Tag Archives: NIMC

Why NIMC can solve the Social Investment Programme mismanagement conundrum – By Femi Onakanren

  It therefore makes perfect sense for the NIMC to leverage the message of access to palliative cash transfers and other socio-economic benefits that will accrue from listing on the social register to deepen, and update, the national identity database. PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | JANUARY 17, 2024 In April 2023, the Federal Government announced that Nigeria had secured an $800 ...

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NIMC: National Identity and the Social Register – By Femi Onakanren

  “This writer, however, thinks the NIMC holds the winning cards and has a unique role to play in this scenario. It is my firm belief that the institution should be empowered with the task of helping states, nay, the country, create credible social registers for the cash transfer palliative project.” PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | OCTOBER 31, 2023 In April ...

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Nigeria: National Identity Card Issuance; NIMC Database Hits 89Million Enrolment

  “Last year we introduced Tokenization to make the enrolment easier for people. This year we want to leverage traditional institutions to reach the grassroots. We started with people in the urban areas, remaining those in rural areas” PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | SEPTEMBER 16, 2022 National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) on Thursday said more than 89 million persons had been ...

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NIN-SIM linkage: FG Extends the Deadline to April 6th, 2021

  It was reported that a total of 56.18 million NINs have been collected by the mobile network operators. Each NIN is usually tied to an average of 3 to 4 SIMs and this infers that the current figure accounts for a significant portion of the existing SIMs. NAN Report The ongoing National Identification Number (NIN) and Subscriber Identity Module ...

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There’ll Be No Mass Disconnection of Telephone Subscribers – NCC

  “However, with the advent of social media and App-driven digital environment, network subscription went beyond human subscribers to include machines like PoS, Routers, WiFi devices, electricity meters, CCTV, tracking devices etc,” he said NEWS AGENCY OF NIGERIA The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has clarified concerns in the media about an impending mass disconnection of Telephone lines as untrue. NCC ...

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National Identity Management Commission Releases Guideline For Retrieving Lost NIN

  The release also warned that Nigerians should guide their NIN to avoid it being used by fraudster to register for criminal activities. The National Identity Management Commission has released the following guidelines for thos who have lost the National Identification Number, NIN. According to information from NIMC office, those who have lost or misplaced the NIN will have to ...

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