Nigeria: National ID Card Enrolment Hits 23.3 Million

23 October 2017

Lagos — Director-General of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Engr. Aliyu Abubakar Aziz, said the agency has far enrolled 23.3 million Nigerians for the national identification numbers (NINs) up from seven million in November 2015 when he took over the mantle of leadership.

While advising Nigerians and residents in the country to regard the NIN as a most crucial feature of their entire life as it is the unique identifier for all in Nigeria, he said Nigerians should view the NIN the same way Social Security Number is regarded in the United States, the National Insurance Number in the United Kingdom, or AADHAR number in India.

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