5 Reasons Your SIM Card Is Barred

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Following the expiration of the ultimatum given by the Federal Government through the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, we heard that over 70 million SIM cards have been barred from making outgoing calls. For more than a year, Nigerians were directed by the government to link their SIM cards to their National Identity Number … Read more

37 State Offices of NIMC in Nigeria

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If there were no data management policy by Nigeria’s government, its citizens wouldn’t have seen the need to register for the National Identity Number (NIN), a prelude to getting the National Identity Card. And lately, some people who haven’t registered want to know if the NIN registration has closed and if not, “where are the … Read more

Can I Use My Old National Identity Card To Get NIN?

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Getting the National Identity Number (NIN) has been a major problem for millions of Nigerian several years the exercise was launched. But the recent ultimatum given by the Federal Government that phone number that isn’t linked to the NIN will be blocked triggered interest of Nigerians whose SIM card risk being cut off from network … Read more

NIMC: Plateau Secures NIN Registration Licence

 Plateau State government can now enrol its residents for the National Identity Number after it secured NIN registration licence from the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC). The Governor’s Director of Press and Public Affairs, Macham Makut, in a statement on disclosed that the licence is for one year. What does this mean for Plateau residents? … Read more

How To Activate BVN-Generated NIN

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There are many fuses about those whose National Identity Number or NIN were generated when they registered for the Bank Verification Number (BVN). One such widely circulated message on social media and messaging app since 2020 is: “So many Nigerians have NIN and they are unaware. The truth is that everyone that did their BVN … Read more

Fake NIN Linker App Will Steal Your BVN – NIMC Warns Nigerians

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A new National Identity Number Application to link your SIM cards, NIN Linker App, has appeared on Google Play store. Unfortunately, it’s FAKE! It does similar tasks as the app launched by the National Identity Management Commission or NIMC a few days ago. But the commission warned the public to beware of a fake app … Read more

NIN Registration New Guidelines: Check How NIMC Booking System Works

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The newest guidelines for the National Identity Number (NIN) enrolment by the National Identity Management Commission have shown that NIMC means business. However, there are lots of issues the commission isn’t addressing. It seems the management of NIMC is taking two steps forward, two steps backwards. Is NIMC afraid of using technology to drive the … Read more