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The National Identity Management Commission, (NIMC), has pledged to scale up enrolment and issuance of the unique National Identification Numbers (NIN) to Nigerians and legal residents, from 500,000 to 2.5 Million record monthly in a renewed commitment towards the provision of... Read More

The Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS) has partnered with the NIMC to stop the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. In line with the tenets of the partnership, the NRCS donated some personal protective equipment to support the Commission’s quest to stop the spread of the COVID-19... Read More

The Federal Government has inaugurated the Steering Committee for the Nigeria Digital Identity for Development Ecosystem Project to fast-track the implementation of the Strategic Roadmap for accelerating digital identity development for Nigeria. Inaugurating the Committee, the... Read More

Dantata Universal Services Limited, one of NIMC’s Diaspora and Special Centre enrolment licensees, recently supported NIMC with the provision of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). The Personal Protective Equipment were provided for the NIMC staff as part of the... Read More

The general public is advised to beware of fake accounts on social media platforms (Facebook,  Twitter, WhatsApp, etc.) set up by individuals, misleading users into thinking they are official NIMC accounts or linked officially to NIMC. Do not give out your NIN or sensitive... Read More

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) is pleased to announce it has successfully passed the ISO/IEC 27001:2013 Re-Certification Audit. The success of the re-certification exercise implies that the NIMC operates an Information Security Management System (ISMS) that... Read More

The general public is strongly advised not to disclose their National Identification Numbers (NINs) to any unscrupulous elements masquerading as agents of the Federal Government of Nigeria. The image below is an example of dubious tactics used online to get innocent victims to... Read More

In line with the recent directive issued by the Federal Government of Nigeria for all Officers on Grade Level 12 and below to stay off work, the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) wishes to inform the general public that all enrolment activities and other ancillary... Read More

As part of the measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, the National Identity Management Commission, has ordered the immediate shut down of all its enrollment centres in Lagos, Ekiti, Ogun, Katsina and Anambra States. The move becomes necessary to prevent our... Read More

…To Boost Investments in Human Capital and Economic Transformation in Nigeria The World Bank on Wednesday (February 18, 2020) in Washington DC, the United States, approved Nigeria’s digital identity ecosystem project along with five others, aimed at assisting the country to... Read More