• Issues new guidelines • Expert warns of COVID-19 spread There was stampede, yesterday, as Nigerians besieged offices of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) across the country to get their National Identification Number (NIN). The development forced the Commission to shut down its Lagos office and to extend its deadlines. From Lagos to Abuja, Uyo and other parts of the country, it is the same story of overcrowded registration centres. x This crowd is as result of efforts by Nigerians to meet the two weeks deadline given to subscribers to get their Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards linked to their NIN. Findings showed that only about 44 million Nigerians have NIN.