President Bola Tinubu has directed the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to ensure that every Nigerian is enrolled in the country’s national identity database before the end of 2026.
The directive was disclosed by the Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of NIMC, Abisoye Coker-Odusote, during an appearance on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics programme.
According to her, the Federal Government is intensifying efforts to expand the national identity system and reach millions of Nigerians who are yet to be captured in the database.
Coker-Odusote said the commission has already enrolled 137,371,080 Nigerians, describing the figure as a significant milestone in the country’s identity management programme. However, she noted that the government is determined to ensure that no citizen is left out.
She explained that the presidential directive requires NIMC to move beyond urban centres and take registration exercises directly to communities across the country.
“We are now mandated by the President that we should go down
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