LAGOS AUGUST 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Identity Management Commission has reaffirmed its commitment to delivering secure, multi-purpose identity cards (ID cards) and digital identity services for every Nigerian. The Head of Corporate Communications at the Commission, Kayode Adegoke, stated this in Abuja. He made the remarks to clarify misconceptions and provide detailed information on the…
LAGOS JULY 31S (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Identity Management Commission, NIMC, has announced the successful migration of telecommunications companies in the country to its new National Identification Number, NIN, verification platform, NINAuth. The commission’s spokesperson, Kayode Adegoke, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. According to NIMC, with the successful migration of telecom operators to NINAuth,…
LAGOS JULY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has warned Nigerians against disclosing information on their National Identity Number (NIN) to unauthorized individual or organization. The Commission equally warned that any NIN presented to access services must be duly verified before granting such services. This warning is coming as a result of the…
LAGOS JULY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In a renewed push to foster public trust and improve awareness of Nigeria’s digital identity drive, the Nigeria Digital Identification for Development, ID4D, Project has convened a two-day media roundtable workshop for online publishers and digital media stakeholders. The engagement, held under the theme of building bridges between the identity ecosystem and…
LAGOS JUNE 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) wishes to inform the general public that all its verification service platforms are functional and accessible to all partners including all security agencies. Furthermore, the Commission said it is aware of the purported ''inability of the Police Service Commission (PSC) to access the NIMC verification server,…
LAGOS MAY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government of Nigeria has approved the launch of the NIMC NIN Authentication for secure and seamless identity verification and authentication. Similarly, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has directed the use of NIN Authentication for verification and authentication across Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). This is In line with the Commission's…
LAGOS APRIL 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Sequel to the information of Anambra residents trading their National Identification Number (NIN) for cash, the management of National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has warned Nigerian against selling their NIN to organizations or individual. The warning became necessary as unauthorised individuals or organisations are purportedly asking for the submission of the National…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, has said that Nigerians will require the National Identification Number (NIN) to access social services. He also emphasized that the poor and vulnerable population would need it to benefit from palliatives. The SGF made this statement while declaring open an…