NIMC<\/a> wants to assure the public that verification and authentication services would be restored once the maintenance is concluded.\u201d<\/p>\nThe NIMC apologised for the downtime, promising to restore the service while recommending the use of the alternative tokenisation verification platform made available through the NIMC app.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Commission apologises for any inconveniences this might cause our esteemed customers, and all hands are on deck to ensure speedy restoration.<\/p>\n
\u201cMeanwhile, the public can make use of the alternative Tokenisation verification platform,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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