Tag: NIMC

‘NIN-SIM linkage extended till June 30’ – Pantami

Aminu Imam

…As enrollment hits 54 million The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, has extended the ongoing National Identification Number, (NIN) and Subscriber Identity Module (SIM), integration exercise has been extended till June 30, 2021. The extension was contained in an issued statement jointly signed by the Director, Public Affairs, Nigerian Communications Commission, (NCC), Ikechukwu Adinde; and the Head, Corporate Communications, National Identity Management Commission, (NIMC), Kayode Adegoke. Pantami was also said to have disclosed that 54 million Nigerians have obtained their NIN. The statement was titled: NIN Enrolment…

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NIN: FG announces new steps on SIM-swap

Aminu Imam

The Federal Government has approved the establishment of Subscriber Identification Module, (SIM) Swap centres by Mobile Network Operators (MNO) and also extended their enrolment license tenure. This was disclosed by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) via its Twitter handle yesterday. Shortly after a meeting of the Ministerial Task Force on the NIN/SIM registration, the Minister of Communication, Dr. Isa Pantami, explained that the decision was taken to allow MNO to open SIM Swap centres across all the 774 local government areas in the country. It was gathered that FGs…

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NIN-SIM linkage: FG extends deadline by 8 weeks

Aminu Imam

The Federal Government has extended the linkage of the National Identity Number (NIN) to Subscriber Identity Modules (SIM) by eight weeks. According to a statement issued yesterday by the Director, Public Affairs, Nigerian Communications Commission, (NCC), Ikechukwu Adinde, and Head, Corporate Communications, National Identity Management Commission, (NIMC), Kayode Adegoke, the extension was conveyed by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim during the meeting of the Ministerial Taskforce on NIN-SIM registration which held on Monday.  Dr. Pantami stated that Nigerians have till April 6 to link…

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Just In! NIN-SIM Linkage: FG extends deadline by 8 weeks

Aminu Imam

The Federal Government has extended the linkage of the National Identity Number (NIN) to Subscriber Identity Modules (SIM) by eight weeks. The extension was contained in a statement issued by spokespersons of the Nigerian Communications Commission, (NCC) and the ?Nigeria Identity Management Commission, (NIMC). According to the statement, which was dated February 1, the extension was approved by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami. Details to follow…

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NIN: MTN, Airtel commence registration in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt

Aminu Imam

Telecommunication firms, MTN and Airtel Nigeria have commenced the National Identification Number (NIN) registration exercise in its retail outlets across the country. This development follows the latest approval by the Federal Government granting telcos the license for the NIN enrolment due to the large crowd turnout and pressure faced by staff of the Nigeria Identity Management Commission (NIMC) at their offices. According to MTNs Senior Manager, External Relations, Funso Aina, said that the telecommunication company had secured NIMC licence for NIN enrollment and had begun enrollment at some of its…

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Minister set to meet NIMC workers today as ultimatum lapses Friday

Aminu Imam

Indications emerged yesterday of a possible meeting between the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami and workers of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) today, in Abuja. The anticipated parley comes four days to the January 29 expiration date of the 21-day ultimatum handed to the Federal Government by the local chapter of the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) after it called off a two-day strike to agitate for a better working condition and special protection from the Covid-19 pandemic. The workers embarked on…

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NIN holders have risen to 47.8 million – FG

Aminu Imam

The Federal Government yesterday warned telephone subscribers to protect their Subscriber Identification Modules, (SIMs) and their National Identity Numbers, (NINs), as it would now use the NIN to trace people for either good or bad reasons. t also announced that a total of 47.8 million NINs had been collected by the mobile operators, as it expressed the hope that more NINs would be collected before the February 9, 2021 deadline. Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami, gave the warning in a statement issued in Abuja by the…

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NIN mandatory for foreign diplomats – FG

Aminu Imam

The Federal Government says the National Identity Number, (NIN), is mandatory for foreign diplomats who will reside in Nigeria for a continuous period of two years or more. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami, stated this yesterday in a statement by his Technical Assistant, Dr Femi Adeluyi. He said that an enrolment centre has been established for the foreign diplomats at the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs. According to the statement, The National Identity Number is mandatory for diplomats who will reside in Nigeria for a…

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FG approves NIN enrolment centre for diplomats

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, has approved the setting up of a National Identity Number (NIN), Enrolment Centre at the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abuja. Dr Femi Adeluyi, Technical Assistant on Information Technology to Pantami, who made this known in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, said the desk would be set up on Jan. 19. Adeluyi said that the centre, which would provide support for members of the Diplomatic Corps, would be managed by the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, through…

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NIN: FG invalidates SIM integration using BVN

Aminu Imam

  Says applicants must visit NIMC offices The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has said that applicants must complete their National Identification Number (NIN) registration even if their Bank Verification Number (BVN) has generated NIN. This is as NIMC pointed out that NIN generated by the BVN can only be used after it has been updated at the NIMC enrollment centre. This disclosure was made by NIMC in a statement through a tweet post on its official Twitter handle on Tuesday, January 12, 2021. The NIMC, in its statement insists…

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