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The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) wishes to inform its stakeholders and the general public that it has cleared all outstanding payments owed to the Front End Partners (FEPs) for all enrolment that successfully hit the database and generated the National... Read More

NIMC reaffirms commitment to Protection of NIN Database as Nigeria Commemorates Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Day The DG/CEO of NIMC, Engr Abisoye Coker-Odusote, has reiterated the safety and protection of data in its National Identity Database (NIDB) as the country... Read More

The National Assembly, as part of the moves to strengthen the regulatory function of the National Identity Management Commission, has embarked on repealing and enacting the NIMC Act No. 23. The NIMC Bill represents a significant legislative endeavour to enhance the efficacy and... Read More

…Advises Nigerians to Avoid Giving Data to Phishing Sites. The National Identity Management Commission (“NIMC” or the “Commission”) wishes to debunk the exposure of sensitive data of Nigerian citizens as it concerns the Commission amongst many other data-collecting... Read More

1. The new National ID Card is a single, convenient, and General multipurpose card (GMPC) , eliminating the need for multiple cards—not three. 2. The single GMPC has multiple use cases: Payments/Financial, Government intervention/services, travel, etc 3. The National Identity... Read More

The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) in collaboration with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigeria Inter-bank Settlement System (NIBSS), has launched an innovative identity solution with payment functionality for... Read More

…. As NIMC DG Emphasises the importance of Digital Identity in Socio-economic Development The Federal Government of Nigeria is elated to announce the official inauguration of the Nigeria Digital Identification for Development Project Ecosystem Steering Committee. The... Read More

Joint Press Statement The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) are pleased to announce a strategic collaboration aimed at enhancing processes related to the National Identification Number (NIN)-SIM linkage. In recent... Read More

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) received with concern news from some sections of the media pertaining to an alleged breach of citizens’ data by a private organization, XpressVerify. The Commission wishes to state that it offers NIN verification and other... Read More

The Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Engr. Abisoye Coker-Odusote, on Wednesday, honoured the invitation of the Senate Committee on National Identity and National Population to discuss some challenges currently... Read More