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The ministry stated that the centre was being set up based on the request of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, to simplify the process for diplomats.

NIN Registration: Nigerian govt shuts NIMC headquarters The NIMC opens 20 centres in Abuja to attend to those who want to register for their NINs. ADVERTISEMENT The Nigerian Government has ordered the closure of the headquarters of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) in Abuja. The spokesperson of the agency, Kayode Adegoke, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday. This directive was issued by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, the statement said. N...

Punch Newspapers Sections Okechukwu Nnodim The Federal Government on Saturday ordered  immediate closure of the headquarters of the National Identity Management Commission in Abuja. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, who gave the order, also directed the NIMC to open 20 locations in the Federal Capital Territory in order to halt the crowds that gather at the commission’s headquarters daily in a bid to get their National Identity Numbers. NIMC spokesman, Kayode A...

Punch Newspapers Sections AFEEZ HANAFI From afar, his long puzzled face was conspicuous. At noon on Friday, Boniface Ani and his wife, Doris, had spent over six hours at the Alausa centre of the National Identity Management Commission in Lagos, waiting for a miracle to happen in an attempt to get their National Identity Numbers. The couple had grown weary of a crowd milling around the entrance gate of the commission sharing premises with the Lagos headquarters of the Nigeria Security and Civil ...

Monday Ubani, former second vice president of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), has sued the Federal Government (FG), the Attorney-General of the...

Okechukwu Nnodim, Abuja The Nigerian Communications Commission on Wednesday said it was awaiting the advice of the Federal Government as regards t...

You can’t link SIM with BVN-generated NIN – NIMC Okechukwu Nnodim, Abuja  The National Identity Management Commission on Tuesday said Subscriber Identification Modules would not be linked with National Identity Numbers generated through Bank Verification Numbers. It disclosed this in tweets via its official Twitter handle, stressing that individuals with BVN-generated NINs should visit NIMC offices to validate their NINs. It said the BVN-generated NIN would not work on its newly inaugurat...

Punch Newspapers Sections Okechukwu Nnodim, Abuja The Federal Government’s policy on the Feplacement of Subscriber Identification Modules and the deadline given for linking SIMs with valid National Identity Numbers are economically risky, stakeholders have said. Also, they noted that the deadline given by government for the linking of SIMs with NINs would not be met going by the recent happenings in the sector and the crowds at the offices of the National Identity Management Commission. On Ja...

Views: Visits 37 Workers of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) continued the enrolment exercise for the National Identity Number (NIN) on Monday after a two-day strike. In continuation of its coverage of the registration process in Lagos, Channels Television crew visited more than seven local governments. While the process may have been stalled, the challenges faced by enrolees and even the NIMC workers are not likely to fade away anytime soon. “Enrol once and be ide...

Channels Television     Workers of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), have suspended the industrial action which they embarked on, on Thursday over poor allowances and the fear of exposure to COVID-19 in the agency. One of the workers had also told Channels Television that the recent increase in the number of visitors at their office for registration of NIN had caused a lot of stress for them. But they have now decided to put the strike on hold after a meeting with the Feder...