The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has assured that all Nigerians will be issued with the National Identification Number (NIN) over the next two years.
The Head of Corporate Communications at Commission, Mr. Kayode Adegoke, disclosed this on Sunday during an X Space to educate Nigerians on the NIMC Self-Service Modification platform.
Although the latest data released by the commission shows that 104.16 million NINs had been issued as of December 2023, Adegoke said over 105 million NINs have now been issued. Nigeria is currently estimated to have a population of over 200 million.
The NIMC spokesperson added that every enrolment for NIN is a continuous process, and the agency will reach the target if enrolling all Nigerians.
While urging Nigerians to take advantage of the self-service modification portal, which allows Nigerians to effect corrections on their data without visiting the NIMC office, Adegoke said:
With the self-service portal, Adegoke said all modifications are now done within 24-48 hours, a departure from the past when people had to wait for months before the modification was effected.
Responding to questions on the difference between the NIMC self-service portal and the NIMC mobile app, which has been in existence long before now, Adegoke said the two platforms perform different functions.
According to him, while the mobile app can be used for identification and also offers the functionality of linking mobile numbers to NIN, the self-service portal only allows the modification of data, which is also not available on the app.
Participants at the virtual meeting, however, advised the NIMC to integrate the same data modification functionality into its app, to make the process easier and more seamless for Nigerians.