NIMC

Nigeria is revamping its national ID card, transforming it into a multifunctional tool that could significantly impact citizens' daily lives. This new card goes beyond just identification, offering a variety of features designed to…

The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, said on Monday that SIM cards previously linked to the National Identification Numbers, NIN, were barred because they were bad. It also explained that the job of using NIN to track…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reiterated its directive to telecom operators to bar telephone subscribers not linked to their National Identification Numbers on or before February 28, 2024. The Executive Vice…

Duplicated National Identification Numbers are responsible for the new wave of complaints from subscribers who have had their SIMs barred despite linking them to their NIN. This, according to the Nigerian Communications Commission,…

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has temporarily suspended Front-End Partners from engaging in the National Identification Number (NIN) enrolments. This is because the commission is currently carrying out a…

Turns out, those pesky phone lines are playing hide-and-seek with Nigerian subscribers, thanks to a little game called "NIN or No Network." Apparently, linking your National Identification Number to your SIM card is like whispering your…

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) will be utilised by the Federal Government to invest in the harmonisation of the nation's data, according to Interior Minister Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who also noted that the country will…

Nigerians can now ask their commercial banks for a debit card that also serves as their national identity card without paying anything additional over and above the regular debit card fees. The National Identity Management…

Nigerians applying for passports will be charged N1000 in Nigeria for the verification of their National Identification Number (NIN). The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC)  disclosed this in a statement signed by its…

National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has made known that its attention has been drawn to reports making the rounds in the media, of the arrest by the Nigerian Army, of two persons purported to be carrying out enrolment of…

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, on Tuesday, July 26, reiterated the need for a data protection law to address data protection concerns in the country. Pantami said this in Abuja while declaring…

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has been ordered by Federal High Court to transmit the Certified True Copy (CTC) of the biodata information of an alleged minor to the Attorney General of the Federation, for onward…

Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) says its members has complied with President Muhammadu Buhari’s order to block phone lines of subscribers yet to link the National Identification Number (NIN) with their…

Federal Government has ordered telecommunications operators including MTN, Globacom, Airtel, and 9mobile to bar all outgoing calls of all Subscriber Identification Module cards not yet linked with National Identification Number…

Federal Government has on Thursday urged Nigerians to link their National Identification Number (NIN) to their Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) without delay. In a statement jointly signed by Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr…