Press Statement: NIN ENROLMENT REACHES 54 MILLION AS FG APPROVES JUNE 30 AS NIN-SIM VERIFICATION DEADLINE

The Federal Government has approved the extension of the deadline for National

Identity Number (NIN)-subscriber Identity

Module (SIM) data verification to 30th of june, 2021.

The extension was as a result of the virtual meeting chaired by the Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isah Ali Ibrahim Pantami, FNCS, FBCS, FIIM, and attended by the following officials- Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Adeolu Akande, The Executive Vice Chairman/CEO of NCC, Prof. Umar Garba Dambatta and the Director-General/ CEO of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Engr. Aliyu Azeez.

The Postponement of the deadline was also based on the request by the stakeholders for an extension till 30th of June, 2021 in order to make it easier for all citizens and legal residents to residents to register.

Significant progress has been made in the NIN-SIM verification process. For example, almost 54 million people have obtained their NIN and this can translate up to 190 million mobile numbers since empirical evidence suggests that each NIN maps to three to four phone lines.

The much-awaited Android enrolment system is now ready for deployment and this has the potential to significantly accelerate the speed and ease of enrolments.

Furthermore, the telecom providers and other enrolments agents have opened several centres across the country to make it easier for eligible citizens and residents to obtain and link their NINs.

It is noteworthy that Sections 27 and 29 of the National Identity Management Commission Act 2007 provides for the mandatory use of the NIN is for accessing several government services. This is similar to the use of Social Security Number and National Insurance Number for accessing services in the United States of America and United Kingdom respectively.

The Federal Government has approved the extension as part of its effort to make it easier for citizens and residents to obtain NIN and it is important to take advantage of the extension.

Dr. Pantami wishes to thank Nigerians for their patience and compliance with the Federal Government's directive on NIN-SIM registration exercise.

He again reiterated government's commitment to continually taking decisions aimed at easing the pains of the citizens and residents.

He again reiterated government’s commitment to continually taking decisions aimed at easing the pains of the citizens with regard to issues related to NIN and SIM registration.

Signed:

Dr Ikechukwu Adinde,

Director, Public Affairs,

Nigerian Communications Commission

Mr Kayode Adegoke

Head, Corporate Communications, National Identity Management Commission .

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