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The Federal Government has said arrangements are ongoing to replace the Bank Verification Numbers (BVN) with the National Identity Numbers (NIN). The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy Dr Isa Pantami, who disclosed this to…

The ongoing National Identification Number and Subscriber Identity Module integration exercise has been extended by eight weeks, the Federal Government announced on Tuesday morning. It said the new deadline was now April 6, 2021. This…

Telecommunications companies have been given approval to register Nigerians for their National Identity Numbers, NIN. The director-general of the National Identity Management Commission, Aliyu Aziz, confirmed the development on…

The National Identification Card or National Identity Number (NIN) issued in Kwara before 2012 is not valid, the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has announced. Kwara NIMC acting coordinator Paul Popoola disclosed this on…

The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps(FRSC), Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi on Friday, announced the corps plan to introduce a digital driver’s licence that would guard against theft. Oyeyemi made the announcement in Abuja at the year’s first…

The Federal Government has said that the use of National Identification Number (NIN) is now a mandatory requirement for registration for Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) by candidates. Minister of Education, Malam Adamu…

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…

Diplomats can now obtain the National Identity Number (NIN) from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from January 19, the Nigerian government has said. This was disclosed in a statement signed by Femi Adeluyi, the technical assistant to the…

The Federal government has approved closure of enrolments at the headquarters of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and created 20 new centres within Abuja and its environs. The Minister of Communications and Digital…

The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dr Boboye Oyeyemi has made provision of National Identification Number (NIN) compulsory for all categories of vehicle registration, effective from the second quarter of 2021. According…

Nigeria’s Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, has said that up to seven SIM cards can be linked to one National Identification Number (NIN) on the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) Mobile App launched…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has warned Nigerians against the sale of their National Identity Number (NIN) for monetary benefits. WITHIN NIGERIA reports that there has been a surge in the number of Nigerians…

Workers at the National Identity Management Commission have embarked on a strike action. The notice of strike was signed by the President of the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria, NIMC branch, Lucky Michael, and its…

The National Identity Management Commission, on Wednesday, says National Identification Number holders are required to pay N15,000 to correct their dates of birth in the commission’s database. NIMC Regional Coordinator, Funmi Opesanwo,…

The Federal Government has suspended workers fingered in extortion at enrolment centres of the National Identity Management Commission. It was learnt that the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, ordered the…

The Federal Government of Nigerian has given new conditions for telecommunication service subscribers to replace damaged, misplaced, lost or stolen SIM cards. In a joint statement signed by the Director, Public Affairs, Nigerian…

The launch of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) mobile app has been approved by the federal government for subscribers to link their national identification number (NIN) with "up to six extra" phone numbers. The launch…

Large crowds have gathered at the headquarters of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) in Lagos and Abuja, to register for their National Identification Number (NIN). This comes as the Federal Government, through the…

The Federal Government on Monday extended the deadline for linking the National Identity Card number with the SIM card registration by three weeks. Subscribers with NIN now have till January 19 to register while those who are yet to…

Short codes to enable customers link their National Identity Numbers (NINs) with Subscriber Identity Modules (SIM) have been unveiled by Telecom operators. This is coming after two weeks ultimatum was handed over to subscribers and…