The President had on Tuesday, 15th January 2019 while unveiling the new enhanced e-passport with a 10-year validity, directed that the NIN which is issued by the NIMC be inserted as additional data in the new passports.
This was made known to DAILY POST by Loveday Chika Ogbonna, Head, Corporate Communications National Identity Management Commission and Sunday James, Public Relations Officer, Nigeria Immigration Service.
This resolve to commence enforcement was agreed upon during a courtesy call by the Comptroller General of NIS, Muhammad Babandede MFR to the Director General NIMC, Engr. Aliyu Aziz on Monday at the Commission’s headquarters.
The DG/CEO NIMC, in his address stated that the Commission had upgraded its software and infrastructure to enable the generation of the NIN in just micro seconds.
The CG NIS, commended NIMC for the upgrades which has resulted in instant and timely allocation of the NIN. He also reiterated the NIS willingness to accommodate NIMC in all its 44 diplomatic missions abroad and 42 locations in Nigeria to ensure that all Nigerians and Legal residents are enrolled into the National Identity Database
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ReplyDeleteHow many people have they given their national identification number, for them to come up with an enforcement for the new e-passport?
ReplyDeleteThis people are just sick! Have they made getting the NIN straightforward? Kai a poor man can’t survive in Nigeria. Always looking for ways to extort money
ReplyDeleteI hope say they no need am for Lybia? @Blessed Princess
ReplyDeleteAs if they made the process to get this number very easy. Must people be stressed out over anything that has to do with government?
ReplyDeleteMy own question is. Abeg what happens to the passport I paid for over three weeks ago? Does this mean I have to go back for capturing again or my 36k yaff entered voice mail?... Please any BV who works at NIS should enlighten us o
ReplyDeleteHeard there is no booklet at the moment!...
DeleteGoing anonymous biko, it hasn't entered any voicemail, we are presently running both five and ten years validity until everything balance up,the ten years validity isn't available sef, don't worry you are safe
DeleteYours is 3 weeks, I paid for mine since beginning of February in Ikoyi.. I haven't gotten mine till date. I was told there's no paper too. I'm beyond pissed, worse of it is my old passport is still with them.
DeleteIt's delaying my applications.
National ID card, Driver's license, BVN, international passport, Multi-registration of sim cards, PVC, NIN. And yet no database for ordinary police to work with. Na wahala and stress go kee some of these our leaders.
ReplyDeleteMy brother abi sister I weak.
DeleteI went to their civil defence office for registration, I was asked to go and bring my primary and secondary certificate and a sworn affidavit for proper registration 😲 where on earth will i get my primary school certificate?
ReplyDeleteI think primary school certificate is first school leaving certificate.
DeleteNigerian government and incompetence. I registered since 2015, and my national ID card is not out till now.
ReplyDeleteSame here though they give me a slip that contain my NiN numb
DeleteINCOMPETENCY DON SHOW AGAIN.
ReplyDeleteWETIN GO COME HAPPEN TO NIGERIANS WEY NO DEY FOR INSIDE THE COUNTRY?
DEM NEVER EVEN FINISH WITH YOUR BVN HEADACHES.