Tag: NIN
85 million Nigerians now enrolled in NIN database – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed that over 85 million persons enrolled on the National Identification Number database.
This was contained in a statement on Sunday,...
Lagos tops as NIN enrolment hits 82.74m in May
As at May 2022, the cumulative enrolment figures for the National Identification Number (NIN), recorded by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), reached a...
51 million mobile phone owners lack NIN – NCC
About 51.3 million unique telecommunication devices are not registered with the National Identification Numbers.
This is according to the Nigeria Communications Commission in its document,...
NIN will boost economy, tackle insecurity – Pantami
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, has said the National Identification Number (NIN) will boost the nation’s economy.
Pantami also noted that...
FG directs WAEC to commence capturing NIN for candidates
The Federal Government has issued a directive to the West African Examination Council (WAEC) to ensure the capturing of the National Identification...
Kano orders compulsory NIN registration for public school students
The Kano State government has ordered that all students of public secondary schools in the state must register and obtain the National Identification Number...
FG extends NIN-SIM verification deadline
The Federal Government has approved the extension of the deadline for NIN-SIM data verification to July 26, 2021.
The Director, Public Affairs Nigerian Communications Commission,...
Subscriptions for Nigeria’s mobile phone declines by 15m
There has been a 15.4 million decline of active subscriptions for mobile services across the four GSM networks in Nigeria between December 2020 and...
Government policies, illiteracy and the crisis of adoption: Reviewing the NIN...
Nigeria has, to the envy of most countries in the world, remained a country with enviable resources both human and natural. These have been...
FG extends NIN-SIM linkage by one month as database exceeds 51m
The Federal Government has extended the National Identity Number, NIN-Sim linkage by one month.
This was contained in a statement signed by Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde,...
FG queries NPA over $753m, N1.61bn debt owed by port terminal...
The Nigerian Ports Authority has been queried by the Office of the Auditor General for the Federation has queried over the failure of 18...
