The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof Isa Pantami, has appealed to security institutions to use the database for the National Identification Number (NIN) and the Subscriber Identity Module(SIM) in tackling insecurity in Nigeria. The Minister made this appeal during the Fourth National Identity Day celebration in Abuja on Friday. He lamented the poor
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The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Is Pantami, said on Monday he has made a proposal to the Federal Government on the replacement of the Bank Verification Numbers (BVN) with the National Identity Numbers (NIN). The federal government introduced the BVN in 2015 to curb illegal banking in the country. Pantami disclosed this to
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The Federal Government has extended the National Identification Number (NIN) and Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) registration exercise currently ongoing across the country. The extension is by another eight weeks (two months) with the new deadline set for April 6, 2021. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Pantami, made the announcement in
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The Federal Government has commenced the National Identification Number (NIN) enrolment for foreign diplomats in Nigeria. The Spokesman of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Kayode Adegoke, who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, said the exercise commenced on January 18. The statement read: “The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami,
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The Federal Government has extended the deadline for Nigerians with the National Identity Number, NIN, to link it up with their SIM cards. The Federal government in December 2020 gave Nigerians with NIN that are yet to link their Sim cards till January 19 to link them up or risk getting their telephone lines blocked.
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The Federal Government says National Identity Number is mandatory for foreign diplomats who will reside in Nigeria for a continuous period of two years or more. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, said this in a statement by his Technical Assistant, Dr Femi Adeluyi, on Sunday. He said that an enrolment
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Gunmen suspected to be cultists on Wednesday disrupted the National Identity Number (NIN) enrollment at the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) office in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Eyewitnesses told journalists that the seven-man gang wielded dangerous weapons and descended on one of the NIN applicants, collected his mobile phone, and collected monies from others before
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The Pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere has called for the immediate suspension of linking of Subscriber Identification Modules (SIM) cards with National Identification Number (NIN) exercise over COVID-19 concerns. The group said in a statement on Friday that it was barbaric and archaic for the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to continue the exercise amid the
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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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The Federal Government on Monday extended the deadline to register for the National Identification Number (NIN) by three weeks. Ripples Nigeria had reported that the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) had asked telecommunications subscribers to provide their NIN numbers to their operators to prevent their lines from being blocked within two weeks. The extension was contained
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Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on 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 group asked the president to instruct the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Mr Isa Pantami, and Director-General of the National
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