NIMC REMIND NIGERIANS OF SEPTEMBER DEADLINE FOR NIN/SIM LINKAGE, SAYS IT REMAINS SACROSANCT - Hotjist

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The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has reminded Nigerians and legal residents that the Federal Government’s September 14 deadline for linking the National Identification Number (NIN) with Subscriber Identity Modules (SIM) remains sacrosanct.

The Commission stated that its equipment and workers in over 10,000 registration outlets around the country and in the diaspora are operating smoothly for enrolment, verification and authentication, and data modification.

Dr. Kayode Adegoke, NIMC’s Head of Corporate Communications, stated that other services are also running smoothly to satisfy Nigeria’s needs for the NIN-SIM linkage deadline.

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The statement reads:” The Commission wishes to reiterate that all its over Ten Thousand NIN enrolment centres across the country and in the diaspora are open for NIN enrolment. Nigerians and legal residents can visit any of the centres to enrol and be issued the NIN.

“This assurance is given in light of the 14th September 2024 deadline for the NIN-SIM linkage

“NIMC also wish to inform Nigerians and legal residents that any applicant who wants to modify his or her NIN data can do so through the NIMC Self-Service portal – self-service modification
https://selfservicemodification.nimc.gov.ng (Terms and conditions apply)

“The Commission reaffirms its commitment to Zero tolerance for all forms of extortion and unethical practices and that NIN enrolment is free! Any Issues bothering on extortion of applicants or any form of unwholesome practices can be escalated to nimccustomercare@nimc.gov.ng. Mobile No-07002255646.”

Adegoke said the Commission was committed to providing excellent and world-class identity management services to Nigerians and legal residents.