The National Task Force on the NIN and Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) registration made the announcement on Tuesday, in Abuja, in a statement jointly signed by Prof. Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice-Chairman, Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) and Engr Aliyu Aziz, Director-General, National Identity Management Commission (NIMC).
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This was contained in a statement on Monday by the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy.
Rights and Freedom Advocates received the news of the dictatorial policy with amazement and wondered if informed and patriotic Nigerians were among those who took the draconian and short-sighted policy. The most disappointing was that the Management of NIMC was among the decision makers that took the iniquitous decisions when some Nigerians who have been going to NIMC offices for months have been thronging our office with complaints of not having opportunity to register for the NIN.
The National Identity Management Commission has directed its personnel across the country to give preference to, and enroll, all applicants sitting for the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations.
The workers are also asking for the payment of outstanding arrears and implementation of the Para-military Salary structure after the National Salaries and Wages Commission classified NIMC under that group of workers.
Aziz said this while speaking during the 6th General Assembly of Northern Traditional Rulers Council in Kaduna.
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the re-appointment of Aliyu Aziz, Director-General, National Identity Management Commission for a second term.
Aliyu Aziz, Director-General, National Identity Management Commission has advised Nigerians to focus on getting the National Identification Number rather than clamouring for the e-ID card.
The National Identity Management Commission says it is working towards enrolling all Nigerians into national identity database in the next five years.
The House of Representatives Committee on Diaspora on Wednesday queried the National Identity Management Commission over the fees charged to Nigerians in diaspora for data capturing for the purposes of the National Identity Number and the National e-Identity Card.
Hadiza Dagabana, General Manager Legal Service, National Identity Management Commission, says Nigerians should always follow due process and report cases of extortion while trying to collect their National Identity Cards to curb fraud.
Hadiza Dagabana, General Manager, Legal Service, National Identity Management Commission, says every Nigerian is eligible for the issuance of the National Identity Number free of charge irrespective of the age.
The National Identity Management Commission says it has over 700, 000 National e-ID cards yet to be collected by Nigerians from its offices nationwide.
The National Identity Management Commission says the renewal of National Identity Card will cost N5,000, payable through Remita.
Aliyu Aziz, the Director-General of the commission, disclosed this at an interactive session with newsmen on Thursday, ahead of National Identity Day celebration in the country, slated for September 16.
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board and National Identity Management Commission are to harmonise data of candidates for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination to reduce cost of registration and check underage registration.
The update came through the Deputy General Manager of NIMC, Uche Chigbo, almost three months after the exercise was launched in the US in late May.
The National Identity Management Commission has extended its enrolment programme to Republic of India in continuation of enrolment of Nigerians in Disapora.
The National Identity Management Commission has so far harmonised 11 million out of 35 million records in the Bank Verification Number database with the National Identity Database.
Nigerians based in the United States are to pay between 40 and 50 dollars each to be enrolled for the National Identity Number according to an official.