The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) is to take National Identification Number (NIN) enrolment to the grassroots and wards nationwide.

NIMC announced yesterday that registration and enrolment for NIN issuance at wards nationwide will commence on Monday, February 16, 2026.

Head, Corporate Communications, NIMC, Dr Kayode Adegoke, in a statement yesterday, said this nationwide exercise is designed to ensure the comprehensive registration of every Nigerian citizen and legal resident, including children and adults, into the National Identity Database.

Adegoke, who told The Guardian that NIMC has, as of January, issued 127 million NINs to Nigerians, said the enrolment will be conducted free of charge, in furtherance of the Federal Government’s renewed hope agenda of President Bola Tinubu, aimed at promoting inclusive governance, national development, and access to identity services.

According to him, the ward-level enrolment initiative represents a strategic step towards deepening identity inclusion, decentralising services, and bringing registration to the ward level (communities).