The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has revealed that it has given 105 million NINs to Nigerians, with the goal of capturing the country’s population of over 200 million by 2026.
Kayode Adegoke, the commission’s Head of Corporate Communications, made the announcement on X Space over the weekend.
He said:
“As of today, over 105 million NIN have been issued to Nigerians and legal residents. We want to assure Nigerians that within the next one or two years, we will reach our target of enrolling all Nigerians.
“In the past, if any applicant has issues with the data on their NIN, you have to go to our office or any of our centres physically to go and do the modification.
“However, I want to remind Nigerians that when President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, came on board on May 29, 2023, one of the pillars of the Renewed Hope Agenda was to strengthen the national identification system in Nigeria.
“In August, President Tinubu nominated Engineer Abisoye Coker to manage the affairs of the commission. When she became the DG/CEO, one of the things she noticed was that the process for modification and the process for enrollment was a bit cumbersome. So, she came up with a self-service platform.
“Now this service is to ensure that Nigerians, either here or abroad, do not need to go to a centre or do not need to be physically present for modification to be done. Through this platform, Nigerians can change their names, dates of birth, email addresses, phone numbers, and so on. They can do all these in the comfort of their homes or offices on their devices, be it iOS or Android-based devices.”
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