The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has announced that over 60 million Nigerians have National Identity Number (NIN) records in the National Identity Database.
This was released in a press statement on Thursday by NIMC’s Head, Corporate Communications, Kayode Adegoke titled: “NIMC reaches more than 60 million unique NIN records.”
The statement read, “The National Identity Management Commission is delighted to announce more than 60 million as the total number of unique NIN records in the National Identity Database.
“This feat couldn’t have been possible without the cooperation of all stakeholders including the general public.
“The transformational value of a robust and inclusive foundational ID system in today’s world cannot be overstated.”
The Federal Government had extended the NIN-SIM integration exercise deadline from July 26 to October 31, 2021.
The commission said the extension was as a result on the need to “accommodate registration in hard-to-reach remote areas, foreigners and diplomatic missions and Nigerians in the diaspora”.
