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NATIONAL IDENTITY MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
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#1. The National Identification Number (NIN), Bank Verification Number (BVN), Nigerian Passport and Driver’s License are all the same thing.
The NIN provides a common access point linking the BVN, Nigerian Passoprt and Driver’s License securely to an individual’s foundational, verified identification details.
#2. NIMS stands for
#3. The NIMC is pronounced as
#4. There will also be NIMC centres in all the 36 States and 774 Local Government offices nationwide.
There are Registration Centres in all the 36 state capitals including the FCT. There are also designated Enrolment Centres in various locations within Abuja. There will also be centres in all the 774 Local Government offices nationwide.
#5. NIN is an acronym of
#6. “NIN” stands for
The National Identification Number (NIN) consists of 11 non- intelligible numbers randomly chosen and assigned to an individual at the completion of enrolment into the National Identity Database (NIDB).
#7. NIN is another name for the National e-ID Card.
The 11-digit National Identification Number (NIN) is not the same thing as the National e-ID Card which is a physical token.
#8. The European Union’s “wallet” app is meant to serve as
The European Union is joining a growing group of countries including Nigeria which are looking into the benefits of using mobile ID apps.
#9. How do you verify someone’s Improved NIN Slip or mobile ID shown to you is not fake?
Just use the NIMC MWS Mobile ID app to scan the QR code on the person’s Improved NIN Slip or mobile ID. It should be verified by NIMC in seconds with the person’s photo and basic details appearing on your phone.
#10. It’s FREE! You do not pay anything to anyone when you
Enrolment at NIMC and acquisition of a NIN by an individual for the very first time is free.
#11. Using NIMC’s online Pre-Enrolment Portal lets you
An applicant pre-enrols online using NIMC’s Pre-enrolment Portal – https://penrol.nimc.gov.ng/ – filling in his/her data, then prints out a summary sheet bearing a 2D barcode. At a NIMC enrolment centre, the 2D barcode is scanned with the applicant’s details then directly captured on to the enroller’s computer system.
Online Pre-Enrolment is an initial step in the enrolment process. The enrolment is only completed after the applicant gets his or her biometric data (fingerprints, headshot photograph and signature) captured and processed by an Enrolment Officer at any NIMC Enrolment Centre.
#12. What is the Virtual NIN?
The Virtual NIN is a tokenized version of a person’s actual NIN, gotten from the MWS Mobile ID app, which another party verifying the number cannot retain and use in a way that puts the individual’s data privacy at risk.
#13. This is the modification of data of an enrolled Citizen or Legal Resident of age 15 years and above, when the need arises.
This is the modification of data of an enrolled Citizen or Legal Resident of age 16 years and above, when the need arises.
#14. Aside from Nigeria, other countries also using “NINs” for identification include Gambia, Kenya, Uganda, Mali, Mozambique and
Jamaica’s National Identification System enables the country to also issue National Identification Numbers (NINs) to its citizens.
#15. The slip of paper given to you, bearing your NIN, after enrolling at a centre is called
After a person has been successfully enrolled into the National ID Database and assigned a NIN, a NIN Slip is printed out bearing that NIN on it. The person holds on to the NIN Slip as evidence of the NIN issued to them.
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