The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has issued a stern warning to Nigerians, urging them to refrain from disclosing their National Identification Numbers (NINs) to unauthorized...
The House of Representatives has commenced moves to increase funding for some strategic agencies in the 2025 budget. The Deputy Spokesman for the House, Phillip Agbese,...
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has disclosed that Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) is essential to Nigeria’s economic development. This is even as the Commission disclosed...
Amid growing concerns about the safety of Nigerians’ data, fresh data from the World Bank has revealed that the sum of $45.5 million has been disbursed...
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has dismissed as misleading reports on the breach of its database. The commission’s Head of Corporate Communications, Kayode Adegoke, made...
Thousands of prospective National Youth Service Corps members in Cross River State are facing difficulties due to the sudden crash of the NYSC registration portal on...
The Human Rights Writers Association has described the planned issuance of a new National Identity Card as a misuse of the commonwealth of Nigerians, and a...
Nigeria is set to launch a revamped National Identity Card packed with new features, according to the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC). This new card, developed...
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has refuted claims of a data breach following an investigative report alleging unauthorized access to citizens’ National Identification Numbers (NINs)...
The ongoing saga surrounding the mandatory linking of Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards to National Identification Numbers (NIN) has taken a new turn. The Nigerian Communications...
A significant number of MTN subscribers in Nigeria are facing service disruptions after the telecommunications company disconnected millions of lines that failed to meet the National...
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has announced plans to launch a self-service mobile application, targeted at National Identification Number (NIN) registration for Nigerians living abroad....
The Federal Government has said that multiple identity registrations will soon end in the country, as it is set to invest in the harmonisation of the...
Abisoye Coker-Odusote, the National Identity Management Commission’s interim director general and chief executive officer, declared that using third-party services or paying bribes to NIMC personnel to...
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has threatened to prosecute any vendor found extorting applicants in Delta State. The state Director, NIMC, Henrietta Okolo, made this...
The former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife, Beatrice, have filed a suit against the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) at the Federal High...
The Nigerian government has called on telecommunications companies in the country to bar outgoing calls not linked to any National Identification Number (NIN). Nigerians yet to...
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) said on Saturday the National Identification Number (NIN) Verification Service (NVS) portal has been fully restored. The NIMC’s Head of...
Several security services have been granted access to the National Identity Management Commission’s (NIMC) database by President Muhammadu Buhari. This was disclosed by Isa Pantami, the...
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has allayed fears of the citizenry over the safety and security of its database which hosts millions of data of...
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has called for intensive birth registrations by all in the country aimed at providing legal identity for all by 2030...
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has halted the National Identity Number (NIN) registration ultimatum and ordered the extension of the deadline by two months...
A Federal High Court, Lagos on Monday, February 15, adjourned until February 22, a suit challenging the linkage of the National Identification Number (NIN) with Mobile...
The Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami, on Saturday ordered the closure of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) headquarters in Abuja over...
Gunmen suspected to be cultists on Wednesday disrupted the National Identity Number (NIN) enrollment at the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) office in Port Harcourt, Rivers...
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has warned Nigerians to be wary of fake National Identity Number (NIN) app created by fraudsters to harvest people’s NIN...
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) workers on Friday suspended their one-day-old strike. The workers embarked on strike Thursday over the fear of COVID-19 spread in...
Thousands of Nigerians seeking to enrol for the National Identification Number (NIN) have been stranded as staff of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) locked them...
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), has announced that more than 2.3 million persons have been enrolled in Kano State since the inception of the programme...
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) said on Wednesday all holders of the National Identification Number (NIN) in Nigeria would henceforth pay N15,000 for a correction...
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) on Thursday unveiled a Mobile App for the National Identification Number (NIN) enrollment. The media aide to the Minister of...
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) on Thursday warned touts and other individuals using the ongoing enrolment for the National Identification Number (NIN) to extort applicants...
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) on Tuesday issued fresh guidelines for the National Identification Number (NIN) registration exercise. The NIMC spokesman, Kayode Adegoke, who announced...
Happenings across Nigeria, ranging from unpopular government policies to controversial comments by political office holders, were greeted with diverse reactions on social media. The following issues...
Lagosians on Monday ignored the COVID-19 protocols and stormed the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) office in Alausa area of the state a bid to beat...
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to stop the push for registration of Nigerians for National Identity Number (NIN), and...
Conversations across social media platforms on Wednesday reflected the preeminent concerns of Nigerians with respect to the state of the nation. The following trends garnered the...
The process of procuring the new national identity card has been fraught with complaints, with many alleging extortion by staff of the National Identity Management Commission...
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has revealed that no fewer than 24 million Nigerians have so far registered on the national identity database. This was...
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the transfer of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy. The NIMC prior...
The digital national identification project of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has come under attack as a civil society organisation, Laws and Rights Awareness Initiative,...
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has stated why it should take over the distribution of COVID-19 palliatives to poor and vulnerable Nigerians. NIMC labour union...
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) on Tuesday suspended all enrollment activities and other ancillary services across the country effective from Tuesday. A statement issued by...
The arrest of a Principal Manager with the National Identity Management Commission, (NIMC) identified as Ms Jamila Muhammed, has been ordered by a Federal High Court...
Reactions have trailed the acquisition of the Nigerian National Identification Number (NIN) by world heavyweight boxing champion, Anthony Joshua. The National Identification Management Commission (NIMC) made...
The Director General of the National Identify Management Commission (NIMC), Aliyu Aziz, has been reappointed by President Muhammadu Buhari for a second term in office This...
The House of Representatives on Wednesday asked the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to suspend the use of the National Identity Number (NIN) for candidates...
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) said on Tuesday it would charge N5,000 to replace misplaced or damaged National Identity Card and N3,000 for renewal. Card...
Enrollees seeking to obtain the National Identity Cards at the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) centres in Kogi State have raised alarm over alleged subtle extortion...
All is not well with the nation’s identity agency; National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) as the workers are at daggers’ drawn with management over allegations of...
