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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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Your Quiz Results (with correct answers below)
#1. NIMC’s MWS Mobile ID App is the same as its MWS Enterprise App.
While the MWS Mobile ID app is meant for personal use by individuals, the MWS Enterprise app is targeted at businesses and government agencies.
#2. NIN Tokenization” in simple terms refers to
NIN tokenization helps to protect an individual’s data privacy via the use of an encrypted, coded representation (“disguised”) version of the NIN rather than actual NIN itself in day-to-day transactions.
#3. The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) was established by
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) established by the NIMC Act No. 23 of 2007, has the mandate to establish, own, operate, maintain and manage the National Identity Database in Nigeria, register persons covered by the Act, assign a Unique National Identification Number (NIN) and issue General Multi-Purpose Cards (GMPC) to those who are citizens of Nigeria as well as others legally residing within the country.
#4. 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.
#5. From January 2021 to January 2022, the state with the highest NIMC enrolment figures was
Lagos State has been having the highest NIMC enrolment figures in Nigeria.
#6. ….. is the infrastructure that is responsible for the management of the NIMC mandate.
#7. What is the National Identification Number (NIN) used for?
The NIN is used to tie all records about an individual into the National Identity Database and is also used as a valid means of establishing or verifying an individual’s identity.
#8. NIN can be retrieved using a USSD code
#9. NIMC is targeting the enrolment of the Nigerian diaspora in countries like Cambodia, Malaysia, Switzerland and Liberia.
NIMC currently has partners set to enrol Nigerians in Cambodia, Malaysia, Switzerland and Liberia among other countries worldwide, so they can also acquire their National Identification Numbers.
#10. 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.
#11. 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.
#12. 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.
#13. 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.
#14. The NIMC is the primary legal institution in Nigeria mandated by law to institutionalize identity management system and regulate the identity sector.
#15. Verification and authentication of citizens’ identity via the platform to be provided by NIMC.
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