JAMB to record less than 400,000 candidates this year due to NIN challenge
As the registration the 2020 Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) entrance for students seeking admissions into tertiary institutions including universities and others begins soon and to last for two weeks, investigations by Business Hilights Intelligence Unit (BHIU) show that…
NIMC boss, Aziz indicts Buhari on political will, poor funding in Kaduna
More facts have emerged from proceedings at the recently concluded General Assembly of the Northern Traditional Rulers Council (NTRC) in Kaduna, where the Director-General of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Engr Aliyu Aziz said upon poor funding, political will…
NIMC’s NIN: Poor awareness, access dim 2018 target of 78m to distant 38m now
Strong indications have emerged showing that the original performance target of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) in driving National Identification Number (NIN) registration in the country since 2016 has failed. This was discovered when latest revelation from the Director-General…
New Chams Plc boss, Young may seek national ID card crisis resolution with NIMC
Industry analysts have predicted that the recent change of guard at Chams Plc which was propelled by the retirement of Mr Femi Williams and subsequent appointment of Mr Gavin Young as the new group chief executive officer may pave way…
Henceforth, it’s mandatory to register new SIM card with NIN—NCC
Barely 10 months after the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) made it mandatory for new applicants seeking International Passport must present their National Identity Number (NIN), secured from the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has adopted…
BVN has not been able to address issues around identity mgt—Heritage Bank
Managing Director and chief executive of Heritage Bank, Mr Ifie Sekibo , has opened up saying even though the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) introduced Bank Verification Number (BVN), in reality, has been able to create a form of identification…
Marking a national day for Identity without ID Card confusing—Nigerians
The recent adoption and observance of every September 16 of year as National Identity Day by the Federal Government of Nigeria has come under serious division amongst security and digital surveillance experts. Whereas the Federal Government, through the leadership of…
‘MTN’s free N5, 000 Airtime smartest tactics to drive ongoing SIM update’
Public affairs analysts have saluted MTN Nigeria for coming up with strategic bait on its subscribers to embrace the network’s subscribers’ fresh registration of their Subscribers Identification Module (SIM) cards. In compliance with the Nigerian Communications Commission’s (NCC) directive to…
Nigeria needs digital ID platform linked to functional ID registries—NIMC
The Director-General, National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Aliyu Aziz, has stressed that for Nigeria to enhance governance, help its people out of poverty, restore growth, and participate in the digital economy, “we need a unique digital identification platform that is…
How Mastercard failed Chams contract to deliver National ID card—Aladekomo
For many Nigerians that had been asking questions after struggling to register for their national identity Card, the reason why there had been no clear explanation by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) on when they will get their real…
