NIMC: Over 17m enroll for NIN

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has said over 17 million Nigerians have so far enrolled for the National Identification Number (NIN), and have had their details captured on the national database.

The agency also said it is set to deploy the NIMC Verification Service (NVS) to the Insurance and Pension sector, following the implementation and adoption of the platform by most financial institutions in the country.

A Deputy General Manager at NIMC, Mrs. Carolyn Folami, while making the presentation at separate forums in Abuja, noted that the NIMC was fully committed to its mandate to be a one stop shop for identity management in Nigeria.

While noting that NIMC is meant to regulate the identity sector and all transactions related to identity, she disclosed that part of commission’s mandate is to work in partnership with all institutions, including the insurance sector in Nigeria, to ensure that the National Identification Number (NIN), is used for all transactions.

The DGM stressed the importance of the National Identity Management System, and the need to harmonise insurance companies’ databases with the National Identity Database (NIDB), adding that an insurance applet, although yet to be activated, is also included on the National e-ID Card.

According to her, the Application program interface (API) for the NIMC Verification Service (NVS) is already being deployed to institutions like the banks, who can query the system for over 17 million people have enrolled for NIN and have had their details captured on the National Database.

Photo: Kaduna Electric Managing Director, Kaduna Electric, Engr. Garba Haruna (right) in a handshake with the Commissioner of Police, Kaduna State, Agyole Abeh, when he paid the police commissioner a courtesy visit at his office in Kaduna yesterday