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President Tinubu mandates nationwide identity registration by December 2026 for all Nigerians and legal residentsNIMC partners with private agents to boost NIN enrolment in remote communities, creating jobs in the processUpgraded biometric system prevents duplicate registrations, enhancing the integrity of Nigeria’s identity database
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The Federal Government has renewed its push for a nationwide identity registration exercise, setting December 2026 as the deadline for every Nigerian to be enrolled in the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) database.
The directive comes from President Bola Tinubu, who has instructed NIMC to ensure that every citizen and legal resident is captured in the country’s national identity system before the end of the year.
Nigerians get a fresh deadline to register for NIN; Tinubu gives strict orders to NIMC. Credit: NIMCSource: UGC
NIMC Director-General and Chief Executive Officer, Abisoye Coker-Odusote, disclosed
