The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS)have resolved to commence enforcement of the National Identification Number (NIN) on the new enhanced 10 years validity e-passport.
The President had on Tuesday, 15th January 2019 while unveiling the new enhanced e-passport with a 10-year validity directed that the NIN which is issued by the NIMC be inserted as additional Data in the new passports.
This resolve to commence enforcement was agreed upon during a courtesy call by the Comptroller General of NIS, Muhammad Babandede MFR to the Director General NIMC, Engr. Aliyu Aziz on Monday March 11th 2019 at the Commission’s headquarters.
The DG/CEO NIMC, in his address stated that the Commission has upgraded its software and infrastructure to enable the generation of the NINin just micro seconds. This means unlike in the past, the NIN is issued instantly to successful enrolees into the NIDB (National Identity Data Base).
“Few months ago, we had an issue that made NIN generation take up to hours and people had to come back the following day. However, right now it is instantaneous and that is the way we intend to maintain the system.The type of Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS) we utilize makes sure that the NIN is unique –that is our only job”, said Engr. Aziz.
The CG NIS, commended NIMC for the upgrades which has resulted in instant and timely allocation of the NIN. He also reiterated the NIS willingness to accommodate NIMC in all its 44 diplomatic missions abroad and 42 locations in Nigeria to ensure that all Nigerians and Legal residents are enrolled into the National Identity Database.
If you have enrolled for the national ID card Scheme, you can get your NIN by dialling *346# from the phone number associated with your voter's card, drivers licence, or BVN registration.
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