Tag: NIN
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 Number...
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,...
NIMC unveils mobile app to ease NIN enrollment
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, through the Director-General/Chief Executive Officer National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) Engr. Aliyu A. Aziz...
Nigeria may replace BVN with NIN — Pantami
Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, on Monday, suggested that the Bank Verification Number (BVN) could be replaced with the National Identity...
Breaking: FG extends NIN-SIM linkage by another eight weeks
The Federal Government has on Tuesday, extended by eight weeks, the ongoing National Identification Number (NIN) and Subscriber Identity Module integration exercise.
The Director, Public...
‘About 21 million subscribers not still linked to NIN’ – Telcom...
By Francis Ogwo
About 21 million telephone subscribers are without National Identification Number (NIN) even as the deadline for the registration of Subscriber Identification Modules...