•NIMC puts Diaspora registration at 530,345
The total National Identification Numbers (NIN) issued by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has hit 104.16 million as of December 2023.
NIMC in the latest statistics released, yesterday, said it has issued NIN to 59.1 million males (56.8 per cent) and 45 million females (43.2 per cent).
According to NIMC, among the top 10 leading states, Lagos has the highest NIN issued with 11.4 million (female, 5.2m; male, 6.22m); Kano, 9.2 million (female, 3.8m, male, 5.29m); Kaduna, 6.45 million (female, 2.89m, male 3.55m); Ogun, 4.4 million (female, 2.1m, male 2.28m); Oyo, 4.0 million (female, 1.93m, male, 2.1m).
Katsina, 3.5 million (female, 1.4m, male, 2.1m); Abuja, 3.5 million (female, 1.46m, male, 2.05m); Rivers, 3.13 million (female, 1.41m, male, 1.72m); Delta, 2.79 million (female, 1.31m, male, 1.48m) and Bauchi, 2.76 million (female, 981,490, male, 1.77m).
The bottom states on NIN enrolment as of December 2023 include Kwara, 1.77 million; Akwa Ibom, 1.76 million; Kogi; 1.73 million; Enugu, 1.67 million; Yobe, 1.65 million; Taraba, 1.49 million.
Others are Cross River, 1.19 million; Ekiti, 1.02 million; Ebonyi, 839,506 and Bayelsa, 657,848.
According to NIMC, Diaspora NIN registration was 530,345 as of the end of last year, with 223,346 females and 306,999 males having identification numbers.
Checks by The Guardian showed that in 2023, NIMC issued 9.56 million NINs. It was 8.3 million in August and under the new administration of the Director-General/Chief Executive Officer, Abisoye Coker-Odusote, from September to December, some 1.26 million NIN enrolments were made to put the figure since the registration got intensed some five years back at 104.16 million.
MEANWHILE, to bring efficiency to the NIN processes and enrolments, NIMC has started a revalidation exercise of its third-party agent licenses.
The NIMC said this was to ensure the highest standards of data security and compliance and was part of efforts to enhance the security, efficiency, and accuracy of the National Identity Management System.
In a statement signed by the Director-General/Chief Executive Officer, Abisoye Coker-Odusote, the commission, said: “This is to inform you of an important regulatory update regarding the revalidation of your license as a Front-End Partner of NIMC.”
NIMC stressed that the revalidation process was mandatory for all current partners and was intended to ensure compliance with the latest standards and protocols. It noted that the revalidation process will include a thorough review of the third-party organisation’s operations, technical infrastructure, and compliance with NIMC’s policies and guidelines.
Among others, key details of the revalidation process documentation, include that “You are required to submit the following documents for revalidation: Current Business Registration Certificate… Provide proof of training and capacity building for your staff involved in the identity enrollment process. Total NIN registered. LLCs should provide the list of sub-licensees registered under them.”
Meanwhile, NIMC has said that Nigerians applying to change their date of birth on the NIN database will now be required to provide an electronic civil registration and vital statistics system (e-CRVS) certificate from the National Population Commission (NPC).
In addition to the certificate, NIMC said copies of other valid documents such as identification and application letter for modification will now be addressed to the DG/CEO, NIMC.
Prior to this time, only an affidavit and the payment of N15,000 are required for the modification of age and other modifications on the NIN system.
NIMC explained that with the new guidelines, date of birth modification can only be done once in a lifetime and only at NIMC enrolment centres. It warned that its licensed agents are not allowed to do date of birth modification and other forms of modification. (Guardian)
