THE President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government has said it has revalidated a total of 2.3 million households for payment under the conditional cash transfer programme, aimed at cushioning the effects of recent economic reforms. The Director General of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Abisoye Coker-Odusote, disclosed this during a press briefing at the agency’s … Read more
THE National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has granted licence for the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) to register inmates in the 256 Custodial centres across the country for National Identity Numbers, (NIN). The Acting Controller General, Mr Sylvester Nwakuche made the request when he paid a visit to the Director General of NIMC, Engr. Abisoye … Read more
THE National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has confirmed that Nigerians will begin utilising the proposed three-in-one identity card services in August this year. Trojan News recalls that on Friday, April 5, 2024, the NIMC announced that it had launched a new card layered with payment capabilities and social service features in collaboration with the Central Bank of … Read more
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 times, the NIN-SIM linkage exercise has become subject of national discourse, reflecting the critical importance of aligning SIM registrations with individuals’ unique … Read more
THE National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has reiterated its dedication to surmounting the obstacles currently impeding the establishment of a reliable and universally accepted national identification system in Nigeria. Trojan News reports that this assurance comes amidst a range of challenges, including infrastructural and logistical hurdles affecting the National Identification Number (NIN) enrollment processes. During a … Read more