Aliyu Aziz, NIMC

FG harps on newly launched digital identity ecosystem

The federal government has reiterated the importance of the newly launched Digital Identity Ecosystem programme, insisting that it will help facilitate the collection of citizens’ biometric data nationwide within the shortest time possible. The Director-General of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), the agency charged with the mandate to manage the national identity database in […]

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Aliyu Aziz, NIMC

33 million Nigerians enroll for National ID card

Mr Aliyu Aziz, Director-General of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), says 33 million Nigerians have enrolled for the National Identification Number (NIN). Aziz said on Monday said that the commission had stepped up its strategy to fast-track the enrolment of more citizens and provide them with legal identification. “NIMC has stepped up its operations, […]

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NIN is a unique identifier for all Nigerians, NIMC DG says

The Director-General of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Engr. Aliyu Abubakar Aziz, said in Abuja that The National Identification Number (NIN) is a unique identifier for all in Nigeria. He disclosed that Nigerians and residents in the country need to regard it as a most crucial feature of their entire life. “Nigerians should view […]

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Aliyu Aziz, NIMC

NIMC registers, issue identification number to 21.3 million Nigerians

Nigeria’s National Identity Management Commission on Monday said it had registered 21,360, 000 Nigerians in the National Identity Database and issued them the National Identification Number. “The new enrolment figure was reached at the close of work on September 6, 2017,” the NIMC said in a statement. “The commission has also set up more enrolment […]

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Aliyu Aziz, NIMC

Anyone without NIN will be regarded as a non-citizen – NIMC DG

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) says it has a target to register 28 million Nigerians into the National Identification Number (NIN) system by the end of 2017. The Director General of NIMC, Mr Aliyu Aziz, made this known at a media briefing on Saturday in Lagos. Aziz said that anyone without the NIN issued […]

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