The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says an applicant for driver s licence will now be required to present their National Identification Number (NIN).
The NIN is issued by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) upon enrolment into the National Identity Database and is used to capture an individual s records.
The Federal Government has been pushing hard for the integration of NIN in numerous agencies, with security used as a major reason.
The FRSC said in a statement on Wednesday, December 16, 2020 it will now comply with the government s directive for harmonisation of citizens data, starting from December 21.
All applicants, with no exception, must present their NIN before they can be captured for any class of the licences produced by the FRSC.
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Following the Federal Government’s directives on the harmonisation of citizens’ data, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said from December 21 all applicants for the driver’s licence must present the National Identification Number ( NIN) from the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC).
According to a release by the Assistant Corps Marshal Bisi Kazeem, all driver’s licence applicants are expected to present their NIN before they can be attended to, adding that there would be no waiver for anyone.
Bisi further stressed the need for a harmonised database on citizens’ information, which he said is critical to resolving the challenges of identifying individuals to assist security agencies in data collation and quick retrievals to address some of the national security challenges.