
Federal Government is to launch three new national identity cards in May this year and has a target of providing them for about 104 million citizens...

National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), in collaboration with Nigeria Inter-bank Settlement System (NIBSS) and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), is set to launch an improved...

The World Bank has pegged the success rate of the National Identification Numbers (NIN), drive by the Nigeria Identity Management Commission (NIMC) at about 70 per...

National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has announced the fees that Nigerians are required to pay to modify the data on their National Identification Number (NIN). Accordingly...

National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has restricted its licensed agents’ access to the National Identification Number (NIN) database. This followed the findings of the investigation by...

Following the reported incident of unauthorized NIN verification by expressverify.com, investigation reveals that a third-party who, among others, was originally authorized to provide verification services to...

Nigeria has pumped at least $630 million into its leaking National Information Management System since 2011, according to The Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ). FIJ reports...

Paradigm Initiative has demanded immediate action from the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) in response to a severe privacy breach involving unauthorised access to citizens’ data...

National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) are pleased to announce a strategic collaboration aimed at enhancing processes related to the National Identification...

Dr Vincent Olatunji, National Commissioner, Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has ordered a full-scale investigation in respect to allegations of unauthorized access to the personal data...