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5 Jan
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) said it will sanction staff without the National Identification Number (NIN).In a memo handed to all employees yesterday, with the title: “Compulsory NIN For All Staff,” NIMC said it has come to management notice...
4 Jan
The total National Identification Numbers (NIN) issued by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has hit 104.16 million as of December 2023.
27 Dec
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) said Nigerians applying to change their date of birth on the National Identification Number (NIN) database would henceforth be required to provide an electronic civil registration and vital statistics system...
2 Dec
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced that from April 2024, accounts without Bank Verification Number (BVN) and National Identity Number (NIN) will be frozen.
1 Dec
The Central Bank of Nigeria has warned bank account holders that accounts without a Bank Verification Number (BVN) and National Identification Number (NIN) will be frozen.
25 Nov
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, yesterday, declared that he would not contest against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election. 
24 Nov
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has announced that obtaining a Certificate of Occupancy (C-of-O) in Abuja will now require a National Identification Number (NIN) and Bank Verification Number (BVN).
20 Sep 2023
“Every person has a right to participate fully in their society and be recognised as a person before the law” (UDHR & ICCPR article 16). Yet, as of 2021 an estimated 850 million globally have no official proof of their identity, which is essential to protecting their rights and enabling access ...
12 Sep 2023
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has assured Nigerians of a seamless registration process for the National Identification Number (NIN) across the nation and in the diaspora. NIMC acting Director General, Mrs Abisoye Coker-Odusote, gave the assurance in a statement on Monday in Abuja. She said that NIN registration remained free for all eligible citizens,…
7 Aug 2023
The Nigerian Citizens Welfare Project (NCWP) has urged the government to urgently re-enact the era of essential commodity distribution to the people. NCWP stressed that this should be done immediately, while the Federal and state Governments...
2 Aug 2023
More Nigerians have been issued National Identification Numbers (NIN) as National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) added 634,603 new enrollees to its database, according to records for July.
12 Jul 2023
Former interior minister Rauf Aregbesola has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to integrate voters' registers with the National Identification Number (NIN) database to maintain the country's elections' integrity and transparency. Aregbesola made the remarks on Tuesday at the 7th International Conference of the Professional Statisticians Society of Nigeria (PSSN) at Nasarawa State University,…

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An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Thursday discharged and acquitted a 23-year-old student, Victory Tasie, charged with defiling his girlfriend.
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