The National Identity Management Commission has threatened to prosecute any NIMC vendor found extorting applicants in Delta State. The State Director of NIMC, Henrietta Okolo, stated this on Friday at the celebration of 4th National Identity day in Asaba. He said, “We have reported cases of vendors extorting applicants, we are investigating them and any
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Protesting members of staff of the National Identity Management Commission NIMC have suspended their strike action. The workers downed tools on Thursday, January 7 to press home their demands for better remuneration as well as the provision of personal protective equipment PPEs to protect against COVID19. The protesting workers met with the Federal Government earlier
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The Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami, has ordered the suspension of staff fingered in extortion of applicants during National Identification Number (NIN) enrolment at some National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) centres in the country. The NIMC Spokesman, Kayode Adegoke, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, said the affected staff
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The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) on Tuesday issued fresh guidelines for the National Identification Number (NIN) registration exercise. The NIMC spokesman, Kayode Adegoke, who announced the guidelines in a statement titled: “NIMC Adopts Booking System For NIN Enrolment,” said the move was aimed at checking the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Federal Government
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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the transfer of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy. The NIMC prior to the new development, was under the supervision of the Ministry of Interior. The approval for the transfer, according to a statement from the ministry, was based on the
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Abuja Federal High Court has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of a Principal Manager with the National Identity Management Commission, Ms Jamila Muhammed, for failure to appear in court over allegations of corruption. A statement from the spokesperson for the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences commission, Rasheedat Okoduwa, said the NIMC
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The Kano State Coordinator, National Identity Management Commission, Muhammad Auwalu, on Sunday said the NIMC required N150bn to capture all Nigerians in its database. According to him, the government only budgeted N7bn for the commission for the assignment. Auwalu, who spoke to reporters at the Sa’adatu Rimi College of Education in Kano, lamented that only 40,000 out of 200 million Nigerians
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