LAGOS JANUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In alignment with the Renewed Hope Mandate of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) is proud to announce a strategic partnership with the Renewed Hope National Home Grown School Feeding (RH-NHGSF) Programme. This collaboration, fostered by Engr. Abisoye Coker-Odusote (DG/CEO of NIMC) and Princess Aderemi Adebowale, National…
LAGOS JANUARY 17TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS)in collaboration with the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), is introducing the National Identity Number (NIN) enabled farmer registry and Government 2 people (G2P) card initiative. This project is designed to address the Federal Ministry’s immediate challenges of identity and authentication, required to deliver…
LAGOS JULY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)- The National Assembly, as part of the moves to strengthen the regulatory function of the National Identity Management Commission, has embarked on repealing and enacting the NIMC Act No. 23. The NIMC Bill represents a significant legislative endeavour to enhance the efficacy and inclusivity of the Identity Management System. This updated…
By Walter Duru, Ph.D LAGOS JULY 18TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The digital age has reshaped how we consume and disseminate information, with online media playing a crucial role in shaping public perception and opinion. Recognizing this, the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), with support from the Nigeria Digital Identification for Development (ID4D) Project, recently organized a two-day roundtable…
LAGOS JULY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and the members of the House of Representatives Committee on National Population held a retreat themed Identity Management and Legislative Oversight to seek areas of collaboration towards the achievement of the Commission’s mandate and foster a harmonious working relationship. Speaking at the retreat, the NIMC Director…
LAGOS JULY 3RD (NEWSRNAGERS)-A bill to repeal the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) Act 2007 has passed the second reading in the Senate. The bill provides for the establishment of a National Identity Database, and the NIMC is charged with the responsibilities for the maintenance of the national database, the registration of individuals, and the…
LAGOS JUNE 23RD (NEWSRNAGERS)-The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has debunked allegation of the exposure of sensitive data of Nigerian citizens just as it advised Nigerians to avoid issuing their data to phishing sites. Head, Corporate Communications, Kayode Adegoke in a statement assured the public that the data of Nigerians has not been compromised, and…
LAGOS JUNE 23RD (NEWSRNAGERS)-In two months, Nigerians will begin utilising the services of the proposed three-in-one identity card, the National Identity Management Commission has confirmed. It said the single multipurpose card combining multiple functions of identity, financial and social services will be made available to citizens across the country by August this year. A high-ranking…