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‘Why Nigerians must pay for new national ID card’ – NIMC

Aminu Imam
NIMC

The National Identity Management Commission, (NIMC), says Nigerians will have to pay for the new multipurpose national identity card due to limited government revenue. The Head of Card Management Services at NIMC, Dr. Peter Iwegbu, who stated this at a two-day roundtable organised for journalists yesterday in Lagos, said that the payment was to ensure that it was produced for only those who needed it. According to him, the decision was made to avoid repeating the mistake of the past efforts to issue physical cards to Nigerians for free, which…

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Nigerians to start using three-in-one ID card August -NIMC

Aminu Imam
NIMC ID

Nigerians will in two months begin utilising the services of the proposed three-in-one identity card, the National Identity Management Commission, (NIMC), has confirmed. It said the single multipurpose card combining multiple functions of identity, financial and social services will be made available to citizens across the country by August this year. A high-ranking member of the implementation team, who asked not to be named, disclosed this during an interview on Friday. The official stated that the Commission had been working tirelessly to meet its goals, adding that the plan remains…

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Nigerians to pay for new multi-purpose national identity card — NIMC

Aminu Imam
NIMC

Abisoye Odusote, director-general/chief executive officer of the National Identity Management Commission, (NIMC), has disclosed that Nigerians will have to pay a certain amount of money to get the new general multipurpose national identity card through finance institutions in the country. Odusote, whi made this known during an interactive season with journalists yesterday in Abuja, noted that NIN is free but the card will not be issued free. She said, “Just like how you pay to access your ATM cards in the banks, Nigerians will pay through the banks to access…

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FG introduces new national ID card with payment, social features

Aminu Imam

The Federal Government, in collaboration with the National Identity Management Commission, (NIMC), is set to introduce an upgraded National Identity card integrated with payment functionalities and social service attributes. Developed jointly with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigeria Inter-bank Settlement System, (NIBSS), this new card will utilise AfriGO, a national domestic card scheme. Head of Corporate Communications of NIMC, Kayode Adegoke, disclosed this in a statement released on Friday. Supported by the NIMC Act No. 23 of 2007, which mandates the enrollment and issuance of a multipurpose…

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World Bank to begin registration for digital IDs different from NIN for Nigerians

Aminu Imam

The World Bank has stated that it will begin the registration of Nigerians for national digital Identity Cards, (IDs) for Nigerians The Bank’s Country Director for Nigeria, Shubham Chaudhuri, disclosed this at a dinner with the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy in Abuja on Friday, in Abuja. According to Chaudhuri, the Bank plans to partner with the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to ensure the successful registration and rollout of digital national IDs for all Nigerians. Chaudhuri said the bank will work with NIMC to ensure the registration rollout…

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Tinubu appoints new bosses for NIMC, Technical Aid Corps

Aminu Imam

President Bola Tinubu yesterday appointed new bosses for the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and the Technical Aid Corps, (DTAC). In a press statement issued by presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, the President approved the appointment of Engr Bisoye Coker-Odusote as the Acting Director-General (DG) of NIMC. According to the statement, Coker-Odusote’s appointment will be initially for a 90-day period, and his full term of four years will begin as the substantive NIMC DG effective November 24, 2023. According to the statement, the President also directed the commencement of 90-day pre-retirement leave…

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NIMC, NSCC plans special ID cards, social safety net for older persons

Aminu Imam

The National Senior Citizen Centre (NSCC) and National Identity Management Agency (NIMC) have unveiled plans to provide special identity cards to older persons across the country to enable them access discounts, concessions, priority treatment in public places. The Director General of NSCC, Dr. Emem Omokaro, who disclosed this yesterday in Abuja, at a press briefing to commemorate the World Older Persons Day, stated that the Presidency had directed that older persons be progressively registered and given special identity cards to enable them access discount, concession and priority treatment in public…

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Insecurity: Pantami pleads with security agents to utilise NIMC, SIM to curtail menace

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami has appealed to security agencies to make use of databases by National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to address security challenges. Pantami said this at the 4th National Identity Day celebration in Abuja with the theme ‘Traditional Institutions as Critical Stakeholders for Citizens Mobilisation”. He said both the Subscribers Identification Module (SIM) and the NIN were available to solve the security challenges currently faced in the country. “We are pleading with security institutions to make use of the database. “It is not…

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NIN-SIM: 72 million subscribers barred from making calls

Aminu Imam

Over 72.77 million active telecommunication subscribers have been barred from making calls on their Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards, following a directive from the Federal Government to telecommunication companies. On Monday, the Federal Government ordered telcos to enforce compliance with its National Identification Number (NIN)-SIM policy, by restricting outgoing calls on all unlinked lines as the deadline for the verification expired on March, 31. This directive was contained in a joint statement signed by the Director of Public Affairs of the Nigerian Communications Commission, (NCC), Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, and the…

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NIMC: Male staff to enjoy paternity leave

Aminu Imam

…Buhari okays 200% pay rise for NIMC staff, new condition of service Male employees of the agency are now to enjoy paternity leave under the new condition of service approved by President Muhammadu Buhari. The president also approved a 200% pay rise and an enhanced condition of service for the staff of the National Identity Management Commission, (NIMC). The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, officially conveyed the approvals to both the Chairman, Governing Board of NIMC, Bello Gwandu, and its Director-General, Aliyu Aziz. Pantami said the new…

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