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Mrs Hadiza Dagabana, Acting Director-General, National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) says every Nigerian is eligible for the issuance of the National Identity Number (NIN) free of charge irrespective of the age.
Dagabana who said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, stated that the NIN was a prerequisite for every Nigerian and legal residents in order to access government services.
“Identity is one of the key point under the United Nations Development Goals, whereby each country is expected to ensure that they identify their citizens and legal residents within a particular period.
“So we are working toward achieving that with the support our partners are giving us, so as to enable us enroll and issue digital identity in the form of NIN.
“Therefore, whether you have it on a piece of paper or you can’t even remember it you should have the ability to be verified in the national identity database at any given time.
“The NIN slip which Nigerians identify as temporary is not temporary, because your NIN is written on that document, it is not temporary, it is a unique ID for that particular person for life,’’ she said
According to Dagabana, the National Identification Number does not have expiry date, adding that It is only when a person dies that the number will be rested in a soft database for such person.
“By that way, we will be able to determine the living people in the country and with that number government can plan effectively for better service delivery,’’ she said.
She also noted that for the under 16 registration, parents and guardians must present their NIN and their children’s birth certificate before the children or wards could be enrolled and issued NIN.
“But the child’s biometrics will be tied to his or her parent biometrics until the child turns 16 years when he or she can now come for the biometric capturing,’’ the acting DG said.
She, then advised Nigerians to seize the opportunity to get registered, adding that NIN had many social benefits, which included access to government services.
“Currently we are registering from 164 locations in Nigeria both our offices and some special centres where we are collaborating with federal and state governments, including some service providers.
“We have our officials there to enroll Nigerians and it is free of charge. When you enroll, the first thing you get is the National Identification Number (NIN),’’ she explained.
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I registered 2014 & till now not gotten NIMC IDENTITY Number despite complaints. Five years gone and cannot apply to renew passport? Advise
I did this registration since 2014 and up till dis moment the plastic is yet to be available,so for how along will I still have to wait for this?
Dear Mrs Hadiza, i registered since 2015 and i was only given the enrollment slip since then and up till now i have not been given the plastic ID. Plz how do i get d plastic ID bcoz whenever i presented d enrollment slip to some organization they dont accept it . plz help me out.
Dear Mrs. Hadiza, I registered about 3years ago and up till now have not been able to collect my plastic ID. What do I do.
Thanks nkx vry much ma, but in my own case I did this registration since 2014 and up till dis moment the plastic is yet to be available,so for how along will I still have to wait for this?
The NIN slip is not recognised internationally. It is only the pvc card that has international recognition. Voter card is what we use as international identification more than the slip because the paper is not internationally accaptable. Nimc should give nigerians their permanent cards.
Renewal is not compulsory but if you need the plastic iD card your can go and renew with #3000 since yours have expired .#5000 are for those who lost their card and need it to be replaced…but your nin is your identity if you have the slip you are good to go and use it to get any service you want from any organisation but if you have lost your slip just go to our office and generate remita of #500 Naira only a new one will be issue to you..
Dear Mrs Hadiza, thanks for throwing more light on the enrollment and collection of NIN. I was among the first to enrol in 2011 and in 2014, I collected my own which ought to be a permanent one except for loss of it. Unfortunately I observed an expiring date of 09/19 on it. Recently we started hearing news about #5,000 for renewal. Do i ignore the expiring already unscripted on it, Or do i go for the renewal with the #5,000?
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