NIMC
27 Mar
With more data about peoples’ lives being stored online such as health care, financial and travel records, it is becoming substantially harder to track where one’s information is available and who can access it.
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…
21 Mar
The federal government has inaugurated the Nigeria Digital Identification for Development (ID4D) Project Ecosystem Steering Committee.The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) said the inauguration ...
18 Mar
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has dismissed that its database was compromised as a result of the undersea cable cut, which disrupted the services of banks and telecom operators in Nigeria. This is contained in a statement by the Head of Corporate Communications of NIMC, Mr Kayode Adegoke, in Abuja. The commission assured Nigerians…
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).
18 Mar
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) are strategically collaborating to enhance processes relating to National Identification Number (NIN)-SIM linkage.
29 Feb
The deadline for the linkage of subscribers Identification module (SIM) cards to National Identification Number (NIN) ended yesterday as directed by the Federal Government through the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).
28 Feb
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has revealed plans to enroll between 20 million and 25 million NINs by the end of 2024 through its five-point agenda.
27 Feb
Telecommunication subscribers have appealed to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to extend the NIN-SIM linkage deadline from tomorrow to March 31, 2024.
25 Feb
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has charged the Commission’s Front End Enrolment Partners (FEPs) to ensure that no one is left out of the National Identity Number (NIN) registration process.
1 Feb
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has distributed additional enrolment systems to all the states as part of steps to ease NIN enrolment challenges and increase operational capacity.
26 Jan
Few days after the commencement of the sale of forms for the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), prospective applicants have expressed frustration over their inability to link their telephone lines with their National Identification Number
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