NIMC – City Business News

August 11, 2025 No Responses

NIMC Upgrades Diaspora NIN Enrolment Platform

To ensure effective service delivery and smooth management of the National Identification Number (NIN) enrolment in the Diaspora, the National Identity Management Commission has successfully upgraded its diaspora enrolment platform.A statement issued byDr. Kayode Adegoke,Head, Corporate Communications, explained that the...

July 28, 2025 No Responses

NIMC Warns Nigerians Against Sharing Personal Data

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has warned Nigerians against selling their personal information, including the National Identification Number (NIN).According to NIMC, the EFCC had in a statement disclosed that ” this fraud scheme is la...

July 18, 2025 No Responses

NIMC Registers 122m Nigerians

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has registered over 122 million Nigerians in the National Identity Database (NID). Speaking on Thursday in Lagos at the opening of a two-day workshop with members of the Guild of Corporate Onli...

January 15, 2025 No Responses

NIMC DG Bags Honourary Doctoral Degree

The Director General/Chief Executive Officer of National Identity Management Commission [NIMC], Engr Abisoye Coker-Odusote, has been conferred with an honourary doctorate by the African University of Science and Technology, Abuja, Federal Capital Territory.Eng...

October 5, 2024 No Responses

DATA INTEGRATION: LAGOS, NIMC EXPLORE COLLABORATION

In a significant step towards enhancing the synergy between National and State Identity Management systems, the Lagos State Residents Registration Agency (LASRRA) hosted Principal Officials of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) at the Agency’...

September 5, 2024 No Responses

NIMC: Our System Working Optimally For NIN-SIM Linkage

The National Identity Management Commission(NIMC) has reiterated that the National Identification Number (NIN) enrolment, verification and authentication, modification of data and other services are going on seamlessly to meet the needs of Nigeria for the NIN-...

August 31, 2024 No Responses

NIMC DG Harps On Critical Roles Of Birth, NIN Registration

The Director General/Chief Executive Officer, NIMC, Engr Abisoye Coker-Odusote, has stressed the importance of birth registration and the National Identification Number (NIN) to foster development in Nigeria.This, according to her, is why the National Identity...

August 13, 2024 No Responses

NIMC Reaffirms Commitment To Protection Of NIN Database

The Director General/Chief Executive Officer of NIMC, Engr Abisoye Coker-Odusote, has reiterated the safety and protection of data in its National Identity Database (NIDB) as the country commemorates the National Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) ...

July 18, 2024 No Responses

NIMC, Online Publishers Roundtable: Implications and Future Directions

By Walter Duru, Ph.D — 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 ...

July 13, 2024 No Responses

NIMC, Reps Hold Retreat On Identity Management

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and the members of the House of Representatives Committee on National Population, recently held a retreat themed Identity Management and Legislative Oversight to seek areas of collaboration towards the achieve...

July 3, 2024 No Responses

Bill To Repeal NIMC Act Passes Second Reading

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...

June 22, 2024 No Responses

NIMC Refutes Alleged Data Compromise

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) hasdebunked alleged exposure of sensitive data of Nigerian citizens.A statement issued on Saturday by Kayode Adegoke,Head, Corporate Communications assured the public that the data of Nigerians has notbeen com...

June 28, 2022 No Responses

Ekweremadu, Wife Sue NIMC, NIS, UBA, Stanbic-IBTC Bank

Former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife, Beatrice, have sued the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and others over the controversy surrounding David Ukpo’s real age. Others mentioned in the suit are the Comptroller Ge...