Editorial Staff Interested Nigerians can now register for Startups, Angel Investors, Venture Capitalists, and Accelerators following the launch of Startup Support and Engagement Portal by the Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy. The Minister, Dr. Bosun Tijani, who made the announcement said the portal is a key requirement for the implementation of the Nigeria Startup Act. The portal which is available … Read more
What is SCUML? SCUML means Special Control Unit against Money Laundering which is designed for Designated Non-Financial Institutions (DNFIs) or Designated Non-Financial Businesses and Professions (DNFBPs) for them to declare financial transactions from their customers which involves cash in excess of NGN10,000 (for limited liabilities) or excess of NGN5,000,000 (for business name). What are DNIs? … Read more
The Special Control Unit against Money Laundering is headquartered in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Other SCUML offices are in nine cities (states). They are: Lagos state Rivers state Enugu state Kano state Kaduna state Gombe state Oyo State Edo state Borno state
Since its establishment as a critical department of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, the Special Control Unit against Money Laundering (SCUML) has produced 10 directors to date. The pioneer SCUML director was Norman Sixth Wokoma. He was succeeded by Theophilus Akinbo. Here is the full list of SCUML directors from inception to date: The current Director … Read more
There are 35 licenced partners for Nigeria’s National Identification Number diaspora enrolment that operate NIN registration centres around the world. The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) commenced diaspora enrolment exercise in 2019 and vendors were licenced to help Nigeria implement its national identity project in the U.S., UK, Canada, and other countries around the world. Role … Read more
What NIMC Enrolment Front-End Partners Do NIMC Enrolment Front End Partners (FEPs) are enrolment agents that were approved in 2020 to complement the roles of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) in providing enrolment services on behalf of the government in nooks and crannies of Nigeria. Number of FEPs in Nigeria At the time of publication, there are 71 Enrolment Front … Read more
Since the Federal Government made it mandatory from September 1, 2015, for all Nigerians to get their National Identification Number (NIN), the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), licensed some organizations and agencies approved to help it provide NIMC services to the general public and help it achieve its goals. Most of the approved organisations have a … Read more
Apart from Antarctica which is not habitable for humans, South America is the only continent where Nigeria’s National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) doesn’t have an enrolment centre for its National Identification Number (NIN) project. The enrolment is Nigeria’s project to capture every Nigerian origin into its database wherever they live in around the world. The enrolment … Read more
Spain has only six enrolment centres for the Nigeria’s National Identification Number (NIN) Madrid Biosec Solutions Limited office, Avenida Cerro Prieto, 12, 28931, Móstoles, Madrid Telephone: +34632409610 Knowledge Square Nigeria office, Calle Santiago Bernabéu, 4, 5-1 Madrid Telephone: +34 6325 05887 iq-online.net/book-eu Murcia Biosec Solutions Limited office, Calle Barriomar 36, 30010 Murcia Telephone: +34632409610 idcard.ng/ … Read more
There are 12 NIN enrolment locations in France. These centres are located in 10 major cities such as Tours, Paris, Monaco, Bordeaux, Lyon, and Marseille. Paris 1) Knowledge Square Nigeria Limited office, 21 Rue Simart 75018, Paris Telephone: +33 7 8473 0566 iq-online.net/book-eu 2) Dannon Paris Station, Embassy of Nigeria, 355 Rue Saint Martin, 75003 Paris … Read more