The federal government, on September 13, has made the decision to transfer the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) from the Ministry of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy to the Ministry of Interior. This move aims to tackle the ongoing challenges related to National Identity Numbers (NIN), which are a crucial […]
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With different appointment of offices these past few days, President Bola Tinubu has approved Engr Bisoye Coker-Odusote as the Acting Director-General (DG) of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) The new development was after the president ordered the Director-General and CEO of the National Identity Management Commission [NIMC], Aliyu […]
The National Identity Management Commission, NIMC, has notified that its enrolment, verification, and other identification systems are working optimally as the National Identification Number (NIN) becomes mandatory to access all government services. In a press Release signed by Kayode Adegoke, Head, Corporate Communications, reassures the general public of the provision of top-notch […]
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy Professor Isa Ali Pantami has urged the newly inaugurated board members of parastatals under the Ministry’s purview to perform their stated duties optimally to ensure success of the digital economy. The remarks were made at the inauguration and oath ceremony of the newly […]
The Executive Vice-Chairman/CEO of the Nigerian Communications Commission Professor Umar Garba Danbatta has said that exploration of opportunities in the Digital Economy space is a sure way to eradicating poverty. The remarks were made in an address at the 9th Lagos Public Relations Stakeholders’ Conference on Leadership and Poverty Eradication […]
Mobile Network Operators in Nigeria will begin blocking outbound calls on subscriber-allotted lines that have not yet been linked to the National Identification Number (NIN) database as of today, April 4th, 2022. Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, spoke on behalf of President Muhammadu Buhari […]
Engr. Aliyu Aziz, NIMC’s Director-General As the keeper of Nigeria’s most important national database, the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has stated that its servers have not been penetrated and are completely optimized at the highest international security levels. According to certain social media reports, a hacker known as […]
To replace the outdated National Identification Number slip and polycarbonate card, the federal government has created a set of digital tokens. Isa Pantami, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, stated this at the National Identity Management Commission’s stakeholders workshop on the NIN Tokenization Solution in Abuja. According to him, […]
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) said that over 70 million people had signed up for the ongoing National Identity Number (NIN) registration, with over 15 million people downloading the NIMC’s mobile app. “The NIMC mobile APP allows users to digitally validate their NINs, link their NINs to the SIM […]
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