LAGOS JANUARY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has said that the use of National Identification Number (NIN) is now a mandatory requirement for registration for Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) by candidates. Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, who made this known, on Thursday, in Abuja during 2020 Ministerial press briefing, ordered the Joint Admissions and…
LAGOS JANUARY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has said that the ongoing enrollment for the National Identification Number (NIN) is free across the country. In a tweet on Thursday, NIMC warned that those who extort applicants risk a seven-year jail term if found guilty of the offence. While citing Sections 14, 20 and…
LAGOS DECEMBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The federal government has extended the deadline for the registration of National Identification Number (NIN) by telecommunication service subscribers. The ministry of communications and digital economy broke the news in a statement on Monday. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) had given telecommunications companies a two-week ultimatum to block SIM cards not registered…
LAGOS DECEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to stop the push for registration of Nigerians for National Identity Number (NIN), and withdraw the threat to block SIM cards. The Human Rights group in a statement on Sunday asked the President to “instruct the Minister of Communications and Digital…
LAGOS DECEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGER)-Nigeria government said it has licensed 173 centres and 30 state government institutions to conduct the enrollment of the National Identity Number (NIN) across the country. “The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), has approved the licensing of 173 Agents and 30 State Governments/Public Sector Institutions to conduct…
LAGOS DECEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government to block SIM cards that are not synchronized with the National Identity Numbers, NIN. The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, gave telecommunications operators in the country two weeks to block SIM Cards that are not registered with the National Identity Numbers, NIN. This was made known in a statement by…
LAGOS FEBRUAY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria born British boxer, Anthony Joshua has been issued with his National Identification Number (NIN) slip after visiting the office of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) on Tuesday. The heavyweight boxing champion posted pictures of his visit to the commission after his enrollment which further underlined how proud he is to…
LAGOS JANUARY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has revealed that those without National Identity Number risk three months jail term. The Kano state coordinator , Muhammad Sanusi Auwalu disclosed this while delivering a lecture at Sa’adatu Rimi College of Education, Kano. He said the Agency will start taking action on anybody who refused…