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NIN Enrolment Hits 93.5 Million in National Database.

NIN – The National Identity Number enrollment has hit over 93.5 million in the national database bluebloodz.com has learned.   Mr Aliyu Aziz Director General of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), disclosed this on Wednesday, December 21, at a one-day roundtable meeting organised by the Identify for Development (ID4D).  Currently, the National Identity Database has […]

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NIMC to Begin Round the Clock Enrolment Services as NIN-SIM linkage Deadline Approaches.

NIMC [National Identity Management Commission ] is set to Begin Round the Clock Enrolment Services as NIN-SIM linkage Deadline Approaches. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Ali Pantami, following the approaching of the constantly extended deadline ,has urged citizens and legal residents to use the next couple of days to ensure that they […]

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Digital Token to Replace 11- Digit NIN in 2022 – FG

Digital Token is set to replace the recently introduced 11-digit NIN beginning from January 2022 bluebloodz.com has learned. The virtual national identification number (NIN) tokens introduced by by federal government of Nigeria contains 16 alphabets and numbers, which will replace the NIN from January 2022.  Minister of communications and digital economy, Isa Pantami in his reported […]

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Deadline For NIN-SIM Linkage Extended To May 6.

The federal government of Nigeria has extended the deadline for NIN-SIM linkage from April 6 to May 6, 2021.   Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami- The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, said in a statement on Friday April 2 that the request for the extension was presented to President Muhammadu Buhari and he Approved it.    […]

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NIN-SIM : Stakeholders Demands Extension of Registration & Linkage Excersise By 6 months.

The Stakeholders in the telecom space have called for further extension of the National Identification Number and Subscriber Identity Module integration exercise by six months. They noted that the eight weeks extension given by government on Tuesday would not be enough going by the number of Nigerians yet to be registered, as well as other […]

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NIN – SIM : Mobile Network Operators Submit 56.18 million Identity Numbers For Linkage.

A total of 56.18 million National Identity Numbers have been collected by the mobile network operators and submitted for linkage with their respective Subscriber Identification Modules. Also, the ongoing NIM-SIM integration exercise has been extended by eight weeks, the Federal Government announced on Tuesday. It said the new deadline was now April 6, 2021. Director, […]

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NIN- SIM Linkage Now a Money Spinning venture – CLO Calls For Decentralization & Impromptu Visits to NIMC Centres.

National Identity Management Commission has been called upon to pay Impromptu Visits to NIMC Centres. Civil Liberties Organization (CLO) in Anambra state has urged the Federal Government to decentralise issuance of National Identity Number (NIN) by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC). The state chairman, Comrade Vincent Ezekwueme who gave the advice on Wednesday in […]

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NIN : Federal Government Extends Registration

The Federal Government has extended the linkage of the National Identity Number (NIN) to Subscriber Identity Modules (SIM) by eight weeks, bluebloodz.com has learned. Director, Public Affairs, Nigerian Communications Commission, Ikechukwu Adinde, who disclosed this in a message to our correspondent, said the extension was conveyed by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa […]

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NIN: NIMC Shuts Headquarters In ABUJA. See List of Reactivated Centres.

The National Identity Management Commission has closed its headquarters in Abuja against all National Identity Number enrolment activities. The move is not unconnected to discouraging large gatherings at the centre amid the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. According to NIMC Spokesman, Kayode Adegoke, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, gave the […]