment and r...

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10Jan By dthataNo Comments

News

FG Reveals 7 SIM Cards Can Be Linked To One NIN

Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, said on Friday that seven SIM cards can be linked to one National Identification Number on the National Identity Management Commission Mobile App launched recently. The minister said the ministry and NIMC are working on transforming the NIN enrolment process and the onward linkage to SIM cards as required by the Nigerian Communication Commission. “We developed an app, when you go online, you will see it. That app, as long as you have your NIMC number, you will only download it without visiting any office. You will be able to link up to seven SIM numbers to only one. I have already downloaded the app, launched the app, and already linked some of my numbers immediately. This is part of digitalisation,” he said. Pant...

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9Jan By dthataNo Comments

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NIN: NIMC Workers Suspend Strike

Workers of the National Identity Management Commission have suspended the industrial action which they embarked upon on Thursday over the fear of COVID-19 spread in the agency. It was gathered that the workers decided to put the strike on hold after a meeting with the Federal Government , where it was agreed that the demands of the employees would be addressed . The President, Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria , NIMC Unit , Asekokhai Lucky , confirmed the suspension of the strike to our correspondent in Abuja . He said workers of the commission across the country were being contacted to resume work by Monday and begin the enrolment of citizens for National Identity Numbers.

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7Jan By dthataNo Comments

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NIN Holders To Pay N15,000 To Correct Date Of Birth, 5000 For Name, Address – NIMC

THE National Identity Management Commission, NIMC, yesterday, declared that correction of details in the National Identity Number, NIN, would attract varying charges. The NIMC Regional Coordinator in Alausa, Lagos, Funmi Opensanwo, who spoke on a Television Programme, Sunrise Daily, said the charges vary from correction of details like name, address, card renewal or replacement, and date of birth. Reacting to allegations that officials of NIMC have been demanding illegal fees from Nigerians to link their NIN to their sim cards, Opensanwo said: “The money we charge is for modification fee. “For the date of birth correction, the processing fee is N15, 000. For card renewal or card replacement, there is a processing fee of N5, 000. “For a modification of your name and address,...

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7Jan By dthataNo Comments

News

NIN: NCC Denies Mass Disconnection Of Telephone Lines

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has denied the mass disconnection of subscribers. The clarification was contained in a statement issued yesterday by its Director of Public Affairs, Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde. It read: “The attention of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has been drawn to numerous publications in both print and electronic media regarding the unfounded fears of mass disconnection of telephone subscribers as a result of the ongoing linkage of SIM registration records with the National Identity Number (NIN). “It is, therefore, necessary for the commission to issue this clarification to allay fears of subscribers and the general public.” The regulator noted that most of the publications were based on the erroneous assumption that for every netwo...

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4Jan By dthataNo Comments

Politics

NIN: FG Suspends Workers Over Extortion At NIMC Centres

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), on Thursday, warned members of its staff cashing in amid the ongoing NIN registration nationwide to desist as they risk seven years in jail when caught. The Honourable Minister, Dr. Isa Pantami has today directed the suspension of NIMC staff involved in extortion of applicants at its Bauchi and Kaduna State Offices. The Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, @DrIsaPantami directs the immediate suspension of staff extorting applicants at NIMC enrolment centers.

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11Jan By dthataNo Comments

Education

Why We Suspended Use Of NIN For 2020 Exams – JAMB

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Saturday has suspended the use of National Identity Number for registration for the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination UTME because of inadequate enrollment centres. JAMB Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede said this during a briefing journalists in Abuja on Saturday at the headquarters of the board in Bwari, Abuja. The board noted that the 1,000 enrollment centres operated by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) nationwide were not enough to successfully register applicants ahead of the conduct of the examinations. Registration for this year’s examination will commence on Monday 13 January and end on the 17 of February while the examination will start on 14 of March and end on the 4 of April 2020. ...

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11Jan By dthataNo Comments

Education

JAMB Suspends National Identification Number (NIN) As Requirement For UTME 2020

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has suspended the use of the National Identification Number for registration for the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination UTME. The registrar of JAMB, Ishaq Oloyede, who stated this while briefing journalists in Abuja on Saturday, said the move was to provide more time for candidates to get their national identification numbers. He said the suspension was also to address the technical challenges experienced at some centres. He asked candidates to disregard the use of NIN for the 2020 registration and strictly comply with other procedures for the registration. He however said that JAMB will consider the use of NIMC for 2021 exams. The board last year said from 2020, candidates will register for its examinations w...

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11Jan By dthataNo Comments

Aware

How To Retrieve Your NIN Without Visiting Their Office

For those of our children finding it difficult to register for NIN through NIMC offices, most of them no longer needs to sleep at NIMC office again. NIMC has setup a ussd server to dispense NIN number to them from the comfortable of their homes. Dial * 346# and follow the screen prompts. Your NIN will be displayed. *Caution:* before dialing this code, ensure you do the following: You must dial from a sim that is associated with a previous registration of either voters card, drivers licence, bvn or any other registration that got your thumbprint and photo. You must have at least N20 call credit on the line Prepare a sheet of paper and pen or get ready to screenshot the NIN when displayed as it will not be displayed more than once Do not try the code if on a low charge o...

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19Dec By dthataNo Comments

Education

Ishaq Oloyede Insists On The Use Of NIN To Register For UTME

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says no amount of “smear campaign” can prevent it from using the National Identity Management Number (NIM) in the conduct of its exams. Ishaq Oloyede, the board’s registrar, spoke on Wednesday during a meeting with CBT centres, technical advisors, and service providers at the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, Kaduna state. JAMB had earlier announced its partnershipwith the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to clampdown on impersonation and other forms of exam malpractice ahead of its forthcoming Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). In the wake of its decision to use NIM during the 2020 UTME, Oloyede said those benefitting from registration and exam frauds have continued to mount a negative campaign a...

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4Dec By dthataNo Comments

Education

Malpractices: WAEC Withdraws 1992, 1993 Candidates’ Certificates

The West African Examinations Council has released the list of impounded certificates of candidates, who were believed to have engaged in malpractices during its examinations held as far back as December 1992 and 1993. The council released the examination years and certificate numbers of the affected candidates, noting that the nature of their malpractices was impersonation. Our correspondent sighted the list of indicted WAEC candidates as published in the weekly bulletin of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board released on Monday. In the JAMB bulletin, WAEC identified the candidates as, “Ukaumunna C. December 1992 examination with certificate number, NGSP 0233613; Chinna H. December 1993 with certificate number, NGSP 0572427; Koffi E. December 1993, with number NGSP 04...

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14Nov By dthataNo Comments

Education

UTME: Reps Asks JAMB To Suspend NIN Requirement For Candidates

he House of Representatives has called on the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to suspend the policy of National Identification Number (NIN) as requirement for intending candidates. This came following a motion presented by Zainab Gimba (APC, Borno) who called on JAMB to review the policy on the use of NIN for prospective applicants until 2021. Leading the debate, Gimba said it was necessary for JAMB to review the timeline pending the establishment of more enrolment centres by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) across the country. According to her, an official of NIMC had recently disclosed that, less than 20 percent of Nigerians are captured in their database. She further expressed concern that, although Nigerians turned out to be captured by NIMC, ...

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7Oct By dthataNo Comments

News

SIM Registration: NCC Makes NIN Compulsory

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that registration of new Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards will now require the presentation of the National Identity Number (NIN).NCC, which said the enforcement of the new rule takes effect soon, noted that the move became necessary following the rising criminality in the country. According to its Executive Vice Chairman (EVC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, the policy is in line with the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) Act 2007 relating to NIN regulations, which provide that a person must provide his/her unique number to register a SIM card.Consequently, Danbatta said the NCC, in collaboration with relevant stakeholders, had set in motion mechanisms for compliance. Meanwhile, Nigeria added 1.95 million new subscri...

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9Mar By ZIHONo Comments

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Hajj: NIMC Urges Intending Pilgrims To Collect National Identity

The National Identity Management Commission has advised intending pilgrims to the 2018 Hajj in Saudi Arabia that they must obtain National Identity Number before being allowed to travel. NIMC Managing Director, Aliyu Aziz, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday in Abuja. Aziz said obtaining NIN is a precondition to all intending pilgrims for the pilgrimage. He explained that the action became imperative following request by the Saudi Arabian authorities for adequate data on pilgrims performing the Hajj. He said: “The commission in partnership with the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria made it compulsory on all pilgrims to obtain NIN so we can meet the mandatory requirement of the Saudi Arabian authorities on data supply.’’ He commended NAH...

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23Jan By ZIHONo Comments

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Federal Govt Makes Use Of National ID Compulsory – NIMC

The Federal Government has approval the gazette of supplementary regulations for the mandatory use of the National Identity Number (NIN), and other identification platforms. The Managing Director, National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Mr Aliyu Aziz, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Tuesday in Abuja. He said the step would allow the commission to deliver on its mandate as expected and in record time. According to him, the Federal Government has gazetted and published five Regulations, following an approval from the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and the Minister of Justice in November, 2017. “The gazetted regulations are: ‘Mandatory Use of the National Identification Number (NIN) Regulations, 2017’; ‘Nigeria Biometrics ...

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15Nov By ZIHONo Comments

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NIMC Won’t Fail Nigerians – Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has said it would not fail Nigerians in its core mandate of regulating national identity enrolment and issuance of National Identification Number (NIN) and national e-ID card. Chairman of NIMC, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola made the pledge on Wednesday at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja while hosting the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba AbdulRasheed Akanbi Telu I. Oyinlola added that the commission was also taking seriously its other services which include identity data harmonisation and authentication. Prince Oyinlola who with the management of the commission used the opportunity to register the monarch in a demonstration assured Nigerians that the NIMC would continue to do its best to serve Nigeria. He also used the occasion to appeal t...

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1Aug By Czar Owolabi MarcusNo Comments

News

No Identity Number, No Passport From 2018 – NIS Boss

From January 1, 2018, anybody without National Identification Number issued by the National Identity Management Commission will not be able to procure Nigerian passport. The condition applies to both first-time applicants and those renewing their expired document. The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Mr. Mohammed Babandede, disclosed this to State House correspondents after a meeting of database harmonisation committee held inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Tuesday. Babandede said the decision was taken as part of the Federal Government’s efforts to ease the process of doing business in the country. He said henceforth, there would be no need for individuals to have their biometrics captured by the NIS and NIMC separately. He said, “The harmonisat...

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