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NATIONAL IDENTITY MANAGEMENT COMMISSION

How much do you know about Nigeria’s National Identity Management Commission and the identity sector? Take this quiz, test your knowledge (15 questions). Retake the quiz as many times as you like with randomized new questions.

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#1. The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) was essentially “born” in the year

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) was established by the NIMC Act No. 23 of 2007.

#2. The following can be used to confer Nigerian citizenship

The NIN is a unique number used to identify both citizens and legal residents in Nigeria. It does not confer Nigerian citizenship on a person. The National e-ID Card and the MWS Mobile ID App also do not confer citizenship on anyone – they make use of the NIN to identify people.

#3. 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.

#4. 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.

#5. NIDB stands for




#6. Before enrolling with NIMC, you need to obtain an Enrolment Form by paying

NIMC’s Enrolment Form is free and can also be downloaded from the Commission’s website.

#7. Can a person be identified using only the NIN without the National e-ID Card?

Authorized agencies and organizations can use your NIN alone to verify your identity via restricted, limited access to NIMC’s verification Service.

#8. The National e-ID Card can be obtained without you having a NIN.

You can use your NIN to verify your identity without having the National e-ID card, but you cannot obtain or use the e-ID card without first having your NIN.

#9. Like in Nigeria, citizens and residents in Kuwait can obtain a mobile ID for

Just like Nigeria, countries around the world like Kuwait are working towards more effective means of offering identity services via mobile devices.

#10. 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.




#11. Who can instruct telecom operators to block phone SIMs not linked to the NIN?

Following the directive from the Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, on the linking of NINs to SIMs, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) notified telecom operators to immediately comply with the directive. There was also a warning that SIMs without NINs were to be blocked after a set deadline.

#12. “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).

#13. Two persons cannot share the same

Once a National Identification Number (NIN) is assigned to an individual, it can never be reassigned, given or used by another person – that makes it unique in nature.

#14. NIN can be retrieved using a USSD code is available on all Networks at cost of

#15. Identity verification is important for

 

Identity verification is necessary for important transactions between people. The National Identification Number (NIN) allows for secure identity verification for each individual.




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