NIN
2 days ago
An IT expert and the Head, Sydani Technologies Limited, Noble Ajuonu, has urged the Federal Government to harmonise the National Identification Number (NIN), Bank Verification Number (BVN) and Voter Identification Numbers (VIN) to tackle the increasing insecurity in the country.
4 days ago
Mr Noble Ajuonu, Head, Sydani Technologies Ltd., has called on the Federal Government to harmonise National Identification Number (NIN) and Bank Verification Number (BVN) to tackle crimes and insecurity in the country.
10 Apr
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has been urged to improve on the layer of security around its self-service app for National Identification Number (NIN).
2 Apr
The World Bank has commended the performance of Nigeria in the race to ensure citizens are digitally identified through the Nigeria Identity for National Development (ID4D) project.
30 Mar
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has announced the fees that Nigerians are required to pay to modify the data on their National Identification Number (NIN). NIMC last weekend disclosed that corrections can be made to name, date of birth, and phone numbers incorrectly registered with their NIN on a newly launched mobile application. READ…
30 Mar
Following the reported incident of unauthorised National Identification Number (NIN) verification by expressverify.com, investigation reveals that a third-party who, among others, was originally authorised to provide verification services ...
29 Mar
Disconnected Subscribers Identification Module (SIM) cards as a result of unverified National Identification Number (NIN) may hit 50 million from the second phase of the disconnection of unlinked SIMs to NIN exercise, which begins today, March 29.
29 Mar
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) expert, Ibrahim Olasege, has called for synergy between the National Identity Number (NIN) and the Bank Verification Number (BVN) systems in Nigeria to achieve a multipurpose central database.
23 Mar
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has unveiled a mobile application for modification of data on the National Identification Number (NIN). Nigerians can make corrections of name, date of birth, phone numbers incorrectly registered with their NIN on the mobile application, the commission said in a post on X. https://twitter.com/nimc_ng/status/1771489160806678973 The application and online portal…
20 Mar
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18 Mar
The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC), says it will investigate the alleged unauthorised access to the personal data of enrollees by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC).
4 Mar
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has explained why some telecommunications subscribers who had earlier linked their SIM cards to their National Identification Numbers (NINs) had their mobile lines barred. Last week, the NCC gave a directive to telecom service providers to bar subscribers, who did not link their phone numbers to their NIN on or before…
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