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
More than 70 million SIM cards are likely to be blocked in a few minutes from now as the deadline for Nigerians to link their NIN to their SIMs ended on March 31, after about eight postponements. If you haven’t done so and your line is still active, you have the privilege to link seven … Read more
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
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
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
It was cheering news that the National Identity Management Commission launched its own app dubbed “MWS: NIMC MobileID (Early Access)” You can use the app to link up to seven SIM cards to your NIN. It’s fantastic! Our view We downloaded the app, we used it, and we’ll be sharing with you how the NIMC … Read more
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
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
One among millions of Nigerians whose SIM card may be blocked very soon asked, “Please I’ve lost the SIM Card I use in registering my National Identity Number, all efforts to retrieve it proved unsuccessful, what can I do? Other related questions are: Nimc I registered for nin in 2016. I can’t find my slip … Read more
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
