NIMC

By Quadri Adejumo During the past weeks, digital rights organisation Paradigm Initiative revealed the existence of a nefarious website, anyverify.com.ng, which was selling sensitive data of Nigerians. The website provided access to…
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The Federal Government has launched an investigation into the alleged unauthorised sale of National Identification Number (NIN), following revelations that the personal data of Nigerians were available for purchase online at a fee. The…
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The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) says it will investigate the alleged unauthorised access to the personal data of enrollees by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC). NDPC national commissioner Vincent Olatunji…
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The National Identity Management Commission, NIMC, has advised Nigerians to report incidents of extortion or harassment in the course of enrolment for National Identification Number, NIN, to its offices. The NIMC Acting…
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President Bola Tinubu has appointed Engr Bisoye Coker-Odusote as the Acting Director-General (DG) of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC). A statement issued by presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, on Tuesday…
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The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) says the National Identification database shows a low coverage and gender gap in the registration project, considering the notion that there are more women than men. The Director-General…
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Nigerian troops have arrested two suspected fake National Identity Management Commission (NIMC)  officials who had visited the Gagamari Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in Niger Republic to register non-Nigerians. This was…
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Apart from the threat to his life, the minister hinted that campaigns of calumny were allegedly sponsored against him to stop the policy. “We resisted, and now, the process is working. Sometimes, I can stay for one month without speaking…
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“Barely 24 hours after the suspension of voter registration, INEC attention has been drawn to an online site urging Nigerians to enrol for voter card (PVC) registration,” Okoye said. He said that the scammers claimed that the Federal…
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While he spearheaded the unbundling of the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST), which now has subsidiaries for property development, transportation and logistics, courier service and a micro-finance bank, the aggressive NIN-SIM verification…
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