The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has extended the Diaspora enrolment programme, which kicked off in South Africa early this month, to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and United Kingdom (UK).

Nearly a decade since its inception, the Boko Haram conflict has continued to see a rising human cost. In the Lake Chad Basin (LCB) region and the BAY (Borno, Adamawa, Yobe) States...

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has said that it is set to commence enrolment of Nigerian adults and children in South Africa into the National...

Engr. Aliyu Aziz, director-general of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), has said that the Federal Government launch of the new Digital Identity Ecosystem programme is to facilitate the collection of citizens’ biometric data nationwide within the shortest time possible. Aziz gave the explanation in Abuja at the lunch time reform seminar organised by the…

Nearly a decade since its inception, the Boko Haram conflict has continued to see a rising human cost. In the Lake Chad Basin (LCB) region and the BAY (Borno, Adamawa, Yobe) States, it has displaced over 2.4 million people within this period, with 1.9 million of the displaced coming from Nigeria alone. In addition, some…

The Federal Government said it launched the new Digital Identity Ecosystem programme to facilitate the collection of citizens’ biometric data nationwide within the shortest time possible.The Director-General, National Identity Management Commission ....

The Federal Government launched the new Digital Identity Ecosystem programme so as to facilitate the collection of citizens’ biometric data nationwide within the shortest time possible.

The Director-General, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Mr Muhtar Usman has commended the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) on the easy process of enrolling into the National Identity Database (NIDB). Usman gave the commendation on Friday,while enrolling for his National Identification Number (NIN) at the NIMC Abuja Headquarters. The D-G expressed his delight and satisfaction…

National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has said registration and issuance of national identity card would attract payment as from 2022. Director-General, NIMC, Aliyu Aziz, made the disclosure at the Lunch Time Reform Seminar on “The National Digital Identity Ecosystem Strategic Road Map for the Enrolment of Nigerians and Legal Residents into the National Identity Database…

Paradigm Initiative has called for the immediate suspension of the enforcement of National Identification Number (NIN) as announced by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC).

The multi-prong approach to achieving the set target of including 80 per cent of the country’s adult population in the financial system come 2020, is gaining traction, as the initiatives, led by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) recorded improved numbers and affirmation, shortly before the end of last year. The confidence-building information, contained in…

In line with Federal Government directive, the implementation of mandatory usage of the National Identification Number (NIN) took effect on January 1, 2019, the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has announced. At its meeting on September 12, 2018 chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) approved the new National Digital Identity…