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The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) is targeting the registration of 95 million National Identification Numbers (NIN) in the next two years.
The head of corporate communications at NIMC, Kayode Adegoke, who disclosed this over the weekend via an X Space to educate Nigerians on the NIMC Self-Service Modification platform, averred that over 105 million NINs have now been issued.
Nigeria is currently estimated to have a population of over 200 million. With over 105 million NINs issued till date, the NIMC is targeting about 95 million NINs in the next two years.
“As of today, over 105 million NIN have been issued to Nigerians and legal residents. We want to assure Nigerians that within the next one or two years, we will reach our target of enrolling all Nigerians,” he said.
He went on to say that enrolling new members for NIN is an ongoing process, adding that if all Nigerians are enrolled, the agency will meet its goal.
Adegoke therefore encouraged Nigerians to utilise the self-service modification portal, which enables them to make changes to their data without physically visiting the NIMC office. “Previously, if any applicant had problems with the data on their NIN, you had to go to our office or any of our centres to go and do the modification.